Full Text of HR0875 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Rev. Dr. Adron Robinson | 4 | | on the occasion of his 15th anniversary as senior pastor of | 5 | | Hillcrest Baptist Church in Country Club Hills; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Robinson, the son of Beauford and Alice | 7 | | Robinson, was born and raised in Chicago; he committed to his | 8 | | faith at an early age, being baptized at the age of six under | 9 | | Pastor William F. Fristoe of Providence Missionary Baptist | 10 | | Church in Chicago; he later became licensed to preach and | 11 | | earned a Bachelor of Arts from DePaul University, a | 12 | | certificate in Urban Ministry from the Seminary Consortium for | 13 | | Urban Pastoral Education (S.C.U.P.E.), and a Master of | 14 | | Divinity and a Doctorate of Ministry, both from Northern | 15 | | Baptist Theological Seminary; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Robinson was called to serve as assistant | 17 | | pastor of Shiloah Baptist Church under the leadership of | 18 | | Pastor Ronald Webb in 2005, where he was subsequently ordained | 19 | | and served in a number of capacities, including as youth | 20 | | minister, conference teacher, and revivalist throughout the | 21 | | United States and West Africa; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Robinson became the first-ever African |
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| 1 | | American senior pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church, located in | 2 | | Country Club Hills, in April 2009; during his tenure, he has | 3 | | remained committed to serving the Hillcrest family and the | 4 | | surrounding communities with compassion and integrity; under | 5 | | his leadership, the Hillcrest congregation has remained | 6 | | committed to their faith while living the word of their faith | 7 | | and transforming lives; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Over his pastoral career, Pastor Robinson has | 9 | | remained passionate about men's ministry, establishing the | 10 | | Men's Fraternity at Hillcrest Baptist Church and cultivating | 11 | | its purpose for the last 10 years; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Robinson currently serves on the Executive | 13 | | Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention and as president | 14 | | of the Illinois Baptist State Association, becoming one of | 15 | | three African Americans to hold the position of president in | 16 | | the organization's history; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Robinson has been married to his wife and | 18 | | the first lady of Hillcrest Baptist Church, Veronica Robinson, | 19 | | since 2001; they continue to serve their faith in both | 20 | | marriage and ministry; therefore, be it | 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 22 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 1 | | we congratulate Rev. Dr. Adron Robinson on his 15th | 2 | | anniversary as senior pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church, and | 3 | | we wish him continued success in his endeavors; and be it | 4 | | further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to Pastor Robinson as an expression of our esteem | 7 | | and respect. |
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