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Officers and Members of the Commission, 2008-2011

Dr. Miriam J. Burnett (African Methodist Episcopal Church), Chair
Marietta, GA   mjbamehealth@yahoo.com

Rev. Christopher Bender (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese), Vice-Chair
Aliquippa, PA  frchbender@verizon.net

African Methodist Episcopal Church
The Rev. Dr. Miriam J. Burnett,  PO Box 669934, Marietta, GA 30066
Ans Svc: (888) 342-6001;  Fax: (888) 342-6001;  E-mail: mjbamehealth@yahoo.com;  mjbchcamec@yahoo.com

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
The Rev. Michael Nelson. 3319 Burlingame, Detroit, MI  48206-3113
Phone:  (313) 714-1154; E-mail:  msn521@hotmail.com
Dr. Myrtle Bowen, 12006 Othman Court, Ft. Washington, MD 20744
Phone:  (704) 334-3782; E-mail: prayermin@aol.com  
The Rev. Dr. Dwayne A. Walker, 401 N. McDowell, Charlotte, NC  28204
Phone:  (704) 334-3782; E-mail:  dwayneawalker@aol.com

Alliance of Baptists
Ms. Carol Blythe, 302 Waterford Road, Silver Spring, MD  20901
Phone:  (301) 681-7569; E-mail: Blythe-Goodman@comcast.net

American Baptist Churches, USA
Mr. Curtis Ramsey-Lucas, ABCUSA Office of Governmental Relations, 200 Maryland Avenue, NE, Washington, DC  20002
Phone: (202) 544-3400; Fax: (202) 544-0277; E-mail: curtis.ramseylucas@abc-usa.org

Apostolic Catholic Church
Mr. Desmond Bratton, 7707 Gulf Court, Temple Terrace, FL 33637
Phone (305) 890-8935; E-mail: desibratton@rocketmail.com

Armenian Church of America
Natasha N. Aljalian, Esq., 6 Langdon Avenue, Watertown, MA  02472
Phone: (617) 924-1792; E-mail: aljalian@comcast.net

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
The Rev. Sara Critchfield, 11215 Oak Leaf Drive #506, Silver Spring, MD  20901
Phone:  (202) 543-1517;  E-mail:  critchfs@ucc.org 
The Rev. Ken Brooker Langston,  Disciples Center for Public Witness; and Disciples Advocacy and Witness Network
of the Christian Church Capital Area, 1040 Harbor Drive, Annapolis, MD 21403
Phone: (410) 212-7964 or (202) 797-0113;Fax: (443) 782-0273; Email: revkenbl@comcast.net or disciplesjustice@comcast.net

Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Bishop Henry M. Williamson, 3844 W. Slauson Avenue #1, Los Angeles, CA  90043
Phone:  (323) 294-3830; Fax: (323) 294-4167; E-mail: HWillia531@aol.com

Church of the Brethren
Dr. Larry Ulrich, 600 Rochdale Circle, Lombard IL 60148
Phone: (630) 620-4044; Email: lnulrich@comcast.net

Coptic Orthodox Church in North America
Ms. Amy Ekdawi, 9510 Babson Court, Fairfax, Va 22032
Phone: (703) 641-8910; Email: ekdawi@msn.com  

The Episcopal Church
Mrs. Martha A. Gardner, 12 Bowdoin Street, Maplewood, NJ 07040.
Phone: (973) 378-5938; E-mail: mgardner25@comcast.net
Ms. Sheila Sims, 1521 Trestle Glen Road, Oakland, CA  94610
Phone: (510) 893-8630; E-mail: scsims99@aol.com

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Mr. Andrew Genszler, 122 C Street N.W., Suite 125, Washington, DC  20001
Phone:  (202) 783-7507; E-mail: andrew.genszler@elca.org

Friends General Conference
Ms. Dorothy Day, 14B President Avenue, Rutledge, PA 19070
Phone:  (215) 241-7250; Email: daydo@earlham.edu

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Rev. Christopher Bender, Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church, 2111 Davidson Street, Aliquippa, PA 15001
Phone: (724) 374-5341;  Email:  frchbender@verizon.net

International Council of Community Churches
The Rev. Joseph Sellepack, 30 Chestnut Street, Binghamton, NY  13905
Phone:  (607) 651-8275; E-mail:  jsellepack@stny.rr.com  

American Diocese of the Malankara  Orthodox Syrian Church
His Grace Zachariah Mar Nicholovos, Asst. Metropolitan, 80-34 Commonwealth Blvd., Beellrose, NY 11426
Phone: (718) 470-9844; Email: thirumeni@aol.com  

The Mar Thoma Church
Mr. Mathew P. George, 415 Horton Highway, Mineola, NY  11501
Phone:  (516) 742-3686; E-mail: pmathewgeorge@yahoo.com  

Moravian Church
Ms. Blondel A. Jones-Grant, 601 St. Lawrence Avenue, Bronx, NY 10473
Phone:  (718) 542-9645; Email:  mbabjg@verizon.net

