Full Text of HR1403 95th General Assembly
HR1403 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the congregation | 4 |
| of the West Village Christian Church on the occasion of the | 5 |
| church's 150th anniversary; and
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| WHEREAS, The West Village Christian Church was originally | 7 |
| known as Village and consisted of a few members who met in a | 8 |
| log meeting house; the name was later changed to West Village | 9 |
| when another meeting house was built farther east; in 1858, | 10 |
| after about 10 years of meeting in the log meeting house, B.P. | 11 |
| Reid and his wife, Hannah (Willis) started a school on Sundays | 12 |
| for the purpose of studying the Holy Scriptures; after starting | 13 |
| a "formal meeting", the charter members constructed a new frame | 14 |
| meeting house erected where the site of the present church is | 15 |
| located; and
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| WHEREAS, By the winter of 1874, the West Village Christian | 17 |
| Church had grown to 76 members and had two ministers working to | 18 |
| preach alternate Sundays for about $60 a year each; a full-time | 19 |
| preacher in the year 1877, Brother Applegath, earned a salary | 20 |
| of $95 a year; several preachers filled the pulpit between the | 21 |
| early 1880s and the early 1930s, a time period that saw the | 22 |
| church's membership rise to 296 members; and
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| WHEREAS, On June 18, 1933, the West Village Christian | 2 |
| Church celebrated its 75th anniversary on the church lawn with | 3 |
| an all-day meeting and picnic dinner; by 1938, the church's | 4 |
| active membership was counted at 235; and
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| WHEREAS, On April 15, 1972, Brother Maynard Moser was hired | 6 |
| to serve as West Village Christian Church's new minister at | 7 |
| $145 a week; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, In the summer of 2003, Derek Facculyn-Gous became | 9 |
| the newest minister of West Village Christian Church, where he | 10 |
| still serves the church today with his wife, Tressie; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Today, the West Village Christian Church seeks to | 12 |
| be a witness for Christ in the community and uses the phrase | 13 |
| "Enter to Worship, Depart to Serve" as a motto in their daily | 14 |
| lives; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, The West Village Christian Church serves as a | 16 |
| model of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people of | 17 |
| the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 |
| congratulate the congregation of the West Village Christian | 21 |
| Church on the occasion of the church's 150th anniversary and |
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| wish them continued success and happiness in the future; and be | 2 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 |
| presented to the minister of West Village Christian Church, | 5 |
| Derek Facculyn-Gous, as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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