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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The congregation of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in |
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| Ferrin celebrated the church's 100th anniversary on June 12, |
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| 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, The church was founded 100 years ago, when 18 of |
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| the northern members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hoffman |
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| decided to form a church that would be closer and not require |
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| as much travel to attend; throughout the last 100 years, the |
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| church has grown to 300 members; and
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| WHEREAS, The original church was dedicated on September 17, |
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| 1905; in November of 1906, the church was struck by lightening; |
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| the current facility was built in 1924 and was most recently |
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| renovated in 2003; the pastor of the church is Reverend Ryan |
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| Willis; and
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| WHEREAS, A special worship service, noon meal, and |
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| afternoon program were held in honor of the anniversary; during |
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| the afternoon program, the Reverend Kenneth R. Klaus was the |
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| main speaker; he serves as the featured speaker on Lutheran |
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| House ministries' flagship gospel radio program "The Lutheran |
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| Hour", which airs on more than 800 stations and is the world's |
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| oldest continually broadcast gospel program, airing since |
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| 1930; and
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| WHEREAS, The Reverend Dr. Patrick Ferry was the guest |
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| speaker at the worship service; he is the eighth president of |
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| Concordia University in Wisconsin; music was provided by Soli |
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| Deo Gloria (SDG) from Trinity Lutheran Church in Centralia, and |
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| Donna Swetlisnoff of Litchfield was the guest organist during |
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| the service; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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