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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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COMMEMORATING THE EIGHTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE | |
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FIRST CHURCH OF GOD, PEACE DALE | |
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Introduced By: Senator V. Susan Sosnowski | |
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Date Introduced: June 20, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar | |
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WHEREAS, The Church of God, located in Peace Dale, was born out of a request made |
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by the late Annie Potter during a revival meeting at Providence’s Salem Avenue Church of God, |
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the place where she met Elder William W. White. Upon seeing a small, unused church on |
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Kingston Road, Elder White consented to come from his hometown in Maryland to open the |
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doors of the Church of God, Kingston, in September, 1928. For the next decade, W. W. White led |
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the church, moving about the community on foot and carrying out a ministry of healing and |
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evangelism which effectively influenced and impacted the lives of many; and |
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WHEREAS, It was under the leadership of Rev. Harold S. Mars that the congregation |
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moved to its present place of worship on Allens Avenue. With a beautiful facility, strong |
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ministry, and growing congregation, The First Church of God, Peace Dale, emerged as a vital part |
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of the local community; and |
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WHEREAS, Peace Dale First Church of God is now a place full of warm, loving, down- |
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to-earth and diverse people who desire to live out and share the peace of Christ. As a multi- |
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cultural congregation, church members deeply value relationships and unity. They firmly believe |
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that the peace of Jesus brings people of all ages, all races, and all backgrounds together into a |
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single family; and |
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WHEREAS, The eighty-five year history of ministry, leadership, and stewardship of the |
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men and women of the First Church of God testify to its rich Christian heritage. The community |
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has benefited from the contributions of this diverse body through the years, and the many pastors |
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and leaders who have emerged from this congregation to serve the church’s mission in other |
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countries mean that its blessings are truly felt throughout the world; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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hereby congratulates the First Church of God, Peace Dale, on the occasion of the eighty-fifth |
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anniversary of its founding. We wish the church, its leaders, and its congregation continued |
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spiritual success and many more years of community enrichment and service; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Pastor Angela Sagesse, First Church of God, |
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Peace Dale. |
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