[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 22, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E686]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING E. YVONNE LEWIS

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 22, 2008

  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to E. Yvonne 
Lewis as she is elevated to Supervisor of Women for the Michigan 
Southeast Jurisdiction of the Churches of God in Christ. A banquet will 
be held in her honor on April 28th in Flint Michigan.
  E. Yvonne Lewis grew up in Saginaw Michigan. Her parents, the late 
Drs. Hurley J. and Martha Coleman founded the Coleman Temple Church of 
God in Christ in Saginaw. As the 5th of 11 children, she earned a 
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Ferris State 
University, and from the University of Michigan-Flint a Bachelor of 
Science in Clinical Community Psychology degree and a Masters of Health 
Education degree. She is the mother of 3: Tiffanie, Tanya and Maurice.
  She is now a member of the Greater Holy Temple Church of God in 
Christ. After receiving her license as an Evangelist of the Church of 
God in Christ in 1978, E. Yvonne became the Coordinator of the National 
Church of God in Christ Young Ladies for Scholastic Motivations, of the 
Auxiliaries in Ministry Convention. She also served as an active member 
of the Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of Southwest Michigan under 
the leadership of Bishop Earl J. Wright Sr. and Mother Francis Curtis.
  Bishop Roger L. Jones selected her in 2007 to become the Supervisor-
Elect for Women in the Michigan Southeast Jurisdiction. In this role 
she will serve as the leader of women and work closely with Bishop 
Jones guiding the Church through the coming year.
  E. Yvonne Lewis is the Executive Director of Faith Access to 
Community Economic Development. She serves on the boards of the Greater 
Flint Health Coalition, the Michigan Cancer Consortium, Co-Founder and 
Past Chair of the National Community Committee for the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, Prevention Research Centers, founding 
member and Past Chair of the Caucus of Public Health and the Faith 
Community of the American Public Health Association, and the Advisory 
Board for the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America.
  Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
congratulating E. Yvonne Lewis as she is elevated to the position of 
Supervisor of Women. May Christ continue to bless her in her work and 
leadership for many, many years to come.

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