Watkins and Gopp elected to ecumenical organizations’ boards

Posted on January 05, 2012

The election of female Disciples leaders to the boards of two ecumenical organizations is a reflection of the changing face of ecumenism, says the Rev. Robert K. Welsh, president of the Council on Christian Unity, the denomination's ecumenical office.

The Rev. Sharon E, Watkins, General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), begins her term in Januaru as vice president on the governing boartd of the national Council of Churcjes, while Week of Compassion's executive director, the Rev. Amy Gopp, will serve as 1st vice chairperson of the Church World Service board of directors.