Orthodox Church in America
The Very Rev. Leonid Kishkovsky, Director of External Affairs, 7 Bryant Avenue, Sea Cliff, NY  11579
Phone: (516) 671-2470; Fax:  (516) 671-2470; E-mail: leonid@oca.org  

Presbyterian Church (USA)
The Rev. Jon Chapman, PCUSA, 100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, KY  40202
Phone: (502) 569-5352; Fax: (502) 569-8329; E-mail: jon.chapman@pcusa.org
The Rev. Dr. Arlene W. Gordon, 440 E Sample Road, Suite 208, Pompano Beach, FL  33064-4440
Phone:  (954) 785-2220; E-mail: arlene@tfpby.org
The Rev. Rhashell Hunter, PCUSA,100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, KY  40202
Phone:  (502) 569-5494; Fax:   (502) 569-8329; E-mail:  rhashell.hunter@pcusa.org
Mrs. Sara Lisherness, PCUSA, 100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, KY  40202
Phone:  (502) 569-5779; E-mail: sara.lisherness@pcusa.org

Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.
Rev.  Dr. Johnny B. Hill, 1044 Alta Vista Road, Louisville, KY 40205-1798
Phone:  (502) 895-3411, x438; Email:  jhill@lpts.edu
Mrs. Arlene Tyler, 8220 Cheyenne Street, Detroit, MI  48228
Phone:  (313) 510-1385; Fax: (313) 582-0390; E-mail:  atyler.pnbcwomen@yahoo.com
The Rev. Dr. Gerald Thomas, Shiloh Baptist Church, 515-517 West 4^th Street, Plainfield, NJ 07060
Phone: (908) 754-3353; Fax: (908) 754-0622; E-mail: revgltphd@shilohplainfield.org

Reformed Church in America
The Rev. Edith B. Lenz, 2156 W. Wellington, Chicago, IL  60618
Phone: (773) 549-5025; Fax:  (773) 549-0767; E-mail: edielenz@hotmail.com  

United Church of Christ
_____________________, 700 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone: (216) 736-3712; Email:  _______@ucc.org  

United Methodist Church
Ms. Dalila Cruz, 11700 Metric Blvd. #701, Austin, TX 78758
Phone: (512) 736.5127; E-mail: cruz.dalila@gmail.com
Mr. Mark Harrison, General Board of Church and Society, 100 Maryland Avenue, NE, Washington, DC  20002
Phone: (202) 488-5645; Fax: (202) 488-5619; E-mail: mharrison@umc-gbcs.org
The Rev. Mark Calhoun, First UMC of Polson, 301 16^th Avenus E., Polson, MT  59860
Phone: (406) 883-6161; E-mail:     mcalhoun@polsonumc.org

REPRESENTATIVES OF NCC-RELATED WORKING GROUPS 

Agricultural Missions
Winston G. Carroo, Agricultural Missions, 475 Riverside Drive, Room 725, New York, NY 10115
Phone: (212) 870-2553;  Web: www.agriculturalmissions.org; Email:  wcarroo@ag-missions.org

Eco-Justice (Environmental)
Mr. John Hill,  Chair, NCC Eco-Justice Working Group; United Methodist Board of Church and Society, 100 Maryland Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002. Web: www.nccecojustice.org;   Phone: (202) 488-5654; Email: Jhill@umc-gbcs.org 

Economic Justice and Domestic Poverty
Rev. John Boonstra, 1002 Cascade Avenue, Hood River, OR 97031
Phone: (509) 493-1747; Email:  Johnboonstra@msn.com  

Ecumenical Networks
Rev. Peg Chemberlin, (NCC President, 2010-11), Exec. Director, Minnesota Council of Churches, 122 Franklin Ave, West, Suite 100,
Minneapolis, MN 55404.  Phone: (612) 870-3600; Email:  chemberlinp@mnchurches.org  

Justice for Women
Mary Streufert, Chair, NCC Justice for Women Working Group; E-mail: Mary.Streufert@elca.org ;
Inez Torres Davis, Vice-Chair; E-mail: InezTorres.Davis@elca.org :  Web: www.ncccusa.org/womensministry/

Let Justice Roll
Rev. Steve Copley, Chair, Let Justice Roll--Faith and Community Voices Against Poverty, P.O. Box 2441, Little Rock, AR  72203
PPhone: (501) 626-9220; Web: www.letjusticeroll.org;  Email: scopley@letjusticeroll.org

National Farm Workers Ministries
Ms. Virginia Nesmith, 438 Skinker Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63130
Phone:  (3314) 726-6470; Web: www.nfwm.org/;  Email:/span> vnesmith@nfwm.org 

Religious Liberty
The Rev. N.J. “Skip” L’Heureux, Jr., NCC Committee on Religious Liberty; Queens Federation of Churches, 86-17 105^th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 111418-1597;  Phone: (718) 847-6764o:p>; Email: Skip@ecunet.org  

Tirzah
Ms. Laura Everett, 14 Beacon Street #416, Boston, MA 02108
Phone:  (617) 523-2771; Email:  Laura@masscouncilofchurches.org  

This roster is current as of February 15, 2011;
Report changes to Kevin Williams, kwilliams@ncccusa.org or Dee Glover, dglover@ncccusa.org