Full Text of HR0692 096th General Assembly
HR0692 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the congregation | 4 |
| of the Flat Creek Missionary Baptist Church on the occasion of | 5 |
| the church's 200th anniversary in 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, The rich history of the Flat Creek Baptist Church | 7 |
| began in 1809, when a small community of Christian families in | 8 |
| the area came together to hold services; the church's early | 9 |
| worship services were held near a brush harbor, which also | 10 |
| served as a baptismal pool; some time later, services were held | 11 |
| in the home of a Brother Arnold under the leadership of Father | 12 |
| Fredrick Lunce; and
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| WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Father Lunce, a log cabin | 14 |
| church was built for the congregation's worship services; due | 15 |
| to its location at Flat Creek Bottom, the people in the area | 16 |
| began referring to the church as Flat Creek Baptist Church, | 17 |
| although the church's official name was "The Missionary Baptist | 18 |
| Church of East Carondelet"; on November 13, 1873, Mr. and Mrs. | 19 |
| Henderson and Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell made a trade with Father | 20 |
| Lunce for a parcel of land, which was issued to Flat Creek | 21 |
| Baptist Church on February 17, 1874; that same year, the | 22 |
| congregation began to build a large frame church; and
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| WHEREAS, The Flat Creek Baptist Church grew steadily during | 2 |
| the early decades of the 20th century; from late 1949 to 1957, | 3 |
| the church's congregation was led by Rev. William Pirtle; in | 4 |
| the seven years of his leadership, the Church took a great leap | 5 |
| of faith by demolishing the old church building with plans to | 6 |
| rebuild a new facility; faced with scarce resources, many | 7 |
| members participated in keeping the Church going by | 8 |
| volunteering time and personal labor in making this a reality; | 9 |
| thanks to the tireless efforts of the congregation, the | 10 |
| newly-constructed building was ready to use within 3 months; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, During the 1960s, under the leadership of Rev. | 13 |
| McKinley Logan, the Flat Creek Baptist Church's membership | 14 |
| continued to grow; major improvements were made to the Church | 15 |
| building, advancing from a one-room chapel with an old | 16 |
| pot-bellied stove and outdoor plumbing to a modern day | 17 |
| sanctuary with indoor plumbing and heating facilities, | 18 |
| Pastor's Study, office, and choir room; in July of 1963, the | 19 |
| church was notified by the Antioch District Sunday School and | 20 |
| Training Union Congress of St. Louis, Mo. (ADSTUC) that Flat | 21 |
| Creek was the oldest church in the area at 154 years old; the | 22 |
| ADSTUC presented Flat Creek with a Certificate of Award | 23 |
| commemorating this momentous occasion at its 15th Annual | 24 |
| Session on July 29-30, 1963; and
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| WHEREAS, On July 16, 1989, the Rev. Clyde L. Williams | 2 |
| accepted the call to serve as Pastor of Flat Creek Missionary | 3 |
| Baptist Church, where he served until 1997; under the | 4 |
| leadership of Rev. Williams and his wife, First Lady Annette E. | 5 |
| Williams, the church expanded its worship services to | 6 |
| participate with other churches; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, The Flat Creek Missionary Baptist Church | 8 |
| continued to grow and prosper throughout the 1990s into the new | 9 |
| millennium; the church's current pastor, S. Gene Rhoden, has | 10 |
| served at Flat Creek since November of 2003; under his | 11 |
| leadership, Flat Creek has seen great growth; in November of | 12 |
| 2008, Flat Creek celebrated the completion of the church's | 13 |
| baptismal pool and new fellowship hall, which includes offices | 14 |
| and a kitchen; and
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| WHEREAS, The Flat Creek Missionary Baptist Church and its | 16 |
| congregation serve as shining examples of faith, integrity, and | 17 |
| compassion for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, | 18 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 21 |
| congratulate the congregation of the Flat Creek Missionary | 22 |
| Baptist Church on the occasion of the church's 200th | 23 |
| anniversary and wish them continued success and happiness in |
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| the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 |
| presented to the congregation of the Flat Creek Missionary | 4 |
| Baptist Church as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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