Full Text of HR1226 096th General Assembly
HR1226 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Pastor John H. | 4 |
| Rice, Sr., of St. Bethel Church in Chicago Heights on his | 5 |
| retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born in Starkville, Mississippi and moved | 7 |
| to Chicago Heights at the age of 4; he attended Franklin | 8 |
| Elementary School, Washington Junior High, and Bloom Township | 9 |
| High School; he attended LA City College, Chicago Baptist | 10 |
| Institute, Moody Bible Institute, received an A.A. degree from | 11 |
| Prairie State College, and received his B.A. from Governors | 12 |
| State University; and
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| WHEREAS, He became the Pastor of St. Bethel Church on June | 14 |
| 8, 1970; his dream was to build and open the Bethel Community | 15 |
| Facility; today it is known as the "Miracle on Portland Street" | 16 |
| and houses a doctor's office, pharmacy, banquet room, | 17 |
| gymnasium, and classrooms; the facility provides showers, | 18 |
| food, clothing, and lodging for the homeless year round, and | 19 |
| offers several programs for the community, including job | 20 |
| training; and
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| WHEREAS, He later opened the Bethel Annex, which serves as | 22 |
| a warming and cooling center for the homeless; and
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| WHEREAS, During his pastorate he has ordained 25 male | 2 |
| ministers and 15 female ministers; and
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| WHEREAS, His proud family includes his wife, Movita Tate; | 4 |
| their children, Pastor John Rice, Jr. (wife, Minister Cherry | 5 |
| Rice), Sharlolanda Rice-Ambrose (husband, Minister Claude | 6 |
| Ambrose), Kyle J. Harrison, and Kandace Walker; their | 7 |
| grandchildren are Minister Andrae Ambrose (wife, Arletha | 8 |
| Ambrose), Dyonna Harrison, Netanya Rice, and Steven Harrison, | 9 |
| Jr.; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| congratulate Pastor Rice on his retirement and wish him all the | 13 |
| best in his future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to Pastor John H. Rice, Sr., as a symbol of our | 16 |
| respect and esteem.
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