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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, First Congregational Church of Pecatonica held a |
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| special service on November 7, 2004, to commemorate the 150th |
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| anniversary of the church; and
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| WHEREAS, Six pioneers from the East first met Sundays in a |
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| grain warehouse on the west side of Main Street in Pecatonica; |
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| this group formed a resolution on February 18, 1854, in which |
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| they voted to constitute as a church; soon, there were 18 |
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| members of the church; the original resolution is on display at |
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| the current church facility; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1855, the First Congregational Church building |
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| was built at Sixth and Reed Street; the building served as the |
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| church until 1913, when plans for a new building were accepted; |
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| the old church was torn down and the materials sold; and
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| WHEREAS, The new church building was dedicated on Sunday, |
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| June 18, 1914; the stained glass windows were restored in 2002 |
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| and are part of the present structure; the Mohler pipe organ, |
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| still in use today, was installed in 1938; in 1999, the |
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| congregation voted to approve plans for an addition, and on |
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| June 17, 2001, the groundbreaking for the new addition was |
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| celebrated by using an antique plow to open a furrow which |
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| began the building project; and
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| WHEREAS, The new addition includes a parlor area, a large |
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| fellowship hall, offices for the pastor and church secretary, |
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| Sunday school classrooms, a nursery, and an elevator that makes |
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| the sanctuary and fellowship hall handicapped accessible; the |
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| addition was dedicated on September 8, 2002; in the fall of |
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| 2004, the bell tower was also repaired; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout the history of First Congregational |
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| Church, there were 18 ministers during the first 50 years, 16 |