Full Text of HR1234 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate St. Luke Missionary | 4 | | Baptist Church in Chicago on the occasion of its 100th | 5 | | anniversary; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, St. Luke was founded in 1918 by six deacons, three | 7 | | ministers, and a few members; they were initially located on | 8 | | South State Street
in a place described as "church row" because | 9 | | of the many small store front churches located there; their | 10 | | membership grew,
and a new edifice was purchased on South | 11 | | Indiana Avenue; at one time, church membership reached over 800 | 12 | | people who faithfully attended each Sunday; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, St. Luke has a history of celebrity attendance; | 14 | | over the years, members have included Mahalia Jackson and jazz | 15 | | and blues singer,
Dinah Washington, whose wedding and funeral | 16 | | were held there; Sam Cooke and R&B group The Emotions visited | 17 | | when they were children; Mayors Richard J. and Richard M. | 18 | | Daley, Roland Burris,
Harold Washington, Mayor Rahm Emmanuel, | 19 | | and President Bill Clinton have all worshiped there; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Through the years, St. Luke has partnered with | 21 | | local leaders to help bring resources to the local community; | 22 | | food pantries, clothing giveaways, computer training classes, |
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and community forums | 2 | | have been organized; it has also held town hall meetings so | 3 | | candidates can meet
and greet voters from the congregation and | 4 | | surrounding community; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, St. Luke is currently led by Pastor Rev. Scott | 6 | | Onque; its theme for the year has been "From Generation to | 7 | | Generation", which will culminate with a gala on September 28, | 8 | | 2018
at the South Shore Cultural Center and an anniversary
| 9 | | celebration on October 28, 2018; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 11 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 | | congratulate St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago on | 13 | | its 100th anniversary and we wish them many more successful | 14 | | years; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church as a symbol of | 17 | | our respect and esteem.
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