Rev. Dr. Davidson Chifungo

                         Rev. Chifungo is the National Director for Veritas College and Coordinator for Y-Malawi. He is a former General Secretary of CCAP Nkhoma Synod. He has earned Masters and Doctoral degrees in Practical Theology from Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

Rev. Mwawi Chilongozi

                         Rev. Chilongozi serves as the Secretary-General of CCAP’s General Assembly and Parish Minister of Thanthwe CCAP. She earned a Masters’ in Practical Theology from Stellenbosch Univ., South Africa.

Rev. Dr. Billy Gama

                         Rev. Gama serves as the General Secretary of CCAP Blantyre Synod. He has earned degrees in Theology from Zomba College and the  University of Malawi. His masters and doctoral degrees are from the University of Fort Hare in South Africa. He previously served as the Advisor to the President of Malawi on Religious Affairs.

Rev. Vasco Kachipapa

                         Rev. Kachipapa serves as the General Secretary of CCAP Nkhoma                         Synod. He previously served as Nkhoma Synod Moderator.

Rev. Biswick Nkhoma

                         Rev. Nkhoma serves as Moderator of CCAP’s General Assembly as well as Moderator of CCAP Nkhoma Synod.  He earned Bachelor of Divinity degree, Post Graduate Diploma in theology, and Bible Translation Certificate (obtained in 2013 at Hebrew University of Jerusalem).

Rev. William Tembo

                         Rev. Tembo serves as the General Secretary of CCAP Livingstonia Synod. He earned his Bachelors’ of Divinity at Zomba Theological College and Masters of Ministry from Minnesota School of Theology. Rev. Tembo has served as Pastor in several congregations In Livingstonia Synod including St. Andrews CCAP in Mzuzu.

Rev. Cheryl Barnes

                         Rev. Barnes is a mission co-worker serving as education facilitator in the CCAP General Assembly office in Lilongwe. She has an MDiv Degree from Columbia Theological Seminary and previously taught special education and worked in early childhood education.

Rev. Paula Cooper

                         As regional liaison for East Central Africa, Rev. Cooper facilitates PC(USA) relationships with partner churches and institutions in Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia. She earned her M.Div and  Master’s in Sacred Theology from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.  In addition to mission work, Rev. Cooper has served as a hospice chaplain and designated pastor.

Rev. Jeremy Garbat-Welch

                         Rev. Garbat-Welch serves as facilitator for the CCAP chaplain training program. He earned M.Div. and M.A. degrees at Asbury Theological Seminary. He has served as a hospital chaplain and done volunteer mission work in Cameroon.

Luta Garbat-Welch

                         Ms. Garbat-Welch works to support the implementation of Community Health Evangelism (CHE) programs within the CCAP.  She grew up in Africa as the daughter of mission co-workers. She has a Masters in Public Health and has worked in several private and                          government health care positions in the US.

Rev. Janet Guyer

                         Rev. Guyer addresses poverty and gender equity issues as Program Associate with CCAP’s Livingstonia Synod Women’s Guild in northern Malawi.  She has an MDiv. from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary as well as MA in Social Work.  She grew up and served in Thailand before moving to Africa in 2002 to work on HIV/AIDS prevention.

Rev. Tyler Holm

                         Rev. Holm serves as a lecturer of systematic theology and church history in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Livingstonia. He has served in Malawi since 2012. Rev. Holm earned an M.A. in Theology at Whitworth Univ. and an MDiv. at Fuller Seminary.

Bill McConnell

                         Mr. McConnell has served as a Mission Engagement Advisor for PC(USA) in Louisville, KY since 2016. He has been executive director of the Presbyterian Association of Musicians since 2012. Previously, he chaired the music department at St. Andrews Presbyterian University for eight years.

Dr. Doug Tilton

Rev. Brian Kamwendo

                        Rev. Kamwendo serves as Special Advisor for Religious Affairs to the President of Malawi. He was previously Deputy General Secretary of CCAP Nkhoma Synod. 

Dr. Kisu Simwaka

                         Dr. Simwaka serves as the Director, Economic Policy and Research at the Reserve Bank of Malawi. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.         He has previously served as a Visiting Scholar at the IMF and Oxford University.

Rev. Karen Berns

                          Rev. Berns served as a career Associate Pastor in three PCUSA churches over 30 years, one in Pittsburgh and two in Southern California, focusing on spiritual formation, mission and outreach, evangelism and social justice.  She has co-led transformational mission trips to Malawi, Kenya and Ethiopia.

Rev. Rob Erickson

                         Rev. Erickson is Pastor at Heritage Presbyterian Church in Alexandria, Va. He holds the MDiv. And DMin. degrees from Princeton Seminary. He has traveled extensively in mission, including to Malawi where Heritage has a congregational partnership.

Rev. Judy Henderson

                         Rev. Henderson is a retired Presbyterian minister and graduate of Austin Theological Seminary. She has taught at the University of Livingstonia and helped create partnerships between this school, Miami University and Austin Theological Seminary.

Hussein Latif

                         Mr. Latif is a Lecturer in Theology at Nkhoma University and Partnership Coordinator for First Presbyterian Church of Plymouth, MI and Mtenthera CCAP. He has earned Bachelors and Masters degrees in Christian education and leadership at African Bible College in Malawi.

Rev. Kathy Lee-Cornell

                         Rev. Lee-Cornell serves as Associate Pastor-Mission & Outreach at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church in Dallas, TX. She earned an MDiv at Austin Theological Seminary and a Masters in Social Work from University of Texas. At PHPC, she is engaged in their partnerships in Malawi, as well as all mission outreach in Dallas and  beyond.

Rev. Dr. Marilyn Manning

                         Rev. Manning is a retired Presbyterian minister who served churches throughout the US. She earned her MDiv from Union Seminary and her doctorate from Fuller Seminary.  She has led many trips to Malawi and actively serves on the Board of Ministry of Hope.