Full Text of HR1051 96th General Assembly
HR1051 96TH 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 Pastor Lavell | 4 |
| (L.V.) Jenkins, of the Greater Christian Unity Missionary | 5 |
| Baptist Church in Robbins, on his years of service and his | 6 |
| retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born the tenth child of thirteen to Pastor | 8 |
| Sam and Mrs. Estelle Jenkins; together with three brothers, two | 9 |
| nephews, and a good friend, Lavell formed the group "The | 10 |
| Spiritual Travelers"; at the choir's anniversary of the | 11 |
| Universal Baptist Church on Chicago's Westside, Lavell met his | 12 |
| wife of now over 50 years, Mary A. Jenkins; and
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| WHEREAS, On April 3, 1960, he was ordained as a deacon at | 14 |
| the Obedient Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of | 15 |
| Pastor James G. Lewis; on February 27, 1972 Deacon Jenkins | 16 |
| became Reverend Lavell Jenkins, under Pastor James Lark; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Jenkins was called to the Greater | 18 |
| Christian Unity Missionary Baptist Church, as Pastor, on April | 19 |
| 14, 1974; during his tenure, the church has been able to pay | 20 |
| off its first mortgage, renovate the restrooms to accommodate | 21 |
| the handicap, and purchase pews and additional land; and |
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| WHEREAS, In the spring of 2006, the church paid tribute to | 2 |
| Pastor Jenkins by naming the dining hall the "Reverend L. V. | 3 |
| Jenkins Fellowship Hall" in recognition of his hard work and | 4 |
| dedication to the ministry; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout the years, Pastor Lavell Jenkins has | 6 |
| not only served Greater Christian Unity but also the community | 7 |
| of Robbins; with the ministry at heart, he studied at the | 8 |
| Chicago Baptist Institute to further increase his knowledge of | 9 |
| the Word; and
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| WHEREAS, He has been a part of the South Suburban Ministers | 11 |
| Alliance, Robbins Ministers Conference, and the Westside | 12 |
| Ministers Conference of Chicago; in the 1960s, Pastor Jenkins | 13 |
| marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil | 14 |
| rights leaders from Chicago's Grant Park to Chicago City Hall; | 15 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 |
| congratulate Pastor Jenkins on his retirement and honor him for | 19 |
| his years of service to the people of the Greater Christian | 20 |
| Unity Missionary Baptist Church and the community of Robbins; | 21 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Pastor Lavell Jenkins as a symbol of our respect | 2 |
| and esteem.
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