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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The International Association of Ministers' Wives
3and Ministers' Widows, Inc. was founded in 1940 by Dr.
4Elizabeth Coles Bouey as an organization based on love, faith,
5and prayer; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The International Association of Ministers' Wives
7and Ministers' Widows, Inc. is international and
8interdenominational with 102 different denominations; the
9organization is divided into regions, with the Central Region
10comprised of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia,
11and Wisconsin; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Dr. Elizabeth Coles Bouey was called and ordained
13by God to travel the world throughout West Africa ministering
14to God's people; she subsequently organized a group of
15ministers' wives, teaching, engaging, and empowering them to
16become more effective in kingdom and power building; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Seventy-four years later, the International
18Association of Ministers' Wives and Ministers' Widows, Inc.
19still serves the great people of God through community service,
20awarding scholarships and endowments to various non-profit
21organizations; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3we congratulate Dr. Beverly W. Glover, Ruth G. Mosley, and
4Gladys Piper on the occasion of the International Association
5of Ministers' Wives and Ministers' Widows, Inc.'s 32nd Central
6Regional Conference in Lisle from May 16 - May 17, 2014; and be
7it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to the International Association of Ministers' Wives
10and Ministers' Widows, Inc. as a symbol of our respect and
11esteem.