Bill Text: IL HR0492 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Reverend Silas Johnson on 35 years as pastor of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0492 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0492-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Reverend Silas Johnson on | ||||||
| 4 | 35 years as pastor of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in | ||||||
| 5 | Springfield; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Rev. Johnson is a native of Macon, Mississippi and | ||||||
| 7 | has lived in Springfield for many years; he graduated from | ||||||
| 8 | Noxubee County High School in Macon and attended Lincoln Land | ||||||
| 9 | Community College and the United Theological Seminary, where he | ||||||
| 10 | earned his Bachelor of Theology in Religious Studies; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Rev. Johnson was ordained at the age of 25, and | ||||||
| 12 | his service to Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, the | ||||||
| 13 | Springfield religious community, and the community-at-large is | ||||||
| 14 | extensive; he has taught Sunday school, directed several | ||||||
| 15 | ministries, and served on task forces; he is a member of the | ||||||
| 16 | NAACP; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Rev. Johnson is the visionary behind Nehemiah | ||||||
| 18 | Expansion, Inc., a not-for-profit outreach ministry that | ||||||
| 19 | includes Nehemiah Affordable Housing, which has built over 80 | ||||||
| 20 | houses on the eastside of Springfield, and the Nehemiah Child | ||||||
| 21 | Development Center, which provides high quality daycare at | ||||||
| 22 | three locations; he also helps operate a technology center | ||||||
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| 1 | through Calvary in collaboration with the Springfield Housing | ||||||
| 2 | Authority to help residents who are interested in finding | ||||||
| 3 | employment or gaining academic advancement learn important | ||||||
| 4 | technological and computer skills; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, This year, Rev. Johnson is also helping Calvary | ||||||
| 6 | Missionary Baptist Church celebrate the 100th anniversary of | ||||||
| 7 | its founding; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Rev. Johnson is a certified electrician and | ||||||
| 9 | retired in July of 2010 from a long career with City Water, | ||||||
| 10 | Light and Power; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Rev. Johnson and his wife, Loretta, are the | ||||||
| 12 | parents of three children together, Isaiah, Samuel LeJuane, and | ||||||
| 13 | Silas Adrian II; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 15 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 16 | we congratulate Reverend Silas Johnson on 35 years as pastor of | ||||||
| 17 | Calvary Missionary Baptist Church and wish him many more | ||||||
| 18 | wonderful years; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to Rev. Johnson as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
| 21 | esteem.
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