Minister Mary Edwards' Profile, Founder Widows With
Wisdom
** Book Coach/Editor
** International Author & Speaker
** Author of Ponderings from the Heart of Mary
** Founder & President, His Lovely Wife Ministries
** Co-Founder of Joy of Jesus Ministries, Inc.
** Founder & President of Widows With Wisdom
** Founder of The Called And
Ready Writers
** Recipient of the 107th Point
of Light Award by President George Bush Sr.
** Only Detroiter in 1st Chicken Soup for the African American Soul book
** Listed in "Who's Who In Black Detroit"
** Voted "One of the Most Influential African American Women in Metropolitan
Detroit
** Recipient of the 1992 "Others" Award from The Salvation Army
** Recipient (w/late husband 2003) "Couple of the Year" Award from Evangel
Ministries
** Recipient of "Guilding Spirit" Award from Sigma Gamma Rho Society-Detroit
Chapter
Minister Mary Edwards is probably best known for her community
revitalization work alongside of her late husband Rev. Eddie K. Edwards.
Together they founded the Joy of Jesus Ministries, which is located on the
eastside of Detroit near City Airport. This work earned them the 107th Point of
Light Award from former President George W. Bush, Sr.
Minister Edwards was the founding director of Camden House,
the family life center of the ministry. As a result of this successful outreach,
she was chosen to serve as a consultant to the advisory team in our nation’s
capital commissioned to study the “Root Cause of Substance Abuse.”
In 1996, Minister Edwards retired from Joy of Jesus and began
new initiatives. These include:
• His Lovely Wife Ministries, a support group for women in
spiritual leadership
• The Called and Ready Writers, a Christian writers guild
presently consisting of over 55 active writers
• Widows With Wisdom, her latest ministry, established to help
widows make the adjustment to living alone following the loss of their spouses.
WWW is an outreach of His Lovely Wife Ministries.
She is the former radio show host of “Widows With Wisdom” on Radio Station WLQV (1500 AM).
In addition to these ministries, Minister Edwards has authored
six books and is currently working on her autobiography. Her most cherished book
is titled, “Ponderings From the Heart of Mary.” Her late husband, Rev. Eddie K.
Edwards, painted the cover. A significant testimony from her autobiography
appears in the very first “Chicken Soup for the African American Soul book
released on September 16, 2004. She is an international author and speaker.
Minister Edwards is the mother of two sons, four
grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. You will often hear her quote the
scripture from Prov. 13:22, “A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s
children; and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.”
Minister Edwards believes in leaving a legacy behind.
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