WEA announces changes to International Council

The World Evangelical Alliance has announced several new appointments to its International Council for the next six years.

Rev Dr Sang-Bok David Kim was named Chairman, the position previously served by Rev Ndaba Mazabane, who will serve as Vice Chairman. Bruce Clemenger will serve as Secretary and Kenneth Artz as Treasurer.

Dr Kim from South Korea presently serves as the Chairman of the Asia Evangelical Alliance (AEA), as well as Co-chairman of the Korean World Missions Association, president of the Korean Association of Independent Churches and Missions, Chairman of Transform World Movement and is senior pastor of Hallelujah Community Church, Korea.

Rev Mazabane of South Africa, who will now serve as Vice-Chair, currently serves as President of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA), the Chairman of the International Bible Society-Send The Light (IBS-STL), Southern Africa and member of the Africa Advisory Council of IBS-STL. He is an ordained Baptist minister and was involved in church planting and pasturing for eight years. He is also the current Missions and Outreach Pastor at the Rosebank Union Church, Johannesburg in South Africa.

The newly elected Secretary, Mr Clemenger is the President of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, a group he has been with since 1992 and is in regular contact with Christian leaders as well as key policy makers from coast to coast.

Mr Artz, from the US, has been involved in numerous WEA activities since 2002 including his position as Chairman of the WEA North American Council. He serves on numerous boards and committees for a wide range of Christian, business and philanthropic organizations. Mr Artz fills the position previously served by John E Langlois.

The International Director of the WEA, Dr Geoff Tunnicliffe welcomed the new appointees.

“I am greatly encouraged by the appointment of the new International Council,” said Dr Tunnicliffe. “The members of the council have an impressive depth of experience, leadership expertise and ministry skills. I look forward to working with this global team as we seek to serve the worldwide community of evangelical Christians.”