Beverly LaHaye, founder of Concerned Women for America, dead at 94

Beverly LaHaye, nan woman of nan late evangelist Tim LaHaye and laminitis of Concerned Women for America (CWA), which describes itself arsenic "the nation’s largest nationalist argumentation women’s organization," has passed distant astatine nan property of 94. 

CWA announced LaHaye died Sunday aft forming nan statement 45 years agone successful "response to nan feminist activity of nan clip that she believed did not speak for nan mostly of American women." 

"Mrs. LaHaye championed nan forgotten women of this country, whose voices were not being heard successful Washington and successful nan culture," Penny Nance, CEO and president of CWA, said successful a statement. "Her life is simply a testament to nan effect 1 female pinch a imagination and ngo tin person connected nan people of history." 

The CWA said LaHaye "testified earlier Congress connected aggregate occasions against abortion and policies that dismantle nan family and Christian values" and "worked intimately pinch presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush arsenic good arsenic Members of Congress complete nan years." 

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Beverly LeHaye, right, died Sunday, April 14 astatine nan property of 94. (Concerned Women for America)

LaHaye was calved successful Detroit successful 1929 and joined ministerial student Tim LaHaye – a World War II Army Air Force seasoned – a twelvemonth aft gathering him astatine Bob Jones University. 

The mates had 3 children earlier relocating to San Diego successful 1956 to statesman their ministry astatine nan Scott Memorial Baptist Church, according to her obituary. 

"During that clip of life Beverly had nan opportunity to perceive from a well-known Christian speaker who taught connected nan value of being filled pinch nan Holy Spirit. She was introduced to nan conception that stepping successful nan Spirit meant afloat dependence connected Christ, nary matter what she was called to do," it said. "She was challenged to perpetrate each aspects of her life … her marriage, her parenting, her fears, and her insecurities, into nan hands of her Savior. This school changed her world." 

LaHaye launched CWA successful 1979, which nan obituary says, "began arsenic a section interest, but wrong 2 years, it had grown to go a nationalist statement aimed astatine protecting and promoting Biblical and law principles done prayer, education, and advocacy." 

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Former President Trump delivers a reside astatine nan Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee's 2023 Leadership Summit successful Washington, D.C., connected Sept. 15, 2023. (Reuters/Leah Millis)

In 1985, nan CWA moved its office to Washington, D.C. and "Beverly’s increasing power successful nan blimpish movement, arsenic good arsenic Republicans holding a mostly spot successful office, led to LaHaye’s prominence during nan presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush," it said. 

"She regularly testified successful legislature hearings, including Supreme Court information hearings for Antonin Scalia, Robert Bork, and Clarence Thomas," it added. 

The CWA now has chapters successful astir each state, and LaHaye – who has authored and co-authored respective books and has received honors including nan Southern Baptist Convention’s Religious Freedom Award – retired from her domiciled arsenic president successful 2006. 

Penny Nance, CEO of Concerned Women for America, speaks successful beforehand of a group of anti-abortion activists celebrating nan U.S. Supreme Court's ruling striking down a Massachusetts rule that mandated a protective buffer area astir abortion clinics connected June 26, 2014. (Reuters/Jim Bourg )

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"Well into her eighties, Beverly still loved to beryllium a sound successful nan origin and to amended early generations of Christian activists," her obituary says.