Moderator of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches
Dr. Agnes Abuom, former
She obtained a PhD in missiology for her thesis, "The Role of NGOs in Development". Upon her return to Kenya in 1989, she was imprisoned for her opposition to President Daniel arap Moi.
1999-2006: She became the African President of the World Council of Churches. She also worked with the All Africa Conference of Churches, the African Council of Religious Leaders (ACRL), Religions for Peace, and the National Council of Churches of Kenya.
She was involved in peace-building efforts in the Horn of Africa and other places.
In November 2013, she was unanimously elected moderator of the WCC Central Committee at the organization’s assembly in Busan, South Korea. She was the first woman and the first African to hold this position.
She died in May 2023.
