Webinar with World Council of Churches (WCC) executive Rev Dr Mikie Roberts
During the visit of Rev Dr Mikie Roberts from the WCC with United Theological College, NCCA is pleased to host a webinar featuring a lecture and panel discussion on current developments in contextual ecumenical theology and spirituality.
Rev Dr Mikie Roberts is currently Programme Executive for Spiritual Life and Faith and Order with the World Council of Churches (WCC).
His area of expertise is liturgy, with particular emphasis on music. In his role, he is responsible for the resources of the annual Ecumenical Prayer Cycle.
When: Friday 21 March 2025, 10:00am – 12 noon AEDT (Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne time)
Where: Sydney venue (tbc) and online
Guest Speaker: Rev Dr Mikie Roberts (pictured)
Since February 2019, the Rev. Dr Mikie Roberts has been serving as the Programme Executive for Spiritual Life and Faith and Order at the World Council of Churches (WCC), Geneva, Switzerland. In this capacity, he coordinates the daily prayers at the Ecumenical Center and also gives leadership to the musical and spiritual life for the WCC, the largest global fellowship of Christian denominations.
Mikie was born on the island of Antigua and is from the village of Sea View Farm. He was ordained as a pastor within the Moravian Church, Eastern West Indies Province in 1993. His undergraduate theological studies were done in Jamaica at the United Theological College of the West Indies & University of the West Indies. He holds a Master in Music from Westminster Choir College, (Princeton, New Jersey) and a PhD in Theological Studies from the University of Birmingham (United Kingdom). Before joining the WCC, he served as the Provincial Director of Music for his church and has served congregations throughout the Eastern Caribbean (Trinidad, Barbados and St. Thomas - US Virgin Islands). He is married to the Rev. Dr. Winelle Kirton-Roberts, who currently serves as the pastor of the Geneva Moravian Fellowship. Together they have three adult daughters, Tsedek, Tsamara and Tsalom.
More details regarding the webinar will be published in coming Newsletters.
