Full Text of HR0326 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Reverend Clarence W. | 4 | | Hopson, pastor emeritus of the Broadview Missionary Baptist | 5 | | Church, on the occasion of his 95th birthday on May 27, 2023; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Hopson was born on May 27, 1928; he served | 8 | | in the U.S. Army, where he was stationed in Camp Gordon, | 9 | | Georgia and later in Stuttgart, Germany; he married Annie Bell | 10 | | at New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi on January | 11 | | 18, 1953, and they had five children; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Hopson worked as a machine operator at the | 13 | | International Harvester in Melrose Park, where he felt his | 14 | | life's calling to minister; he began preaching at Pilgrim Rest | 15 | | Baptist Church in Chicago, where he served for 15 years, and he | 16 | | graduated from Moody Bible Institute in 1971; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Hopson became pastor at Broadview Baptist | 18 | | Chapel (BBC) at 44 years of age in May 1972, with approximately | 19 | | 40 members; under his pastoral leadership, the congregation | 20 | | experienced record growth, leading the church to find a new | 21 | | location in 1974 and again in 1980; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Hopson oversaw BBC being renamed as the | 2 | | Broadview Missionary Baptist Church (BMBC); under his | 3 | | guidance, BMBC led countless individuals to deepen or discover | 4 | | their faith, and hundreds were baptized; he also launched 36 | 5 | | ministries to serve the church family and surrounding | 6 | | communities; he preached at BMBC for 35 years until his | 7 | | retirement in 2007; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Hopson, whose life in ministry spans over | 9 | | five decades, now serves as pastor emeritus of BMBC; his love | 10 | | for people of all backgrounds and cultures is paramount to his | 11 | | pastoral leadership and legacy; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Through evangelism, pastoral leadership, and | 13 | | mentoring other church leaders, Pastor Hopson has made an | 14 | | indelible impact on the City of Broadview and the lives of its | 15 | | citizens; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we congratulate the Reverend Clarence W. Hopson, pastor | 19 | | emeritus of the Broadview Missionary Baptist Church, on | 20 | | celebrating his 95th birthday; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to Pastor Hopson as an expression of our esteem and |
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