Rev. Dr Angelique Walker-Smith has become the first female in history elected to the post of president of the Historic Black Church Family of Christian Churches Together (CCT). Walker-Smith is a member of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Central Committee and also a member of the WCC Commission on Ecumenical Education and Formation.
In addition, she serves as a senior associate for Pan-African and Orthodox Church Engagement at Bread for the World and as a member of the National Baptist Convention USA, Inc.
Walker-Smith became a familiar face to thousands of people who attended or watched coverage of the WCC 10th Assembly in the Republic of Korea in 2013 as she hosted a daily news video show that captured the highlights of the assembly.
CCT is a broad church fellowship in the United States, seeking to build relationships and foster unity among all the major Christian traditions. These traditions are grouped into five families: Historic Black, Catholic, Historic Protestant, Orthodox, and Evangelical-Pentecostal. There are five presidents in CCT, one for each family.
Walker-Smith serves as convenor of the Pan African Women’s Ecumenical Empowerment Network (PAWEEN) launched in November 2015 by the World Council of Churches. The network is intended to serve as a platform for academic study, spiritual reflection and action for women of African descent in all regions of the world.
Madang Live show from the WCC 10th Assembly in Busan: