St James AME Church, Elgin, Illinois

Service Arrangements For Our Beloved Gwen Ifill

Posted on Wed, Dec 7, 2016

NOVEMBER 17, 2016 The Connectional Lay Organization Online   Bishop E. Earl McCloud, Jr. Lay Commission Chairman   Dr. Willie C. Glover Global President - Connectional Lay Organization   Mr. Walter C. Jeffers Director of Public Relations     Service Arrangements for Gwen Ifill, the Co-Anchor and Managing Editor of the PBS NewsHour  Gwen Ifill passed away from cancer Monday 11/14/2016 in hospice care. She was 61. Ms. Ifill is the sister of Presiding Elder Earle Ifill, president of the Connectional Presiding Elder's Council, and Presiding Elder of the Atlanta East District-Atlanta North Georgia Conference of the Sixth Episcopal District. Service Arrangements for Gwen Ifill are as follows:   Hotel Information: Twenty rooms have been reserved for the Ifill Service. Capital Hilton 1001 16th Street NW Washington, DC 20036 T: 1 202-393-1000 http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/district-of-columbia/capital-hilton-DCASHHH/index.html Block Name: Ifill Service Rate: $138.00 plus tax   Community Tributes: Friday, November 18, 2016 6:00PM - 10PM Metropolitan A.M.E. Church 1518 M Street, Northwest Washington, DC 20005 Family and friends will gather at Metropolitan AME Church for Community Tributes. The Community Tributes will be live-streamed starting at 6:00PM: http://ibroadcasts.tv/MAMEC-livewebcast.htm   Service of Celebration: Saturday, November 19, 2016 - 11 AM Metropolitan A.M.E. Church 1518 M Street, Northwest Washington, DC 20005 Eulogist: Bishop William P. DeVeaux, Sr. (Retired) Church Office: 202-331-1426 Church Fax: 202-331-0369   The Rev. William H. Lamar, IV, Pastor of Metropolitan A.M.E. Church The Rev. Dr. Ronald E. Braxton, Presiding Elder, Potomac District, Washington Conference Bishop James Levert Davis, Presiding Prelate, Second Episcopal District   The Funeral Service will be live-streamed starting at 11:00 AM at: http://ibroadcasts.tv/MAMEC-livewebcast.htm Gwen Ifill Obituary/Sign Guest Book: http://www.legacy.com/ns/gwen-ifill-obituary/182509945 Or   http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Gwen-Ifill-104131889   The family requests in lieu of flowers, that donations be made to establish a Memorial Scholarship fund at Metropolitan AME Church    Checks should be made payable to: Metropolitan AME Church Memo line: "In memory of Gwen Ifill"     Mail to: Metropolitan A.M.E. Church 1518 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20005    Or to:   Rev. Earle Ifill  P. O Box 92485 Atlanta, GA 30314     Cards and messages of condolence may be sent to the address above or emailed to: [email protected] or telephone, 404-202-6820, Presiding Elder Earle Ifill.     Thank you for your prayerful support. Rev. Earle Ifill --------- The Rev. William H. Lamar, IV, Pastor of Metropolitan A.M.E. Church The Rev. Dr. Ronald E. Braxton, Presiding Elder, Potomac District, Washington Conference Dr. Valdes Snipes-Bennett Second Episcopal District AMEC 1134 11th Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 (202) 842-3788 (202) 289-1942 (FAX) www.ame2.com   Bishop James Levert Davis, Presiding Prelate Mrs. Arelis Beevers Davis, Episcopal Supervisor

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