Elder Gale LeGrand Williams is a native of Norfolk, Virginia. Elder Williams gave her life to Christ at the age of 13 as a member of Mt. Zion Holiness Church in Norfolk, VA. She attended Delaware State College and majored in Business Administration and later received a Masters Certificate in Government Contracting from George Washington University. Elder Williams was a 27 year dedicated civil servant in the United States Department of the Navy and served as an Unlimited Warranted Navy Contracting Officer responsible for the negotiation and execution of multi-million dollar contracts for fifteen of her twenty-seven years of service. Her career path led her to various acquisition and information technology management positions with the Navy. She retired in February 2005 as the Deputy Special Assistant for Information Management/Information Technology for the Chief of Naval Personnel in Washington, DC where she was responsible for the successful development and operations of computer systems for Navy Personnel Organizations worldwide. During her career she was also selected by the Department of the Navy for a special appointment to work at the United States Senate as a legislative fellow for Senator Carl Levin, in 1997 and served as his personal staffer for Senate Hearings and other congressional sessions. Elder Williams received the prestigious Superior Civilian Service Award from the Department of the Navy upon retirement. Elder Williams' desire is "to give back to God that which He has given to her."
Elder Williams became a member of Jerusalem Holy Church in Richmond, Virginia in September 1991 and was ordained and installed to the office of Elder of the International Christian Ministries in August 1997. Elder Williams faithfully traveled weekly to church in Richmond from Virginia Beach, Virginia from 1991 until 1994 and from Woodbridge, Virginia to Richmond from 1994 until 1998 when she married and agreed to worship in a local church with her husband, Ronald. Elder Williams has remained loyal to New Jerusalem International Christian Ministries and International Christian Ministries, Inc., through service, fellowship, worship, gifts and offerings. Elder Williams serves in ministry at New Jerusalem International Christian Ministries Corporate Offices and continues to travel one day each week to Richmond to fulfill her duties and serves as Executive Administrator of the International Christian Ministries, Incorporated.
In 2005 Elder Williams became the President of Entrusted Connections, Incorporated an information technology/information management consulting company. She also established Entrusted Connections Ministry in 2007. Entrusted Connections Ministry (ECM) is not a "church" and does not have a regularly scheduled assembling of people in one central location, it is an organization developed to support the community as well as educate, strengthen and encourage the Body of Christ through collaborative events and efforts. The banner for ECM is "Shaping the Future Through Divine Design."
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