The Governing Board reviews ecumenical life in Canada and reflects on its significance. It identifies needs and directs the affairs of the Council to express the unity which member churches desire. It discerns, coordinates and communicates the common mission of the churches, long-range planning and policy formation. It has oversight over all the bodies and activities of the Council, as well as the relationship between or among Commissions, Reference Groups, Working Groups, Committees, and Project Ploughshares.
The forum model recognizes our diversity and provides a method by which we can work together, acknowledging our unity as Christians, yet remaining faithful to the particularity of our respective traditions.
From: A Statement on Forum from the Constitution of The Canadian Council of Churches
Members of the 2021-24 Governing Board
Youth Members At-Large
- Ms. Erin Jamieson, Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Ms. Maria Roman, Coptic Orthodox Church of Canada
- Ms. Jessica Stevenson, United Church of Canada
Anglican Church of Canada
- The Ven. Alan Perry
- The Very Rev. Peter Wall
Apostolic Catholic Church of Canada
- The Rev. Fr. John Benjamin Vic Paradero, OMHS
- The Rev. Fr. Jose Mark John Jamili
Armenian Holy Apostolic Church – Canadian Diocese
- His Eminence Bishop Abgar Hovakimyan, The Primate
- The Very Rev. Archpriest Fr. Zareh Zargarian
Canadian Association for Baptist Freedoms
- The Rev. Bert Radford
Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec
- The Rev. Tim McCoy
Canadian Baptists of Western Canada
- The Rev. Rob Ogilvie
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
- The Most Rev. Bishop Gerard P. Bergie
- The Most Rev. Bishop Pierre-Olivier Tremblay
- The Rev. Fr. Jean Vézina
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada
- The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Garbin
Christian Reformed Church in North America
- Mr. Terry Veldboom
- The Rev. Dr. Michael R. Wagenman
Coptic Orthodox Church of Canada
- The Rev. Fr. Ammonius Guirguis
- The Rev. Fr. Anthony Mourad
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Canada
- The Rev. L.K. Fr. Messale Engeda
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
- The Rev. Paul Gehrs
- Ms. Emily Savage
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada
- The Very Rev. Fr. Peter J. Avgeropoulos
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church – Northeast American Diocese
- Metropolitan Zachariah Mar Nicholovos
- The Rev. Fr. Thomas P. John
Mar Thoma Syrian Church – Diocese of North America and Europe
- The Rt. Rev. Dr. Isaac Mar Philoxenos Episcopa
Mennonite Church Canada
- The Rev. Douglas Klassen
Orthodox Church in America – Archdiocese of Canada
- Dr. Paul Ladouceur
The Presbyterian Church in Canada
- The Rev. Matthew Sams
Regional Synod of Canada – Reformed Church in America
- The Rev. Marijke Strong
Religious Society of Friends – Canadian Yearly Meeting (Quakers)
- Mr. Mel Andrew Earley
The Salvation Army
- Lt. Col. Jim Champ
Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada
- The Very Rev. Fr. Alexander Laschuk
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
- Dr. Peter Kondra
- The Rt. Rev. His Grace Bishop Andriy Peshko
The United Church of Canada
- The Rev. Paula Gale
- The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Janzen-Ball
- The Rev. Martha Martin