The Canadian Council of Churches has announced that Rev. Dr. James T. Christie has been elected president for the years 2006-2009. The United Church minister is currently dean of the faculty of theology at the University of Winnipeg and dean of the university's Global College. His specialty lies in inter-faith dialogue and he has extensive experience in ecumenism and global governance. Christie recently completed a three-year term as a vice president of the CCC.
Current council vice presidents are: Rev. Paul Johnson, Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rev. Dr. Marion Pardy, United Church and Rev. Pierre Voyer, Anglican Church. Don Taylor, former chief financial officer and treasurer for the Presbyterian Church, was re-elected treasurer.
Newly-elected youth members of the council's governing board are: Catholic Gillian Girodat, Armenian Orthodox Rev. Hayrik Hovhannisyan, and Anglican Natasha Klukach.
The Presbyterian Church is a member of the CCC, which is one of the broadest ecumenical councils in the world and represents approximately 85 per cent of Canada's Christians.
