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
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Regional Coordinator: West Africa
Joyce Boham
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Coordinator: Ghana
Hajia Fatimatu Sulemanu
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Coordinator: Nigeria
Mrs Gloria Ayantayo
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Coordinator: Cameroon
Rev Dr Tabe Jennet otob Epse Benoni-Wang
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Research Coordinator: Nigeria
Mrs Oba Eduviere Osamemen Osaze
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Research Coordinator: Cameroon
Rev Marceline Lambiv Yele
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Research Coordinator: Ghana
Very Rev Dr Mark S. Aidoo
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Research Coordinator: Ghana
Rev Dr Mrs Grace Sintim Adasi
East African Region
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Coordinator: East Africa
Prof Esther Mombo
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Coordinator: Kenya
Dr Telesia Musili
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Executive Member: Kenya
Rev Catherine Njagi
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Circle Secretary: Kenya
Dr Edith Kayeli
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Executive Member: Kenya
The Rev Lydia Chemei
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Circle Secretary: Rwanda
Rev Mukamakuza Therese
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Circle Treasurer: Kenya
Rev Pauline Wanjiru Njiru
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Executive Member: Kenya
Dr Mary Wanjiku Kahura
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Circle Treasurer: Rwanda
Rev Berthe Nyiransabimana
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Head of Research: Kenya
Rev Bishop Dr Angeline Savala
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Executive Member: Kenya
The Rev Schola Kiilu
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Circle Coordinator: Rwanda
Rev Dr Muke Nagaju
 Southern Africa Region
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Circle Coordinator: South Africa
Rev. Dr. Peggy Mulambya-Kabonde
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Circle Coordinator: Zambia
Theresa Nanyangwe
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Circle Coordinator: Tanzania
Faith Lugazia
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Circle Coordinator: South Africa
Dr. Funlola Olojede
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Circle Coordinator: Malawi
Gertrude Kapuma
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Circle Coordinator: Botswana
Ms. Malebogo Kgalemang
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Circle Coordinator: Zimbabwe
Dr. Sophia Chirongoma
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Circle Coordinator: Mozambique
Zelda Cossa
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Circle Coordinator: Lesotho
Paul Leshota