Full Text of HR0698 094th General Assembly
HR0698 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, First Congregational Church of Pecatonica held a | 3 |
| special service on November 7, 2004, to commemorate the 150th | 4 |
| anniversary of the church; and
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| WHEREAS, Six pioneers from the East first met Sundays in a | 6 |
| grain warehouse on the west side of Main Street in Pecatonica; | 7 |
| this group formed a resolution on February 18, 1854, in which | 8 |
| they voted to constitute as a church; soon, there were 18 | 9 |
| members of the church; the original resolution is on display at | 10 |
| the current church facility; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1855, the First Congregational Church building | 12 |
| was built at Sixth and Reed Street; the building served as the | 13 |
| church until 1913, when plans for a new building were accepted; | 14 |
| the old church was torn down and the materials sold; and
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| WHEREAS, The new church building was dedicated on Sunday, | 16 |
| June 18, 1914; the stained glass windows were restored in 2002 | 17 |
| and are part of the present structure; the Mohler pipe organ, | 18 |
| still in use today, was installed in 1938; in 1999, the | 19 |
| congregation voted to approve plans for an addition, and on | 20 |
| June 17, 2001, the groundbreaking for the new addition was | 21 |
| celebrated by using an antique plow to open a furrow which | 22 |
| began the building project; and
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| WHEREAS, The new addition includes a parlor area, a large | 24 |
| fellowship hall, offices for the pastor and church secretary, | 25 |
| Sunday school classrooms, a nursery, and an elevator that makes | 26 |
| the sanctuary and fellowship hall handicapped accessible; the | 27 |
| addition was dedicated on September 8, 2002; in the fall of | 28 |
| 2004, the bell tower was also repaired; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout the history of First Congregational | 30 |
| Church, there were 18 ministers during the first 50 years, 16 |
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| ministers during the next 50 years, and seven ministers in the | 2 |
| last 50 years; First Congregational Church remains a vibrant | 3 |
| and caring part of the Pecatonica community; 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 the First Congregational | 7 |
| Church of Pecatonica on the occasion of its 150th anniversary; | 8 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to the church as an expression of our esteem and with | 11 |
| best wishes for the continued success and ministry of the | 12 |
| church.
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