Full Text of HR0567 94th General Assembly
HR0567 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Rob and Sister Jesse Ellis are | 3 |
| celebrating their 37th anniversary as founding Pastor and First | 4 |
| Lady of Starlight Missionary Baptist Church in Rockford; and
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| WHEREAS, Rev. Ellis was born July 2, 1925, in Raymond, | 6 |
| Mississippi, to Fletcher and Agnes Ellis; he came to Rockford | 7 |
| in 1952; Sis. Ellis was born April 3, 1932, in Vance, | 8 |
| Mississippi; and
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| WHEREAS, Rev. Ellis attended school in Raymond, | 10 |
| Mississippi, and served in the U.S. Navy as a Seaman 1st Class | 11 |
| in World War II; he earned several certificates and | 12 |
| recognitions from the Baptist District Association, Faith | 13 |
| Bible Correspondence, The Voices of Prophecy, The Bright | 14 |
| Horizon Radio Broadcast, and the Rockford Ministers | 15 |
| Fellowship; and
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| WHEREAS, Sis. Ellis was a member of the Liberty Baptist | 17 |
| Church until 1957; she later joined with Greater New Hope | 18 |
| Baptist Church; Pastor Ellis joined Greater New Hope in 1959 | 19 |
| under the leadership of Pastor A.G. White; while a member of | 20 |
| Greater New Hope, Pastor Ellis served as a Deacon, Trustee, | 21 |
| Chairman of the Deacon Board, and then as Minister; he preached | 22 |
| his first sermon on May 4, 1964, becoming one of the many proud | 23 |
| sons of Greater New Hope; and
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| WHEREAS, Pastor Ellis organized Starlight Missionary | 25 |
| Baptist Church in August of 1968; while bringing up their | 26 |
| family of five sons and four daughters, Pastor and Sis. Ellis | 27 |
| were also developing the strong roots of the church; they have | 28 |
| also been blessed with 37 grandchildren, 20 | 29 |
| great-grandchildren, and several Godchildren; they are also | 30 |
| the spiritual parents of numerous Rockford residents; and
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| WHEREAS, During the past 37 years, they have endured many | 2 |
| trials and tribulations as well as many blessings; of the seven | 3 |
| charter members of Starlight, only one has passed away and two | 4 |
| are still active members; and
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| WHEREAS, Pastor and Sis. Ellis have also been blessed with | 6 |
| the rarity of having five generations as active members of | 7 |
| Starlight and one of the many sons in the ministry being their | 8 |
| grandson, Minister Isaac Ellis; and
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| WHEREAS, Pastor Ellis continues his missionary works and | 10 |
| takes his place in the pulpit each Sunday; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 |
| we congratulate Pastor Rob and Sister Jessie Ellis on the | 14 |
| occasion of their 37th anniversary as founding Pastor and First | 15 |
| Lady of Starlight Missionary Baptist Church in Rockford; and be | 16 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to Pastor and Sister Ellis as an expression of our | 19 |
| admiration and esteem and our best wishes for their continued | 20 |
| inspirational service to the community.
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