Full Text of HR0041 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Pastor Nathaniel L. | 4 | | Edmond and First Lady Christine Edmond on the occasion of their | 5 | | 15th anniversary with Second Baptist Church of Elgin; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Edmond was installed as pastor of Second | 7 | | Baptist Church of Elgin on February 20, 2000; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Pastor Edmond, Second | 9 | | Baptist Church of Elgin has experienced tremendous growth; | 10 | | numerous ministries have been started, including the Young | 11 | | Adult Ministry, the Public Relations Ministry, the Prison | 12 | | Ministry, the Bus Ministry, the Information Technology | 13 | | Ministry, The Empowerment Ministry, the League of Military | 14 | | Veterans Ministry, and a street ministry entitled "Operation | 15 | | Joshua"; a second Sunday service and a mid-week service have | 16 | | been added; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Edmund led the church in celebration of the | 18 | | 140th anniversary of its founding in July of 2006; in March of | 19 | | 2008, the church received the Community Improvement Program | 20 | | Renovation Award from The Elgin Courier and the Elgin Area | 21 | | Chamber of Commerce; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Edmond and First Lady Edmond joined the | 2 | | Illinois Commission on Diversity and Human Relations on a trip | 3 | | to Israel as "Peace Ambassadors", spending 8 days visiting | 4 | | historically significant and sacred sites; in October of 2006, | 5 | | they traveled to Africa as part of World Vision International | 6 | | to witness firsthand the effects AIDS/HIV has had on countries | 7 | | in that region; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Edmond was named to Sherman Hospital's | 9 | | Board of Directors, the first African-American with voting | 10 | | privileges, in August of 2007; he received an Honorary | 11 | | Doctorate of Sacred Theology from Judson University in December | 12 | | of 2010; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, A celebration in honor of the Edmunds will be held | 14 | | on February 1, 2015; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 | | congratulate Pastor Nathaniel L. Edmond and First Lady | 18 | | Christine Edmond on their 15th anniversary with Second Baptist | 19 | | Church of Elgin and wish them many more years of success; and | 20 | | be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the Edmonds as an expression of our esteem and |
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