Full Text of HR0179 97th General Assembly
HR0179 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Reverend Larry D. | 4 | | Lewis, pastor, and the congregation of Bethel African Methodist | 5 | | Episcopal Church in Champaign, as they host the Illinois North | 6 | | District Conference; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois North District of the African | 8 | | Methodist Episcopal Church consists of 18 churches from | 9 | | Illinois and Iowa, and is under the leadership of The Reverend | 10 | | Tyson J. Parks, Presiding Elder; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The Conference will be held from April 13, 2011 to | 12 | | April 16, 2011 at the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal | 13 | | Church; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, The Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church was | 15 | | founded in 1863 and is a leading religious institution that | 16 | | provides spiritual, moral, and religious leadership in the | 17 | | community; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, The Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church | 19 | | performs much important work within the community; it | 20 | | financially supports such projects as Empty Tomb, the Women in | 21 | | Transition Shelter, and the Martin Luther King Scholarship |
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| 1 | | Fund, and sponsors children from the Don Moyer Boys and Girls | 2 | | Club of Greater Champaign; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The leaders and congregation of the Bethel African | 4 | | Methodist Episcopal Church, through their exemplary faith, | 5 | | hard work, and generosity, contribute greatly to the people of | 6 | | the Champaign and Urbana communities and this State; therefore, | 7 | | be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we congratulate everyone involved in the Illinois North | 11 | | District Conference and wish them success and inspiration; and | 12 | | be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to Reverend Tyson J. Parks and Reverend Larry D. | 15 | | Lewis as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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