[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21947]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                 CONGRATULATIONS TO CHURCH WOMEN UNITED

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 7, 2001

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure and high regard 
that I congratulate a very special group of women within Indiana's 
First Congressional District. On Friday, November 9, 2001, the members 
of Church Women United of Gary, Indiana will be holding their 
Recognition Dinner at Turkey Creek Banquet Facilities in Merrillville, 
Indiana.
  Church Women United is a national ecumenical movement of Christian 
women whose life centers around prayer, Bible study, advocacy and 
action. Founded in 1951, Church Women United is organized in over 1,400 
local and state units in the United States and Puerto Rico.
  The members of Church Women United are Protestant, Roman Catholic, 
Orthodox and other Christian women who are called by the Holy Spirit to 
act for justice on behalf of women and children throughout the global 
community. Biblically based through their shared Christian faith, the 
women are gifted by their diversity of race, economics, age, culture 
and theology.
  Church Women United brings Christian women together for spiritual 
nourishment and faith based advocacy. The Church Women United local and 
state units are active in a broad spectrum of community ministries, 
including prison ministries, food pantries, tutoring and child care, 
and job skills training. On a national level, Church Women United works 
in coalition with partner groups around common issues and concerns.
  On Friday, the Gary Chapter of Church Women United will honor all of 
its past presidents for their devotion to Christianity. Those being 
honored include: Clara Guster Nicholson, elected in 1971; Mary 
Glidewell, elected in 1980; Mynette Cope, elected in 1987; Maxine Watts 
Levels, elected in 1992; Velma Richardson, elected in 1996; Susie 
Threatt, elected in 1999; and current president, Madlyn C. Adams, 
elected in 2001. These women have come together in fellowship to 
witness to their faith in Jesus Christ and, enabled by the Holy Spirit, 
to go out together in every neighborhood as instruments of reconciling 
love.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my other distinguished colleagues to join 
me in congratulating the past presidents of Church Women United of 
Gary, Indiana for their strong commitment to social justice, to human 
rights, to civil rights and to the welfare and benefit of women and 
children so that all may flourish.

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