Governance and leadership
The Endowment Fund has been established by the Council of Bishops in 2014. It is governed by a Board of up to 18 members. Of the members, four are from Africa, one from the Philippines, one from Europe, and five from the USA, all elected by the Council of Bishops. In addition, one senior staff from Global Ministries and one from Higher Education and Ministries, named by its general agency are members of the Board. The Board may add to these 13 members up to five additional members for expertise.
The Board is accountable and reports to the Council of Bishops regarding its activities and performance. It is amenable to the General Council on Finance and Administration in the conduct of the financial and administrative responsibilities. All endowments are held and invested with Wespath. You may find the initial resolution of the Council of Bishops for creating the Endowment Fund here.
Board members include:
Bishop Patrick Ph. Streiff (retired), chairperson, Switzerland, Europe
Neil Alexander, vice-chairperson, President/Publisher emeritus, The UM Publishing House, USA
Bishop David Bard, Michigan, USA
Greg Bergquist, (retired) General Secretary, Higher Education and Ministry, USA
Dale Jones, Managing Director, Church Relations, Wespath, USA
Frido Kingolenge, Senior Staff, Global Ministries, USA
Bishop Daniel Lunge - Congo
Christopher Neyor, Monrovia, Liberia
Minnis Ridenour, Executive Vice President and COO emeritus, Virginia Tech, USA
Eduardo Sebastiao – Angola
Jovito Sermonia, Jr. - Philippines
Resource documents for download:
Documents in English
Special Fund Professors in Methodism
Giving Circles with Stead Challenge
Donor Intent Form - Individual or Institution
Donor Intent Form - Giving Circle
Documents en francais
Coming soon
Documentos em português
Coming soon