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I Want My Life to Reach Out and Touch Somebody! - Softcover

Williams Goodson, Glenda

 
9780975334263: I Want My Life to Reach Out and Touch Somebody!

Synopsis

In I Want My Life to Reach Out and Touch Somebody! Church of God in Christ pioneer, 92 year old Gladys Williams, shares stories how—In 1951, at age 30, she co-laborers with her husband to plant Carver Heights COGIC #1 in a cow barn despite community hostilityShe overcame doubts about her husband’s visionShe gave birth to 12 children, after seven childless years when she journeys to Memphis, and is prayed for by COGIC Founder Bishop Charles Harrison Mason.Despite financial challenges, she reaches many in the community through innovative programs for children.

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About the Author

Author and lecturer Glenda Williams Goodson is Executive Director/Founder of The Center for African American Church History and Research, Inc. The former journalist is a COGIC historian. Her last book, Royalty Unveiled: Profiles of Women Trailblazers in Church of God in Christ International Missions 1920-1970 tells the story of Church of God in Christ workers sent outside the United States during its early years. She holds an undergraduate degree (English, Southern Methodist University) and MBA (Strategic Leadership, Amberton University).

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