Full Text of HR0534 097th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the congregation | 4 | | of Immanuel United Church of Christ on the occasion of the | 5 | | dedication of the church's Heritage Marker; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, On June 3, 1852, five acres of land were donated | 7 | | by W.G. Hubbard for the sole and exclusive use of erecting a | 8 | | house for religious worship and a burying ground; in 1853, the | 9 | | first building was erected and served as a church, school, and | 10 | | parsonage; the church was called Immanuel German Evangelical | 11 | | Lutheran Church; in 1959, a vote was taken to change the name | 12 | | to Immanuel Church, United Church of Christ, Hanover Township, | 13 | | Elgin, Illinois; in April of 1970, the name was changed to | 14 | | Immanuel United Church of Christ; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The first burial in the church's cemetery was held | 16 | | in 1854; a new church building was built and dedicated in 1868 | 17 | | and serves as the church building today; in 1879, a new school | 18 | | house was built; the original building was remodeled and | 19 | | subsequently served as the parsonage; the church's buildings | 20 | | have gone through numerous renovations and revisions since; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, In May of 1911, the church's Women's Guild was | 22 | | organized with 36 members; the Women's Guild has supported many |
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| 1 | | projects within the church and community; in 1985, the | 2 | | Christian Outreach Group was formed for those ladies who worked | 3 | | or were otherwise unable to attend the daytime Women's Guild; | 4 | | the Women's Guild continues to meet on the first Thursday of | 5 | | the odd number months; the church's first Youth Group was | 6 | | formed in 1939; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Immanuel United Church of Christ has hosted | 8 | | numerous events and celebrations throughout its rich history, | 9 | | including the Chick'n Chop Fry, the Spring and Fall Rummage | 10 | | Sales, and the Craft Fair; the church also takes part in many | 11 | | charitable activities, including the PADS program, the Hanover | 12 | | Township Food Pantry, Habitat for Humanity, and the Night | 13 | | Ministry for the Homeless; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Many pastors have served the congregation of | 15 | | Immanuel United Church of Christ over the years, including Rev. | 16 | | Snell (1853 - 1854), Rev. C. Bofinger (1854 - 1857),
Rev. F. G. | 17 | | Reinicke (1857 - 1866) Rev. G. Lambrecht (1866 - 1870), Rev. | 18 | | Julius Schumm (1870 - 1873), Rev. F. Boeber (1873 - 1877), Rev. | 19 | | F. Rasche (1877 - 1880), Rev. R. Krueger (1880 - 1885), Rev. | 20 | | Paul Foerster (1885 - 1890), Rev. F. W. Schnathorst (1890 - | 21 | | 1897), Rev. J. H. Ellerbrake (1897 - 1913, 1934 - 1941), Rev. | 22 | | A. Voight (1913 - 1919), Rev. William Meyer (1920 - 1934), Rev. | 23 | | R. Nienkamp (1942 - 1944), Rev. Peter Beecken (1945 - 1964), | 24 | | Rev. Paul Rucker (1965 - 1969), Rev. Myron Schmitt (1970 - |
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| 1 | | 1983), Rev. Don Riemer (1984 - 2001), Rev. Kim Wood (2003 - | 2 | | 2009), and Rev. Tom Gough (2009 - present); and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Immanuel United Church of Christ's Heritage | 4 | | Marker will be dedicated during a ceremony on September 28, | 5 | | 2011 at 5:20 P.M.; the Heritage Marker honors the final resting | 6 | | place of three Civil War veterans, Richard Bode, Henry Folmer, | 7 | | and Henry C. Schaefer, as well as several early settlers of | 8 | | Hanover Township; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we congratulate the congregation of Immanuel United Church of | 12 | | Christ on the occasion of the dedication of the church's | 13 | | Heritage Marker and wish them continued success and happiness | 14 | | in the future; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the congregation of Immanuel United Church of | 17 | | Christ as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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