Executive Committee

An Executive Committee is elected from the General Council and meets annually. Two members from each continental region are elected from the Council; a President and Vice-President are also elected by the Council. The Treasurer and General Secretary are also members of the Executive Committee.

Officers

General Secretary: César García (Colombia)
President: J. Nelson Kraybill (United States)
Vice-President: Rebecca Osiro (Kenya)
Treasurer: Sunoko Lin (United States/Indonesia)
President Elect: Henk Stenvers (Netherlands)

Africa representatives

Steven Mang’ana (Tanzania)
Samson Omondi (Kenya)

Asia/Pacific representatives

Paul Phinehas (India),
MZ Ichsanudin (Indonesia)

Caribbean, Central and South America representatives

Carlos Martínez García (Mexico)
Juan Silverio Verón Aquino (Paraguay)

Europe representatives

Alexander Neufeld (Germany)
Wieteke van der Molen (Netherlands)

North America representatives

Lisa Carr Pries (Canada)
Bill Braun (USA)

Members of the MWC Executive committee, including those outgoing and incoming, at the General Council meeting in 2018. Photo: Wilhelm Unger.

Most Recent News

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During the plague that ravaged third-century Alexandria, Bishop Cyprian tirelessly served the suffering with calm assurance that Christians find hope in Jesus Christ whether they live or die. Today, in a time of pandemic, Christian communions around the world are calling their members to take action through prayer.

Passion for service: meet Shirley Redekop

“Even with all our diversity of culture, language and practice, our Anabaptist theology draws us together as a family of faith through Christ’s love and sacrifice for us,” says Shirley Redekop. She begins a half-time role as MWC chief development officer 23 March 2020.

Do not fear: prayers for COVID-19

With Coronavirus (COVID-19) unsettling the global human family, Mennonite World Conference leaders put confidence in the living God who says, “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you” (Isaiah 41:10).

God’s call for our church and mission

“The church will slow down the work of Mennonite Central Committee,” someone told me at the 2008 MCC New Wine, New Wineskins consultative meeting in Winnipeg. “If we want to be a more effective NGO, we need to act independently from the church,” he continued.