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| 3 | 3 | | 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3 Representatives wish to congratulate the Zion Lutheran Church |
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| 6 | 6 | | 4 of Rockford on the occasion of its 140th anniversary; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | 5 WHEREAS, The Zion Lutheran Church marked August 7, 2023 as |
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| 8 | 8 | | 6 the 140th anniversary of its founding by a handful of Swedish |
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| 9 | 9 | | 7 immigrants; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | 8 WHEREAS, Over the past century, the Zion Lutheran Church |
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| 11 | 11 | | 9 has grown from approximately 100 members to over 2,000 |
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| 12 | 12 | | 10 members, staying rooted in the neighborhood of the 61104 zip |
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| 13 | 13 | | 11 code; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | 12 WHEREAS, Although the Zion Lutheran Church has experienced |
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| 15 | 15 | | 13 war, depression, and doubt in its long history, the church's |
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| 16 | 16 | | 14 spirit has continued to shine bright in the darkness; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | 15 WHEREAS, Through its Community Development Partnerships, |
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| 18 | 18 | | 16 the Zion Lutheran Church has invested over 40 million dollars |
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| 19 | 19 | | 17 in neighborhood redevelopment; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | 18 WHEREAS, The Zion Lutheran Church has been instrumental in |
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| 21 | 21 | | 19 creating the Zion Development housing agency, the Patriots |
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| 22 | 22 | | 20 Gateway Community Center, the Buddy House program at Blackhawk |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Apartments, Katie's Cup Coffee Bar, the Rockford Midtown |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2 Market, and Cars & Coffee Rockford; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 WHEREAS, The Zion Lutheran Church has a tradition of loyal |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 family membership, with many congregants having been members |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5 all their lives, and their parents and grandparents have |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6 faithfully labored for the Church; and |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7 WHEREAS, The Zion Lutheran Church has a long history of |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8 supporting missionary work and providing basic needs through |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9 its ministries and partnerships in this country and overseas; |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10 therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12 HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13 we congratulate the Zion Lutheran Church of Rockford on its |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14 140th anniversary; and be it further |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15 RESOLVED, That we recognize the Zion Lutheran Church's |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16 humanitarian efforts; and be it further |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18 presented to Pastor Michael Thomas of the Zion Lutheran Church |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19 as a symbol of our esteem and respect. |
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