![]() ![]() Thornton has served on the lecture circuit over a number of years sharing The building which was completed and dedicated in 2002, is used for HIV rehabilitation. March 18, 2001, marked the groundbreaking for the “Gena Thornton Multipurpose Centre” in Allen Temple Meadowlands, Republic of South Africa. Thornton has traveled to Guyana, South America, Haiti, and South Africa. Garnett Henning to lead the historic Grace AME Church in Warren, Ohio. The building boasts 12,300 square footage with the capacity to hold new and existing ministries.Īfter that, she was assigned to her third charge by the late Bishop C. ![]() ![]() Paul membership into a new edifice now located at 4118 Brookside Boulevard in Cleveland. Paul implemented a building program, and on January 18, 2009, she led the St. Paul and the Ascension Catholic Church jointly received the Christian Unity Award from the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio, for innovative community service. Paul, she also established many “firsts,” including increasing ecumenical involvement with faiths in the community. Paul AME Church in the City of Cleveland’s West Side. During this tenure, membership increased, the facility was enlarged, and an elevator was installed for handicap accessibility. Moriah AME Church in Maple Heights, Ohio. Thereafter, she received her very first charge, Mt. Thorton became a member of the AME Church was ordained in an Itinerant Elder in October 1987. She remains very close to the New Bethel Baptist Church members and preaches there all the time. Thornton remembers that she had gone in New Bethel as she could go! She recalls how no other Baptist church would call her because she was a woman, so she entered the AME Church. Thirty years ago, a Black church had one pastor! As the Rev. Lonnie Simon, who was considered number one in the community in terms of leadership. Additionally, New Bethel Baptist Church already had a pastor. ![]() Even though this church sent her to seminary, paid for her books and tuition, they never gave her a charge because she was a woman. Thornton was called to the ministry in 1976 at New Bethel Baptist Church in Youngstown. The mission of African Methodist Episcopal Church Women in Ministry states: “The mission of AMEWIM is to define, enhance, support and expand the presence of women in ministry in leadership in the AME Church.” To that end, the North Ohio Annual Conference of the Third Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church can claim many “firsts.” One of them is a celebrated leader, the Rev. North Ohio Annual Conference, 3 rd Episcopal District North Ohio Annual Conference Third Episcopal District Arrangements by McMurrough Funeral Chapel (847) 362-2626 please sign the guestbook at libertyvillefuneralhome.By Rev. Joseph Church Food Pantry would be greatly appreciated. Joseph Catholic Church, 121 East Maple Ave, Libertyville where there will be a visitation from noon until the time of Mass. Bryan) Waldo, Julie (Jon) Rolf, Eric (Jackie) Randall, Nick Randall, Johnathan (Emily P.A.) Randall, Sophie Dziak and Tess Dziak and six great-grandchildren.įuneral Mass will be 1:00 pm Monday Feb 2 at St. Robert (Julie) Dziak her grandchildren Jennifer (Dr. Richard (Sue) Dziak, Pamela (Wayne) Randall and Dr. Mary Jane is survived by her husband Paul her children Dr. She was extremely proud of her children’s accomplishments in life. She and her husband Paul enjoyed traveling she was especially proud and happy to have visited her homeland of Hungary. Dziak was born in Cleveland Ohio and had been a resident and member of St. Mary Jane Dziak (nee Molnar), 89, of Libertyville, passed away Jan. ![]()
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