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Organization of ministers’ wives, widows hosts conference

6/3/2016, 11:50 a.m.
The Virginia Association of Ministers’ Wives and Ministers’ Widows will host a conference to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the …

The Virginia Association of Ministers’ Wives and Ministers’ Widows will host a conference to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the organization’s international association.

Several community events that are open to the public will be held during the weeklong celebration slated for Friday, June 24 through Friday, July 1 at the Richmond Marriot, 500 E. Broad St., in Downtown.

The public events include:

Saturday, June 25 — Husband’s Worship Service, 7:30 p.m., with speaker Dr. Kenneth Dennis.

Sunday, June 26 — Morning worship, 10:30 a.m., with the Rev. Myeskia Cogar-Watson of Columbia, Md.; Holy communion, 7:30 p.m., with Dr. Joseph Fleming of Portsmouth.

Monday, June 27 — Welcome night program, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 28 — Women in Worship, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 29 — President’s Night, 7:30 p.m., featuring Dr. Beverly W. Glover, international president.

Thursday, June 30 — IAMWMW Commencement, 2:30 p.m., with Dr. Kevin E. Turner of Portsmouth; Black and White Gala Awards Banquet, 7:30 p.m., featuring Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. of Chicago, a former spiritual adviser to President Obama and a member of Virginia Union University’s Board of Trustees; $75 donation.

The International Association of Ministers’ Wives and Ministers’ Widows unites women from various denominations into one Christian fellowship.

For more information, go to www.facebook.com/VAMWMW/