Full Text of HR0480 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Harvest Baptist Church of | 4 | | Oswego on the 50th anniversary of its founding; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harvest Baptist Church was founded on June 24, | 6 | | 1963, as an outreach of Claim Street Baptist Church of Aurora; | 7 | | known then as the Oswego Baptist Church, the first service was | 8 | | held on July 7, 1963, at Eastview School in Oswego under the | 9 | | leadership of interim pastor, Reverend Thomas Corkish; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, In January 1966, the Oswego Baptist Church | 11 | | purchased the Oswego Presbyterian Church building and met there | 12 | | until July 1993, when its new building opened at the corner of | 13 | | Plainfield and Douglas Roads; in April 1992, the church was | 14 | | renamed Harvest Baptist Church of Oswego shortly before moving | 15 | | into their new building; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Continued growth warranted moving into another | 17 | | new building in September 2000; the church has seen the | 18 | | addition of a Children's Ministry Wing and 31,500 square feet | 19 | | to house a new sanctuary and foyer area; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Harvest Baptist Church is guided by current pastor | 21 | | Scott Poling, who began working at the church in 1995; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, A weekend celebration, including a service, | 2 | | lunch, family fun, a fun run, and a car show, will be held July | 3 | | 6-7, 2013, at Harvest Baptist Church; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we congratulate Harvest Baptist Church on the 50th anniversary | 7 | | of its founding; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Harvest Baptist Church as an expression of our | 10 | | esteem and respect.
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