Full Text of HR0607 98th 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 Mt. Gilead Cumberland Presbyterian Church on the occasion of | 5 | | the church's 190th anniversary on September 15, 2013; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Cumberland Presbyterian denomination was | 7 | | founded in 1810 in Dickson County, Tennessee and was born out | 8 | | of the second great awakening in American Christianity; Mt. | 9 | | Gilead Cumberland Presbyterian Church was formally organized | 10 | | in 1823, with Rev. Joel Knight as the founding pastor; soon | 11 | | after the formation of the society, the members joined together | 12 | | and built a log church in Greenville; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The present Mt. Gilead building was built around | 14 | | 1867 at a cost of $1,500; several additions have been made to | 15 | | the church building, including a foyer, a basement, a west | 16 | | addition, and a south addition; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Jenner has written a history of the Mt. | 18 | | Gilead church and cemetery, with the genealogies of several | 19 | | families that are buried in the cemetery; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, For many years, a cemetery picnic was held on the | 21 | | church grounds at Mt. Gilead to raise funds for upkeep of the |
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| 1 | | cemetery; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Ward Sussenbach is the current pastor of Mt. | 3 | | Gilead; his great-great-great-grandfather was one of the | 4 | | charter members of the congregation; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Over 50 pastors have served the congregation of | 6 | | Mt. Gilead, with Rev. Harold Kemp holding the longest tenure of | 7 | | any pastor, having served the church for 22 years; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Mt. Gilead continues to have Sunday services each | 9 | | week in the historic building; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Mt. Gilead hosted many events on September 15, | 11 | | 2013 in celebration of the anniversary, including a worship | 12 | | service, Sunday school, a potluck dinner, a reflection upon the | 13 | | history of the church, and a gospel concert by The Nomads; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Sussenbach and the congregation of Mt. Gilead | 15 | | welcomed community members to attend the events on Sunday as | 16 | | they celebrated 190 years of ministry; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we congratulate the congregation of Mt. Gilead Cumberland | 20 | | Presbyterian Church on the occasion of the church's 190th |
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| 1 | | anniversary and wish them continued success in the future; and | 2 | | be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the congregation of Mt. Gilead Cumberland | 5 | | Presbyterian Church and their pastor, Rev. Ward Sussenbach, as | 6 | | a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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