Full Text of HR1567 094th General Assembly
HR1567 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, McKinley Presbyterian Church, named for the | 3 |
| father of United States Senator William B. McKinley, at the | 4 |
| University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois is celebrating | 5 |
| its Centennial in 2006-2007; and
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| WHEREAS, McKinley Presbyterian Church was the first | 7 |
| Presbyterian Church in the United States organized | 8 |
| specifically for students at a public university; and
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| WHEREAS,
McKinley Presbyterian's original church building | 10 |
| was completed in 1912, an expansion was added in 1952, and the | 11 |
| sanctuary was restored and remodeled in 1983; a student | 12 |
| ministry foundation building was completed in the midst of the | 13 |
| depression in 1930, with the Governor of the State of Illinois | 14 |
| giving the dedication speech; a cloister, connecting the church | 15 |
| and foundation buildings, was constructed in 1938 and restored | 16 |
| in 2006; and a new 5-story student residence and remodeling of | 17 |
| the foundation building is planned for 2007-2008; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, McKinley Presbyterian Church has had twelve | 19 |
| Pastors, seven who also served as Directors of the Foundation, | 20 |
| who have provided leadership over the 100 years; the present | 21 |
| Pastor and Director, Rev. Heidi Weatherford, is the first woman | 22 |
| to occupy the role; and | 23 |
| WHEREAS, McKinley Presbyterian's former women's residence, | 24 |
| Presby Hall, is being used in 2006-2007 by the Hillel Jewish | 25 |
| Student Foundation while the Foundation builds a new facility | 26 |
| across the street from the church; the congregation has a | 27 |
| history of ecumenical activity and has hosted Pentecostal | 28 |
| churches in the late 1970's, late 1980's and at present, the | 29 |
| Eastern Orthodox church between 1977 and 2001, a Metropolitan | 30 |
| church in 1977-1979, and a Korean Presbyterian church at the | 31 |
| present; congregation members also organized the local chapter |
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| of the Interfaith Alliance; the church is also a member of the | 2 |
| Center for Progressive Christianity national network; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, McKinley Presbyterian Church has a distinguished | 4 |
| history of civil rights and social justice involvement that | 5 |
| includes, but is not limited to, sponsoring world trips for | 6 |
| Presbyterian missions, taking part in civil rights and racial | 7 |
| equality marches both in the South and locally, taking part in | 8 |
| protests against the military draft and involvement in the | 9 |
| Vietnam War, providing a rent supplement program for | 10 |
| disadvantaged families, establishing a day-care facility for | 11 |
| low income families, repairing abandoned bicycles to give to | 12 |
| international students, sponsoring a free used clothing | 13 |
| exchange for student and refugee families, aiding in the | 14 |
| resettlement of several Laotian refugee families, offering | 15 |
| full inclusion and advocacy for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and | 16 |
| transgender people, supporting environmental issues, | 17 |
| sponsoring mission trips for construction work and health care | 18 |
| to the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico, supporting the sanctuary | 19 |
| movement for Central American refugees, housing the Men's | 20 |
| Winter Emergency Shelter, supporting the homeless, and taking | 21 |
| part in the Iraq peace movement; and | 22 |
| WHEREAS, McKinley Presbyterian Church includes an array of | 23 |
| beautiful and unique stained glass windows that adorn the | 24 |
| sanctuary and represent both its history and values:
a | 25 |
| priceless Tiffany window depicting the parable of the "Good | 26 |
| Samaritan", crafted and installed with the dedication of the | 27 |
| Church building in 1912; the only "Inclusiveness" stained glass | 28 |
| window in America; a Presbyterian window with the images of | 29 |
| reformers Knox and Calvin; a science as God's creation window | 30 |
| with images of Louis Pasteur and Marie Curie; a social justice | 31 |
| window with images of Rosa Parks and Archbishop Oscar Romero; a | 32 |
| children and women's rights window with images of Eleanor | 33 |
| Roosevelt and Jane Addams; and three windows dedicated | 34 |
| specifically to students; and |
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| WHEREAS, McKinley Presbyterian Church has been a beacon for | 2 |
| social justice, student ministry, and Christian service in its | 3 |
| first 100 years; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 |
| we congratulate the congregation of McKinley Presbyterian | 7 |
| Church on their Centennial celebration and wish them the best | 8 |
| in the next 100 years; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to the congregation of McKinley Presbyterian Church.
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