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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of This Body that
3 Pastor Marvin E. Wiley is celebrating his tenth anniversary
4 as Senior Pastor of Rock of Ages Baptist Church in Maywood,
5 Illinois; and
6 WHEREAS, Pastor Wiley is a native of Pine Bluff,
7 Arkansas; he came to Rock of Ages Baptist Church in March of
8 1991, becoming the second pastor of the church in forty
9 years; and
10 WHEREAS, Under his direction the church has grown, with
11 the addition of new staff positions and new facilities; the
12 Worship Service Facility was constructed under the leadership
13 of Pastor Wiley; a new ministry, Vision of Restoration, Inc.,
14 was created to provide counseling, aid in job placement, and
15 to employ a social worker to help with community issues; and
16 plans for a new Spiritual Growth & Development Center and
17 Senior Citizens Housing Facility have been formulated; and
18 WHEREAS, Pastor Wiley is a member of the Salem Baptist
19 District Association of the Baptist General State Convention
20 of Illinois; he serves on the Executive Committee of the
21 Corporate Board of Directors of the Sunday School Publishing
22 Board of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.; and
23 WHEREAS, Pastor Wiley graduated from Pine Bluff High
24 School in 1978 and attended Dallas Baptist College; he
25 graduated from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in
26 1986 with a Bachelor's degree in Sociology; from 1986 to 1989
27 he served as an Instructor/Enrollment Advisor at South
28 Central Career College; he previously served as Pastor of the
29 Pilgrim Baptist Church and the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church;
30 Pastor Wiley was ordained in his home church in May of 1981;
31 and
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1 WHEREAS, Pastor Marvin Wiley is supported in the ministry
2 by his lovely wife, Marilyn, and his two children, Madilyn
3 Ellise and Jarrett Ryan; therefore, be it
4 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 we congratulate Pastor Wiley on his tenth anniversary as
7 Senior Pastor of Rock of Ages Baptist Church in Maywood,
8 Illinois; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to Pastor Marvin E. Wiley, Senior Pastor of Rock of
11 Ages Baptist Church.