Wisconsin Council of Churches : Board of Directors

The Wisconsin Council of Churches is accountable to its member churches through a Board of Directors made up of clergy and lay representatives from each member judicatory which meets annually. Observers and associate members have one representative each with voice but no vote. The Executive Council, consisting of 10 members selected by the Board, is the chief governing body of the Council between annual Board meetings.

The functions of the Board of Directors include the following:

to serve as the highest governing authority of the Wisconsin Council of Churches
to determine the organization's vision, mission, goals and policies
to authorize the Task Forces, Commissions, and Committees deemed necessary to carry out the Council's mission
to authorize the establishment of Ecumenical Partnerships and ensure that they operate in accordance with Council policies
to make Public Statements in the name of the Wisconsin Council of Churches and to oversee the Public Policy and Corporate Social Responsibility work of the Council

WCC OFFICERS 2007

President: The Rev. Dr. Lucille Rupe, Executive Presbyter, Winnebago Presbytery, Presbyterian Church (USA).

Vice-President: Bishop James A. Justman, East Central Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Secretary: The Rev. Jane Follmer Zekoff, Director of Ministry and Outreach, Wisconsin Annual Conference, United Methodist Church.

Treasurer: Dr. Robert Bock, Wisconsin Conference, United Church of Christ.

Immediate Past-President: The Rt. Rev. Russell Jacobus, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac.

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