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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of

3Representatives would like to recognize Pawnee Methodist

4Church on the occasion of its 165th anniversary; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, The first Methodist class was established in 1852

6by pastor Rev. A. Bradshaw; the congregation met in the home of 
7the
Bridges family from 1852 to 1857 before it was moved to the 
8Oak
Hill School; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, The first Methodist church, a small one-room

10building, was built in 1857 at the corner of what is now First 
11and
Jefferson Streets in Pawnee; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Sunday school enrollment grew from 20 in 1865 to

13137 in 1902; plans were made to build a new church and 
14parsonage
at the corner of what is now Sixth and Washington 
15Streets, where
the church is presently located; and
 
16    WHEREAS, On May 28, 1967, ground was broken for a new

17education building, which was dedicated on January 28, 1968; 
18and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, On July 18, 1976, the congregation voted to tear

20down the old church and build a new sanctuary; ground was 
 
 
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1broken in
August of 1977 and,  in December of 1978, the 
2congregation moved into
the new sanctuary that connected to the 
3education building; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Over the years, Pawnee Methodist Church has gone

5through many changes and looks forward to what the future 
6holds; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
8HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we

9recognize the 165th anniversary of Pawnee Methodist Church, and 
10we wish it many more wonderful years; and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to Pawnee Methodist Church as a symbol of  our respect 
13and esteem.