Full Text of HR1333 94th General Assembly
HR1333 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to recognize the 160th | 4 |
| anniversary of Salem Baptist Church; and
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| WHEREAS, Salem Baptist Church was organized in 1846 as | 6 |
| Salem Separate Baptist Church with 40 members, and Elder Robert | 7 |
| Henson was elected as the first pastor; ground for the church | 8 |
| building was donated by Mr. Lewis Ward, a deacon, and the first | 9 |
| services in that building were held in May of 1857; and
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| WHEREAS, From 1906 to 1916, no services were held in the | 11 |
| church, and in September of 1916, the church began holding | 12 |
| Sunday School again; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1922, a new building was completed at a cost of | 14 |
| $5,000, with members completing most of the work, and in 1929, | 15 |
| electric lights were installed; and
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| WHEREAS, The church really began to grow under the | 17 |
| leadership of Russell Pittman, who was called to be the pastor | 18 |
| in 1967; during his pastorate, the church purchased 35 acres, | 19 |
| became an Independent Baptist Church, and a gymnasium and | 20 |
| church were built on the new property; in 1980, the church | 21 |
| moved into the new building; and
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| WHEREAS, The church averages around 350 in Sunday School | 23 |
| and a few more for worship services with a high attendance day | 24 |
| of 1,100; the church has the largest bus ministry in the area | 25 |
| with five bus routes and a van route; other ministries include | 26 |
| Sunday School for all age groups; a Children's Church; King's | 27 |
| Kids on Wednesday evenings; Joshua Men's Fellowship; | 28 |
| Homebuilders, a ministry for married couples; a Youth Ministry; | 29 |
| a Music Ministry; a Senior Saints Ministry; a Soul Winning | 30 |
| Ministry; a Young Married Couples Ministry; a Singles Ministry; |
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| and a Reformers Unanimous Ministry, an addiction abstinence | 2 |
| program; and
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| WHEREAS, The pastor of Salem Baptist Church is Gerald | 4 |
| Thompson; Dr. Roger Weldy serves as an Assistant Pastor and | 5 |
| Music Director, and Dean Jones is an Assistant Pastor and Youth | 6 |
| Director; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 |
| we recognize the 160th anniversary of Salem Baptist Church; and | 10 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to Salem Baptist Church as an expression of our | 13 |
| esteem.
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