Executive Committee (2017-2023)

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The Executive Committee shall be accountable to the Council and shall:

Provide oversight of the Communion Office based on reports from the General Secretary;
Provide oversight of the budget and resource management;
Ensure that operations are in line with the Council decisions and the LWF Strategy;
Conduct performance reviews of the General Secretary;
Be the appointing authority for department directors;
Serve as the LWF Personnel Committee and Board of Trustees;
Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Council.

President

Vice-Presidents

Committee Chairpersons

MUSA, Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus, Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (NIGERIA)

Africa: ADA EPSE MAINA, Rev. Dr Jeannette, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cameroon (CAMEROON)
Asia: SUMBAYAK, Ms Desri Maria, The Indonesian Christian Church (INDONESIA)
Central Eastern Europe: VIILMA, Archbishop Urmas, Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (ESTONIA)
Central Western Europe: KLEIST, Pröpstin Astrid, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany (GERMANY)
Nordic Countries: JACKELÉN, Archbishop Dr Antje, Church of Sweden (SWEDEN)
Latin America and the Caribbean: FRIEDRICH, Rev. Dr Nestor Paulo, Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil (BRAZIL)
North America: EATON, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (USA)

Finance Committee: MIRGELER, Oberkirchenrat Olaf Johannes, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany (GERMANY)
Committee for Advocacy and Public Voice: ADA EPSE MAINA, Rev. Dr Jeannette, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cameroon (CAMEROON)
Committee for Communications, co-chairs: TKACH, Ms Vera, Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Russia and Other States (RUSSIAN FEDERATION), and VALERIANO, Mr Johanan Celine, Lutheran Church in the Philippines (THE PHILIPPINES)
Committee for Communion Relations: STEILMANN FRANCO, Rev. Karla M., Evangelical Church of the River Plate (PARAGUAY)
Committee for Ecumenical Relations: STEINKE, Rev. Dr Robin, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (USA)
Committee for Theology, Mission and Justice: DIBISA, Rev. Yonas Yigezu, The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (ETHIOPIA)
Committee for World Service: STUBKJÆR, Bishop Henrik, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark (DENMARK)
Standing Committee for Constitution and Membership: BORGOARY, Ms Ranjita Christi, Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church (INDIA)