Women's Congress Enhancing the Vision The directives for evangelism are given to us in Matthew 28:19-20. Our vision statement is to assist in providing life-changing experiences through precepts (a command intended as a rule of action or conduct) and examples for the work of the ministry to the glory of God our father. "And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also." -2 Timothy 2:2 Mission Statement Our objectives as women are to unite in sharing principles of spiritual growth and Christian maturity, enlarge our knowledge and understanding in these areas, and build up the body through the use of gifts and abilities. The Women's Congress is an auxiliary of the National Primitive Baptist Convention and meets annually during the National Primitive Baptist Convention, the third week in August. The 99th Annual Session will convene in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania August 20-25, 2006. Over 500 women travel from 23 states to be a part of the Women's Congress which consists of six auxiliaries: Ministers’ Wives, Deaconesses and Mothers, Matrons, Women of the Church, Chorus, and Nurses’ Guild. Activities of the Congress include: 1. Bringing food to each convention and donating this food box to help feed the hungry in the city where the convention is being held. 2. Supporting Sickle Cell Anemia Foundations. 3. Supporting the Women's Congress Scholarship Fund and awarding scholarships each year to Primitive Baptist students submitting applications. 4. Recognizing Volunteers who are making a difference in the lives of children, elderly, families, or communities. 5. Communicating with members through the biannual national publication, The New Clarion. Donating school supplies to needy students in the area where the Convention is meeting. The Officers of the Congress are: President – Sister Ann Carter – Dallas, TX First Vice President – Sister Juanita Samuels– Charlotte, NC Second Vice President – Sister Blannie Batts – Huntsville, AL Third Vice President – Sister Elizabeth Ash – Fort Meade, FL Recording Secretary – Sister Emma Moore – Huntsville, AL Assistant Secretary – Sister Helen Ross – Dallas, TX Registrar – Sister Gladys Franklin – Huntsville, AL First Vice President Emeritus – Sister W. M. Clark – Dallas, TX First Vice President Emeritus – Sister Willie M. Miles – Tall., FL Recording Secretary Emeritus – Sister Flossie Bell – Cleveland, OH Officers of the Women's Congress Auxiliaries are: Ministers’ Wives: President –Sister Annette Rodgers – Jacksonville, FL Vice President – Sister Patricia Richardson – Dallas, TX Recording Secretary – Sister Gwenevere Weatherspoon – Hoover, AL Assistant Recording Secretary – Sister Gwendolyn Hendley – Ft. Pierce, FL Financial Secretary – Sister Cassie Livingston – Dallas, TX Asst. Financial Secretary – Sister Elizabeth Phelan – Nashville, TN Parliamentarian – Sister Lurene Emmanual – Prichard, AL President Emeritus – Sister T. R. Jackson – Dallas, TX President Emeritus –; Sister Dorothy Sampson – Sarasota, FL Vice President Emeritus – Sister Floretta Carson - Prichard, AL Financial Secretary Emeritus – Sister Alice Kendrick – Pensacola, FL Deaconesses and Mothers: President – Mother Maggie Hordge – Tampa, FL Vice President - Mother Joanna Hudson-Little, Cocoa, Florida Recording Secretary – Mother Carol Graham – Tallahassee, FL Financial Secretary – – Matrons President - Peggy S. Miller - Cedar Creek, Texas Vice President – Sister Paulette Tatum – Huntsville, AL Recording Secretary – Sister Brenda G. Wallace – Statesboro, GA Financial Secretary – Sister Willette Harvell – Charlotte, NC Women of the Church President – Sister Lottie Ragland – Huntsville, AL Vice President – Sister Linda Allen – University Heights, OH Recording Secretary – Sister Annie Lankford – Huntsville, AL Financial Secretary – Sister Willie Roper – Charlotte, NC Chaplain – Sister Selross Adams – Huntsville, AL Chorus: President – Sister Alma Mathis – Cleveland, Ohio Vice President – Sister Johnnie M. Davis – Tallahassee, FL Recording Secretary – Sister Essie A. Williams – Miami, FL Organist – Elder Richard Lloyd – Nashville, TN Assistant Organist – Sister Gertrude Evans – Burlington, NJ Directress – Sister Lorraine Brown – Nashville, TN Chaplain – Sister Vonciel Neal, Mobile, AL Nurses Guild President – Sister Lillie M. Nichols – Tampa, FL Vice President – Sister Vanessa Lomax – Miami, FL Recording Secretary – Sister Starlene Bellamy – Morrisville, PA Financial Secretary – Sister Geneva Sanford – Charlotte, NC Instructor – Sister Catherine Williams – Los Angeles, CA Advisor Emeritus – Sister Amy Shelton – Cleveland, OH

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