IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION recognizing Reverend Ivy A. Ganaway upon her appointment as assistant pastor of Metropolitan Spiritual Church of Christ.
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RESOLUTION # 12039, February 9, 1998
INTRODUCED BY Carl W. Bussey, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Rev. Ivy A. Ganaway, a native of St. Louis, Missouri, graduated from Vashon High School, attended Stowe Teachers' College, and graduated from DePaul School of Nursing; and,
WHEREAS, Rev. Ganaway attended the Nash Prayer Band Mission under the late Rev. Mother Laura Lee Nash in St. Louis, and later moved to Kansas City to work as a staff nurse and head nurse for the Veterans Administration Hospital; and,
WHEREAS, she joined Metropolitan Spiritual Church of Christ where she has been actively involved, serving as pastor of Children's Church; and,
WHEREAS, she has also served on the church's ministerial staff and as the women's department district supervisor; and,
WHEREAS, she has worked for Swope Parkway Health Center since 1985; and,
WHEREAS, Rev. Ganaway has devoted countless hours to the community by serving on the Community Health/Infant Mortality Project Advisory Committee, Healthy Start Infant and Child Health Committee, and the Division of Family Services Medical Standards and Child Health Committees; and,
WHEREAS, she has also served on boards and committees including Maternal and Child Health Coalition of Greater Kansas City, Partnership for Children, Sickle Cell Coalition, and Teen Moms Advisory Committee; and,
WHEREAS, Rev. Ganaway and her husband, Lucky, have four wonderful sons, Lois Lee Ganaway, Jr., Dwight Earl Ganaway, Charles Arthur Ganaway, and Nathan Raymond Ganaway; and,
WHEREAS, Rev. Ganaway's contributions to the Christian community are far reaching, her medical extension has enhanced our health care efforts, and her parenting has positively influenced her children; and,
WHEREAS, her pastoring over the Metropolitan Spiritual Church of Christ Children's Church has inspired its youth, and her outreach efforts have uplifted many all over the world; and,
WHEREAS, sincere congratulations and thanks go out to Rev. Ganaway, a strong pillar of the church and community; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature recognizes Reverend Ivy A. Ganaway upon her appointment as assistant pastor of Metropolitan Spiritual Church of Christ.
Attorney
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution # 12039 of February 9, 1998, was duly passed on _________February 09________________, 1998 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________8_________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0________ Absent ____1________
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Date Mary Jo Brogoto, Clerk of Legislature