Founder and Coordinators
Mercy Amba Ewudziwa was born to Revd. and Mrs Yamoah at Asamankese, Ghana, in 1933 during the harvest season. She was educated in Methodist Schools at Asamankese, Achinakrom, Effiduase and Mmofraturo, Kumasi. She went to Achimota School and then to Kumasi College of Technology for teacher training. She studied Theology at the University of Ghana and Cambridge University, UK. She is a certified teacher who has taught in several schools in Ghana and Nigeria. In 1968, she married Modupe Oduyoye, a Nigerian Christian publisher.
Mercy is the first woman in Africa to obtain a University degree in Theology and with this training, she taught at several Universities in Africa – Ibadan, Cape Town and Nairobi. She has served as a visiting Professor in the Netherlands, South Africa and the USA. In the USA, she also taught classes and gave talks in institutions such as San Francisco Theological Seminary, Union Theological Seminary, Harvard, Princeton, Yale and many other Theological institutions as a commencement speaker.
West African Region

Regional Coordinator: West Africa
Joyce Boham

Coordinator: Ghana
Hajia Fatimatu Sulemanu

Coordinator: Nigeria
Mrs Gloria Ayantayo

Coordinator: Cameroon
Rev Dr Tabe Jennet otob Epse Benoni-Wang

Research Coordinator: Nigeria
Mrs Oba Eduviere Osamemen Osaze

Research Coordinator: Cameroon
Rev Marceline Lambiv Yele

Research Coordinator: Ghana
Very Rev Dr Mark S. Aidoo

Research Coordinator: Ghana
Rev Dr Mrs Grace Sintim Adasi
East African Region

Coordinator: East Africa
Prof Esther Mombo

Coordinator: Kenya
Dr Telesia Musili

Executive Member: Kenya
Rev Catherine Njagi

Circle Secretary: Kenya
Dr Edith Kayeli

Executive Member: Kenya
The Rev Lydia Chemei

Circle Secretary: Rwanda
Rev Mukamakuza Therese

Circle Treasurer: Kenya
Rev Pauline Wanjiru Njiru

Executive Member: Kenya
Dr Mary Wanjiku Kahura

Circle Treasurer: Rwanda
Rev Berthe Nyiransabimana

Head of Research: Kenya
Rev Bishop Dr Angeline Savala

Executive Member: Kenya
The Rev Schola Kiilu

Circle Coordinator: Rwanda
Rev Dr Muke Nagaju
Southern Africa Region

Circle Coordinator: South Africa
Rev. Dr. Peggy Mulambya-Kabonde

Circle Coordinator: Zambia
Theresa Nanyangwe

Circle Coordinator: Tanzania
Faith Lugazia

Circle Coordinator: South Africa
Dr. Funlola Olojede

Circle Coordinator: Malawi
Gertrude Kapuma

Circle Coordinator: Botswana
Ms. Malebogo Kgalemang

Circle Coordinator: Zimbabwe
Dr. Sophia Chirongoma

Circle Coordinator: Mozambique
Zelda Cossa

Circle Coordinator: Lesotho
Paul Leshota