Full Text of HR1417 95th General Assembly
HR1417 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Friendship Missionary Baptist Church of East | 3 |
| St. Louis will celebrate its 100th Church Anniversary on July | 4 |
| 27, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, The Friendship Missionary Baptist Church was | 6 |
| organized on March 28, 1908 with approximately 36 people | 7 |
| gathered in a small frame structure on 16th and Russell Avenue | 8 |
| in East St. Louis in the presence of the Moderator and | 9 |
| Ecclesiastical Council of the Woodriver Baptist Association; | 10 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, Benevolent guidance, pastoral leadership, and the | 12 |
| dedication of the laity enabled the Friendship Missionary | 13 |
| Baptist Church to relocate to its present site at 1648 Tudor | 14 |
| Avenue, where it transitioned from a house that leaned on one | 15 |
| side in July of 1911 to the construction of a basement edifice | 16 |
| (circa 1920) to the construction of a full-service church | 17 |
| facility on June 10, 1956; and
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| WHEREAS, The Friendship Missionary Baptist Church has | 19 |
| maintained its calling to serve those in need by growing from a | 20 |
| church with three ministries at its founding to a church that | 21 |
| operated with a maximum of 32 ministries; and
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| WHEREAS, The Friendship Missionary Baptist Church stands | 2 |
| as a landmark African-American church by being the first | 3 |
| African-American church in Metro-East Illinois to broadcast | 4 |
| live, recurring services on the radio, starting in 1940 | 5 |
| courtesy of the Morton Salt Company; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, The Friendship Missionary Baptist Church has | 7 |
| rendered a variety of ministries and services to the residents | 8 |
| of the South-End community, to the City of East St. Louis, and | 9 |
| to the Metro-East region; and
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| WHEREAS, The Friendship Missionary Baptist Church | 11 |
| continually strives to meet the changing demands of both its | 12 |
| congregation and its community through Christian education, | 13 |
| evangelism, and outreach initiatives; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, The presence of the Friendship Missionary Baptist | 15 |
| Church over the past century serves as a testament to the faith | 16 |
| believed and upheld by its members through the years; and
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| WHEREAS, The current members of the Friendship Missionary | 18 |
| Baptist Church continue to build upon the foundation laid by | 19 |
| countless pioneers under providential direction; therefore, be | 20 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 2 |
| join the South-End community, the City of East St. Louis, and | 3 |
| the Metro-East region in celebrating the centennial church | 4 |
| anniversary of the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church of East | 5 |
| St. Louis; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church of East | 8 |
| St. Louis as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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