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92_HR1005

 
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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  are  proud  to  congratulate  1st  Christian
 4    Church in Clinton on the celebration of its 150th anniversary
 5    on June 9, 2002; and

 6        WHEREAS, 1st Christian Church was established in 1852 and
 7    currently  has  1593  members;  a new sanctuary and classroom
 8    were added and completed in 1997 with plans to  start  a  4th
 9    addition to the church in 2003; and

10        WHEREAS, 1st Christian Church has 2 services every Sunday
11    with  4  ministers  on  staff,  including the Youth Minister,
12    Scott DeWitt; the  Children's  Minister,  Ernie  Harvey;  The
13    Associate Pastor, Ralf Swarthout; and the Senior Minister for
14    18 years, J. Kent Hickerson; and

15        WHEREAS, 1st Christian Church is very active in community
16    outreach,  supporting  such programs as Habitat for Humanity,
17    the Young at Heart Program on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday which
18    includes church members and people from other  denominations,
19    Outreach  programs  for  children from October through April,
20    and Mission work that raised $126,000 to missions in the U.S.
21    and foreign countries; therefore, be it

22        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
23    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24    we  congratulate  1st  Christian  Church  in  Clinton  on the
25    celebration of its 150th anniversary and wish it all the best
26    in the future; and be it further

27        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
28    presented  to  J.  Kent  Hickerson,  Senior  Minister  of 1st
29    Christian Church, as an expression of our esteem.

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