Dr (Mrs) Gloria Kwashi
Dr (Mrs) Gloria Ladi Kwashi is the wife of the present Bishop of Jos, Benjamin Argak Kwashi. They married in 1983 and served in both rural and urban churches before moving to Jos in 1992 when her husband became the third Bishop of the Diocese, subsequently serving for ten years as the Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Jos. Gloria and her husband have six adult children.
The family are not strangers to persecution: as a young couple, their vicarage and church was burnt down in 1987; in Jos they suffered horrendous attacks from hired assassins, but to the glory of God their ministry has not been shaken and has gone from strength to strength.
Gloria has a passion for working with women and children. As a young pastor’s wife, she began the Girls’ Guild, which has now spread over many dioceses. For over 25 years she has been Diocesan President of the Mothers’ Union, Women’s Guild and Girls’ Guild, and is also the Provincial Trainer for the Mothers’ Union. She is an experienced teacher and has led many retreats, particularly for pastors’ and for bishops’ wives.
She has a deep concern for orphans and vulnerable children and she and her husband now have fifty such children living with them. She also began the Zambiri Outreach and Child Care Centre, with a school which has now grown into a primary and secondary school with over 400 pupils – all of whom receive free education, free feeding, uniform, and medical care. Her life story can be read in ‘Gloria! The Archbishops Wife’ by Abidemi Sanusi (Hippo Books).
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Dr (Mrs) Gloria Kwashi
Dr (Mrs) Gloria Ladi Kwashi is the wife of the present Bishop of Jos, Benjamin Argak Kwashi. They married in 1983 and served in both rural and urban churches before moving to Jos in 1992 when her husband became the third Bishop of the Diocese, subsequently serving for ten years as the Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Jos. Gloria and her husband have six adult children.
The family are not strangers to persecution: as a young couple, their vicarage and church was burnt down in 1987; in Jos they suffered horrendous attacks from hired assassins, but to the glory of God their ministry has not been shaken and has gone from strength to strength.
Gloria has a passion for working with women and children. As a young pastor’s wife, she began the Girls’ Guild, which has now spread over many dioceses. For over 25 years she has been Diocesan President of the Mothers’ Union, Women’s Guild and Girls’ Guild, and is also the Provincial Trainer for the Mothers’ Union. She is an experienced teacher and has led many retreats, particularly for pastors’ and for bishops’ wives.
She has a deep concern for orphans and vulnerable children and she and her husband now have fifty such children living with them. She also began the Zambiri Outreach and Child Care Centre, with a school which has now grown into a primary and secondary school with over 400 pupils – all of whom receive free education, free feeding, uniform, and medical care. Her life story can be read in ‘Gloria! The Archbishops Wife’ by Abidemi Sanusi (Hippo Books).