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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 Pastor Marvin E. Wiley on | ||||||
| 4 | his 23rd anniversary of pastoring at the Rock of Ages Baptist | ||||||
| 5 | Church in Maywood and his 47 years of preaching; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Marvin Wiley's preaching has carried him across | ||||||
| 7 | the country for leadership, stewardship, and evangelistic | ||||||
| 8 | service; under his leadership, Rock of Ages Baptist Church has | ||||||
| 9 | experienced great spiritual, numerical, and financial growth; | ||||||
| 10 | and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Marvin Wiley and the Rock of Ages Baptist Church's | ||||||
| 12 | mission is to minister to the needs of the masses and to impact | ||||||
| 13 | the Maywood and the global community; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Marvin Wiley's visionary leadership is presently | ||||||
| 15 | positioning the church to embark on a strategic planning | ||||||
| 16 | process that will chart and map out the future of the Church | ||||||
| 17 | for the next 5 to 10 years; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Marvin Wiley serves as senior counselor to the Mt. | ||||||
| 19 | Zion Missionary Baptist Church in East St. Louis; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Marvin Wiley was inducted into the Martin Luther | ||||||
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| 1 | King Jr. Board of Preachers Morehouse College in Atlanta, | ||||||
| 2 | Georgia; he also served on the Corporate Board of Directors of | ||||||
| 3 | the Sunday School Publishing Board of the National Baptist | ||||||
| 4 | Convention, USA, Inc.; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Marvin Wiley was recognized for his contributions | ||||||
| 6 | to the community and honored with an honorary street sign that | ||||||
| 7 | spans the corners of 12th and Madison through 14th and Madison; | ||||||
| 8 | he was also recognized in Who's Who In Black Chicago, which | ||||||
| 9 | showcases the achievements of influential African-American | ||||||
| 10 | leaders; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Marvin Wiley serves as a model of hard work, | ||||||
| 12 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
| 13 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 15 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 16 | we designate March 9, 2014 as Marvin E. Wiley Day in the State | ||||||
| 17 | of Illinois; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to Marvin Wiley as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 20 | respect.
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