Full Text of HR0235 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Reverend Marvin E. Wiley | 4 | | on the occasion of his 36th pastoral anniversary; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Marvin Wiley is a native of San Bernardino, | 6 | | California and was raised in Pine Bluff, Arkansas; he graduated | 7 | | from Pine Bluff High School in 1978 and attended Dallas Baptist | 8 | | College in Dallas, Texas; he subsequently graduated from the | 9 | | University of Arkansas in Pine Bluff, majoring in sociology; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Marvin Wiley was ordained in May of 1981 at | 12 | | the Eighth Avenue Baptist Church in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, where | 13 | | he was baptized at the age of 7 and licensed at the age of 17; | 14 | | he went on to serve as pastor of the Pleasant Grove Baptist | 15 | | Church in Pine Bluff, Arkansas from 1988 to 1991 and pastor of | 16 | | the Pilgrim Baptist Church in Pine Bluff, Arkansas from 1981 to | 17 | | 1988; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, In March of 1991, Rev. Marvin Wiley became the | 19 | | second pastor in 40 years at Rock of Ages Baptist Church in | 20 | | Maywood; under his leadership, the church has experienced | 21 | | spiritual, numerical, and financial growth, including the | 22 | | construction of a Worship Service Facility and a Spiritual |
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| 1 | | Growth and Development Center; in March of 2012, he celebrated | 2 | | his 21st anniversary as the pastor of the Rock of Ages Baptist | 3 | | Church and his 35 years in the ministry; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Marvin Wiley's ability to teach and preach | 5 | | has carried him across the country for leadership, stewardship, | 6 | | and evangelistic services; he served on the executive committee | 7 | | of the corporate board of directors of the Sunday School | 8 | | Publishing Board of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.; | 9 | | he has also served on numerous civic and community boards | 10 | | during the course of his ministry; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, In recognition of his contributions to the | 12 | | communities that he serves, Rev. Marvin Wiley was recognized in | 13 | | March of 2006 by the Village of Maywood with an honorary street | 14 | | sign; he was also recognized in the 2006 inaugural edition of | 15 | | Who's Who in Black Chicago and was inducted into the Martin | 16 | | Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers of Morehouse College in | 17 | | Atlanta, Georgia on April 3, 2008; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Marvin Wiley is the proud father of Madilyn | 19 | | Ellise' and Jarrett Ryan and the grandfather, Jarrett Ryan Jr.; | 20 | | and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Marvin Wiley serves as a model of hard work, | 22 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of |
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| 1 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we congratulate Reverend Marvin E. Wiley on the occasion of his | 5 | | 36th pastoral anniversary and wish him continued success and | 6 | | happiness in the future; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to Rev. Marvin Wiley as a symbol of our esteem and | 9 | | respect.
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