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WHEREAS, Lola M. Thorpe arrived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1968 to serve as co-pastor with her husband, the late Bishop Eugene M. Thorpe, Sr., when he founded and pastored a new church in March of 1973; and,
WHEREAS, having served more than 40 years as a co-pastor, Evangelist Thorpe worked diligently on a vast array of projects that were given to her, including an interdenominational Prayer Luncheon, a married women's group and the "Women Out Working" conference, just to name a few; and,
WHEREAS, on Saturday, November 1, 2008, "Pastor Lola," as she is affectionately called, received her Doctorate of Divinity from the North Carolina College of Theology; and,
WHEREAS, Pastor Lola has rightfully received recognition from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review as one of Pittsburgh's 2011 Women of Excellence award recipients, as well as from the Baptist Minister's Conference of Pittsburgh for the Pittsburgh Circle of Courage Award; and
WHEREAS, as a mother of six children, grandmother of eighteen and great-grandmother of five, Pastor Lola has touched thousands by her life and ministry throughout the country and other parts of the world;
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare September 14, 2013 to be "Dr. Lola M. Thorpe Day" in the City of Pittsburgh.