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ICOMB Elects New Executive Committee


News Release - July 6, 2011

ICOMB Elects New Executive Committee

Winnipeg – An almost all-new executive committee will give leadership to the International Community of Mennonite Brethren for this next year. At its annual meeting, ICOMB representatives elected:

  • Rudi Plett, Paraguay German conference leader, to complete the Chair term to 2012, vacated by Ernesto Wiens of Brazil.
  • Yoshifumi Tanaka, Japan MB Conference leader, will be Vice Chair until 2013.
  • Ed Boschman, US MB Conference leader, repeats his term as Treasurer until 2013.
  • Heinrich Klassen, leader of the BTG conference of Germany is Secretary until 2012.
  • Outgoing vice chair, Damien Pelende of the Congo MB conference supported the new executive enthusiastically. Even though Africa is not represented in the new committee, 4 continents will be. Rudi Plett said, “My heart is strong toward ICOMB” as he considered the nomination for Chair.