File #: 22-6507    Version: 1 Name: HONORING AND RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF PASTOR GICELE “Gigi” WRAY-LINDLEY
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 11/10/2022 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 11/17/2022 Final action: 11/17/2022
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION HONORING AND RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF PASTOR GICELE "Gigi" WRAY-LINDLEY WHEREAS, write your text in each clause, separate with a semicolon, each clause should end with this; and WHEREAS, Gicele Wray was born in Colon, Panama, on Friday, May 28, 1976, to Bishop Esteban Wray and Pastor Isabel Wray; and WHEREAS, Gicele gave her life to the Lord at the age of 5 at The Church of Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith in the Lawndale neighborhood; and WHEREAS, her ministry began in her youth as she was appointed as the church's choir director and youth leader at the age of 10; and WHEREAS, after given prophetic confirmation of her ministry was ordained as an evangelist by age 23; and WHEREAS, Gicele graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and a Minor in Early Childhood education. Gicele furthered her education with Master's degrees in Human Services and Administration and later also in Nonprofit Management and Orga...
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

HONORING AND RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF PASTOR GICELE "Gigi" WRAY-LINDLEY

WHEREAS, write your text in each clause, separate with a semicolon, each clause should end with this; and

WHEREAS, Gicele Wray was born in Colon, Panama, on Friday, May 28, 1976, to Bishop Esteban Wray and Pastor Isabel Wray; and

WHEREAS, Gicele gave her life to the Lord at the age of 5 at The Church of Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith in the Lawndale neighborhood; and

WHEREAS, her ministry began in her youth as she was appointed as the church's choir director and youth leader at the age of 10; and

WHEREAS, after given prophetic confirmation of her ministry was ordained as an evangelist by age 23; and

WHEREAS, Gicele graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and a Minor in Early Childhood education. Gicele furthered her education with Master's degrees in Human Services and Administration and later also in Nonprofit Management and Organizational leadership. Additionally, Gicele completed her doctoral work for a Ph.D in Ethical Leadership at the time of her passing; and

WHEREAS, in 2004, Pastor Gigi founded & ran Shining Star Youth and Community Services and Shining Star Early Learning Centers, a successful child care operations chain with presently over 100 employees offering meticulous and loving care for over 400 children across the South Side of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Pastor Gigi helped found The Wray Family Foundation in care, patronage, and mentorship for aspiring community leaders; and

WHEREAS, Pastor Gigi also helped found Child Care Advocates United in assistance of child care providers and early childhood educators across the state of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, as a global kingdom ambassador with an entrepreneurial spirit, Gicele spread the word of God with her husband throughout the world with ministry & philanthropic work in several Latin American countries, including Costa Rica, Peru, Paraguay, Ni...

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