Anglican Bishop Datuk Danald Jute elected new chairman of Association of Churches in Sarawak (ACS)

Delegates of the 7th Biennial General Meeting of Association of Churches in Sarawak, with the Right Rev Bishop Datuk Danald Jute, Most Rev Archbishop Dr Simon Poh and Right Rev Bishop Dr Lau Hui Ming, seated in the middle front row.

KUCHING Themed ‘Holy Spirit Make Us One’, the Association of Churches in Sarawak held its 7th Biennial General Meeting on 25 March 2023 at 7.00 pm at CEWC.

The meeting was attended by Heads and delegates of member churches in Sarawak as well as branch representatives from Kuching, Samarahan, Serian, Sri Aman, Betong, Sarikei, Bintangor, Kapit, Sibu, Mukah, Bintulu, Miri and Limbang.

The agenda was to accept the Minutes of the 6th Biennial General Meeting which was held on 20 March 2021 via zoom; Adoption of the 2021-2022 ACS Biennial Report and Audited Accounts; 2023-2024 Budget; Reports from Branches, Ministries, Associate Members, the election of office bearers for the term 2023-2025 and to transact the proposed amendment to the existing ACS Constitution and other resolutions related to the amendment.

The newly elected office bearers for 2023 – 2025 are as follows:-

Chairman : Bishop Datuk Danald Jute (Anglican)
Deputy Chairman : Bishop Dr Lau Hui Ming (Methodist-SCAC)
Vice Chairman : Mr Peter Wong Hung Huang (Roman Catholic)
Honorary Secretary : Elder Ambrose Linang (Seventh Day Adventist)
Honorary Treasurer : Mr Ronnie Hii Ru Wei (Methodist-SCAC)
Committee Members :

Elected Members

  1. Pastor Andrew Ganya Sagir (Seventh Day Adventist)
  2. Mr Redit Robet (Anglican Church)
  3. Mr Harry Pudun (BEM/SIB)
  4. Mr Stanley Nyitar (Methodist-SIAC)
  5. Ms Bernadine Sammy (Roman Catholic)

Heads of Member Churches

  1. Archbishop Dr Simon Poh (Roman Catholic)
  2. Rev Bina Agong (BEM/SIB)
  3. Bishop Bonnie Sedau (Methodist-SIAC)
  4. Pastor Semilee Tajau (SDA)
  5. Captain Carmen Ng (Salvation Army)

Board of Trustees :

  1. Bishop Datuk Danald Jute (Anglican)
  2. Archbishop Dr Simon Poh (Roman Catholic)
  3. Bishop Dr Lau Hui Ming (Methodist-SCAC)

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