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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Immanuel Lutheran Church 
4of Palatine on the occasion of its 150th anniversary; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, On February 20, 1869, a meeting was held on the 
6platform of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad in Palatine to 
7discuss the creation of a Lutheran congregation; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, On March 9, 1869, the Battermann, Engelking, Greb, 
9Hartung, Knickrehm, Prellberg, Senne, Schirding, and Schroeder 
10families met to officially organize a congregation and create 
11the church to be known as the Evangelical Lutheran Immanuel 
12Congregation Unaltered Augsburg Confessions of Palatine; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, The congregation later joined the Lutheran 
14Church-Missouri Synod on May 4, 1873; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Immanuel Lutheran Church had humble beginnings; 
16the church was heated by a potbellied stove and had a 
17pump-organ that was operated by a person hidden behind a door 
18who would pump throughout each song while the organ played; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Until World War II, the main language spoken in 
20the church was German; it was stopped due to anti-German 
 
 
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2    WHEREAS, At least ten members of the Immanuel Lutheran 
3Church have become pastors; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, To this day, the Immanuel Lutheran Church of 
5Palatine provides its local community with both traditional and 
6contemporary services, adult education, youth, women and men's 
7ministries, as well as web broadcasts; the church also operates 
8an award-winning school with classes from pre-school to eighth 
9grade; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Immanuel Lutheran Church will be commemorating 
11its anniversary with a year-long celebration titled, "Living a 
12Legacy of Faith"; therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
14HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
15we congratulate Immanuel Lutheran Church of Palatine on the 
16occasion of its 150th anniversary; and be it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to the congregation of the Immanuel Lutheran Church 
19of Palatine as a symbol of our esteem and respect.