Full Text of HR1060 98th General Assembly
HR1060 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The International Association of Ministers' Wives | 3 | | and Ministers' Widows, Inc. was founded in 1940 by Dr. | 4 | | Elizabeth Coles Bouey as an organization based on love, faith, | 5 | | and prayer; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The International Association of Ministers' Wives | 7 | | and Ministers' Widows, Inc. is international and | 8 | | interdenominational with 102 different denominations; the | 9 | | organization is divided into regions, with the Central Region | 10 | | comprised of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, | 11 | | and Wisconsin; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Elizabeth Coles Bouey was called and ordained | 13 | | by God to travel the world throughout West Africa ministering | 14 | | to God's people; she subsequently organized a group of | 15 | | ministers' wives, teaching, engaging, and empowering them to | 16 | | become more effective in kingdom and power building; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Seventy-four years later, the International | 18 | | Association of Ministers' Wives and Ministers' Widows, Inc. | 19 | | still serves the great people of God through community service, | 20 | | awarding scholarships and endowments to various non-profit | 21 | | organizations; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we congratulate Dr. Beverly W. Glover, Ruth G. Mosley, and | 4 | | Gladys Piper on the occasion of the International Association | 5 | | of Ministers' Wives and Ministers' Widows, Inc.'s 32nd Central | 6 | | Regional Conference in Lisle from May 16 - May 17, 2014; and be | 7 | | it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the International Association of Ministers' Wives | 10 | | and Ministers' Widows, Inc. as a symbol of our respect and | 11 | | esteem.
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