Local and Regional Ecumenism Committee

The NCC Local and Regional Ecumenism Committee includes representatives from local, regional, and national ecumenical and interfaith communities. It reports to the NCC Governing Board and is charged to facilitate relationships among and between local, regional, and national expressions of the ecumenical movement in the United States.

LRE Committee Members

Chairs

The Rev. Dr. Angelique K. Walker-Smith* (Chair)
Executive Director, The Church Federation of Greater Indianapolis
Ecumenical Officer, National Baptist Convention USA, Inc.
The National Baptist Convention USA, Inc.

The Rev. David Baak (Honorary Chair)
Director (Retired)
Grand Rapids Area Center for Ecumenism
The Reformed Church in America

Members

The Rev. José Luis Casal*
General Missioner, Tres Rios Presbytery
Secretary, National Council of Churches
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

The Rev. Stephen J. Copley
Executive Director
Arkansas Interfaith Conference
The United Methodist Church

The Rev. Robyn Fickes
NewFire Network Local Ecumenism and Outreach Team
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

The Rev. Dr. Arlene W. Gordon
Executive Presbyter (Honorably Retired)
Presbytery of Tropical Florida
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

The Rev. Dr. Donald B. Green
Executive Director
Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

The Rev. Darryn Hewson
Ecumenical Representative
Pacific Northwest Conference, The United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church

Mr. Stan C. Kimer
President, North Carolina Council of Churches
Chair, Ecumenical and Inter-religious Team; MCC Churches
The Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches

Ms. Marilyn P. Mecham
Executive
Interchurch Ministries of Nebraska
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

The Rev. Christopher B. Morton
Executive Director
Associated Ministries
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Father Tom Orians, SA
Associate Director
Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute
The Catholic Church

The Rev. Ronald C. Quay
Board Member, National Association of Ecumenical and Interreligious Staff
Executive Director, Churches United of the Quad City Area
American Baptist Churches in the USA

The Rev. Dr. Stephen J. Sidorak Jr.*
General Secretary
General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious
Concerns (GCCUIC), The United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church

The Rev. Dr. Brenda J. Stiers
Executive (Retired)
Council of Churches and Synagogues of Lower Fairfield County (CT)
The United Church of Christ

The Rev. Rebecca J. Tollefson
Executive Director
Ohio Council of Churches
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Ms. Alice R. Webley*
Clinical Nurse Manager
Sentara Healthcare
The Episcopal Church (USA)

Ex-Officio Members

NCC President
The Rev. Canon Peg Chemberlin*
President, National Council of Churches
Executive Director, Minnesota Council of Churches
The Moravian Church in North America

NAEIS President
The Rev. Carlos L. Malavé
Associate for Ecumenical Relations, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
President, National Association of Ecumenical & Interreligious Staff (NAEIS)
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Liaisons

NCC Faith & Order Commission Liaison
The Rev. Dr. Ray F. Kibler III
Chair, Faith and Order Commission
Southern California Ecumenical Council
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

CADEIO Liaison
Father Joe W. Witmer
Member, Executive Board
Catholic Association of Diocesan Ecumenical
and Interreligious Officers (CADEIO)
The Catholic Church

NCC Immigration Task Force Liaison
Mr. David A. Leslie
Chair, NCC Immigration Task Force
Executive Director, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

NCC Staff

The Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon*
General Secretary
National Council of Churches
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Mr. Ammon S. Ripple
Liaison for Local and Regional Ecumenism
National Council of Churches
The United Church of Christ

*Member of NCC Governing Board

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