Contact Us

Contact Us

Contact the web team at GlobalMinistriesWeb@ucc.org.
Please note we are not accepting new partnerships at this time.

Questions about giving? Contact gifts@dom.disciples.org.

Mission Co-worker Contacts: For security reasons, we are not able to publish missionary email addresses on the website. To request a missionary e-mail address, please email: serve@dom.disciples.org

Home-based Staff

Esther Adu
Program Assistant, Southern Asia Office
adue@ucc.org
216-736-3221
1300 E. 9th Street, Suite 1100
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Willy Ariste
wariste@dom.disciples.org
Program Assistant, Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean Offices
317-713-2561
PO Box 1986
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206

LaMarco Cable
Co-Executive, Global Ministries
President, Disciples Overseas Ministries
lcable@dom.disciples.org
317-713-2551
PO Box 1986
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206

Kahala Cannon
Global Relations Minister, Africa
kcannon@dom.disciples.org
317-713-2577
PO Box 1986
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206

Rebekah Choate
Minister for Global Advocacy and Education
choater@ucc.org
216-736-3208
1300 E. 9th Street, Suite 1100
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Jair Coles
Program Assistant and Database Manager, Resource Development Office
jcoles@dom.disciples.org
317-713-2555
PO Box 1986
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206

Donna Cummings
Program Assistant, International Relations
dcummings@dom.disciples.org
317-713-2567
PO Box 1986
Indianapolis, IN 46206

Derek Duncan
Global Relations Minister, East Asia and the Pacific
duncand@ucc.org
216-736-3226
1300 E. 9th Street, Suite 1100
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Trudy Ellis
Accounts Payable, Disciples Overseas Ministries
tellis@dom.disciples.org
317-713-2564
PO Box 1986
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206

Marcy Gansler
Mission Education and Communications Program Manager
ganslerm@ucc.org
216-736-3209
1300 E. 9th Street, Suite 1100
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Beth Guy
Mission Education and Communications Program Manager
bguy@dom.disciples.org
317-713-2574
PO Box 1986
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206

Sekinah Hamlin
Advocacy Consultant
shamlin@dom.disciples.org
317-713-2552
PO Box 1986
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206

Krista Johnson Weicksel
Disciples Overseas Ministries (DOM) Vice President for Administration and Programs
kmjohnson@dom.disciples.org
317-713-2566
PO Box 1986
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206

Michael Joseph
mjoseph@dom.disciples.org
Transitional Global Relations Minster, Latin America and the Caribbean 
317-713-2563
PO Box 1986
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206


Fiyori Kidane
People to People Pilgrimage Program Coordinator
fkidane@dom.disciples.org
317-713-2554
PO Box 1986
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206

Sarosh Koshy
Global Relations Minister, Southern Asia
koshys@ucc.org
216-736-3205
1300 E. 9th Street. Suite 1100
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Peter Makari
Global Relations Minister, Middle East and Europe
makarip@ucc.org
216-736-3227
1300 E. 9th Street, Suite 1100
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Brande Midgett-Crosby
Mission Education and Communications Program Associate
midgett-crosbyb@ucc.org
216-736-3212
1300 E. 9th Street, Suite 1100
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Cynthia Newman
Acting Director of Strategic Engagement and Assistant Vice President
cnewman@dom.disciples.org
317-713-2558
PO Box 1986
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206

Tammy Ooley
Associate for Finance, Disciples Overseas Ministries
tooley@dom.disciples.org
317-713-2556
PO Box 1986
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206

Amanda Osman-Balzell
Executive Assistant to the Associate General Minister
216-736-3202
osman-balzella@ucc.org
1300 E. 9th Street, Suite 1100
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Lonna Owens
Treasurer, Disciples Overseas Ministries
lowens@dhm.disciples.org
317-713-2682
PO Box 1986
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206

Shari Prestemon
Co-Executive, Global Ministries
Acting Associate General Minister, UCC
prestemons@ucc.org
216-736-3201
1300 E. 9th Street, Suite 1100
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Phyllis Richards
Program Manager, Child and Elder Sponsorship Program
richardp@ucc.org
216-736-3215
1300 E. 9th Street, Suite 1100
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

James Semmelroth Darnell
International Recruitment and Training Coordinator 
jsdarnell@dom.disciples.org
317-713-2565
PO Box 1986
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206

Special Projects
Resource Development Office
gifts@dom.disciples.org
317-713-2555
PO Box 1986
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206

Maria Smith Warren
Program Assistant, East Asia and the Pacific Office
warrenm@ucc.org
216-736-3229
1300 E. 9th Street, Suite 1100
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Viktoria (Vik) Varnado-Wooten
Executive Assistant to the President of the Disciples Overseas Ministries
vvwooten@dom.disciples.org
317-713-2576
P.O. Box 1986
Indianapolis, IN 46206

Global Ministries Board Members

Disciples Overseas Ministries Board of Directors

Dara Cobb Lewis, Charlotte, NC
Matthew Fehse, San Diego, CA
Daphne Gascot Arias, Chicago, IL
Merillat Flowers, Louisville, KY
Vinnetta Golphin-Wilkerson, Taylorsville, UT
Darla Goodrich, Crawfordsville, IN
Terri Hord-Owens (Ex-Officio), Indianapolis, IN
Jeremy Gillett, Versailles, KY
Baek Hee Kim, Indianapolis, IN
Megan Lowe, Cordova, TN
Tyler Reeve, Columbus, OH
Bernice Rivera, Beaverton, OR
Antonio Rodriguez, Sanford, FL
LaVerne Thorpe, Canal Winchester, OH
Neo Uesi, Taylorsville, UT
Christal Williams, Indianapolis, IN

United Church of Christ Representatives to CGMB

Kearstin Bailey, Fort Worth, TX
Josh Baird (Ex-Officio), Cleveland, OH
Joyce Bathke, Wentzville, MO
Charles Buck, New York, NY
Eleanore Chong, Honolulu, HI
Dan Doty, Wadsworth, OH
Sarah Drummond, New Haven, CT
Derrick Elliott, Mesa, AZ
Michael R. Fisher, Jr., Columbus, OH
Sarah Frische-Mouri Hannigan, Indianapolis, IN
Dale Ann Gray, Granville, OH
Marcia Keesee, Broken Arrow, OK
Sara Marean, Pembroke, NH
D’Angelo Smith, Chicago, IL
John Vertigan, Orlando, FL
Diane Weible, Burns, OR

International Board Members

Darshan Ambalavanar, Sri Lanka
Samer Laham, Lebanon
Joyce Larko Steiner, Ghana
Paolo Naso, Italy
Frances Nomoumou, Suva, Fiji
Nancy Romero, Tegucigalpa, Honduras