Global Council
The Global Council consists of two delegates from each organized national church. It meets every five years to coordinate the international efforts of the UPCI and is co-chaired by the UPCI General Superintendent and the UPCI Director of Global Missions. Its stated purpose is:
- To strengthen our unity through closer fellowship worldwide
- To uphold the International Articles of Faith and standards of righteousness
- To unite our missionary endeavor worldwide
- To develop plans for worldwide evangelism
- To promote the World Network of Prayer
Global Leadership
Chairman David K. Bernard UPCI General Superintendent
Co-Chairman Bruce Howell UPCI Global Missions Director
Secretary Marco Tulio Oviedo General Superintendent Colombia
Missionary & National Superintendents
Country | Leader |
Albania | Michael Patterson |
Algeria | Kirby Parker |
Andorra | Corey Beebe |
Angola | Pèdro Marinho |
Argentina | Jorge Orueta |
Armenia | Bagrat Hayrapetyan |
Australia | John Downs |
Austria | James Pace |
Bahamas | J.R. Black |
Bangladesh | James Corbin |
Belarus | Mark Shutes |
Belgium | Kevin Wallace |
Belize | Dwayne Abernathy |
Benin | Victor Ballo |
Bhutan | Lalmalsawma Sailo |
Bolivia | Jhonny Kaune |
Botswana | Olebogeng Molefhi |
Brazil | José Ribamar |
Burundi | Ntashimikiro Telesphore |
Cambodia | Lynden Shalm |
Cameroon | Terry Riddick |
Cape Verde | Sileno Sousa |
Cayman Islands | Dolbert A. Clarke |
Central African Republic | Barthelemey Feindiro |
Channel Islands | Robert Kelley |
Chile | Juan Rios Caballero |
Colombia | Héctor Damián |
Comoros | Tiana Ranilosontiana |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Kalo Crispin Ngoy |
Congo, Republic of the | Rene Gistophe |
Costa Rica | Elias Vargas |
Croatia | Radovan Hajduk |
Cuba | Rafael Andrea Herrera |
Cyprus | Stephan Summers |
Czech Republic | Matthew Buckland |
Denmark | Chris Brett |
Dominican Republic | Steve Shirley |
Ecuador | Rony Freire |
El Salvador | Ricardo Mendoza |
Equatorial Guinea | Peter Njuh Mua |
Estonia | Nate Turner |
Fiji | Timoci Nadavo |
Finland | Mark Alphin |
France | John Nowacki |
French Guiana | Henry Ritchie |
Gabon | Desire Rakontondratsimba |
Georgia | Daniel De Temple |
Germany | Charles Robinette |
Ghana | D. Y. N. Arko |
Gibralter | Nathan Harrod |
Great Britain/Ireland | Leroy Francis |
Greece | Sim Strickland |
Guam | David Dibble |
Guatemala | Jose Rosales |
Guinea | Stephen T. Y. Benda |
Guinea Bissau | Carmelino Sousa |
Guyana | Steve Smith |
Haiti | Jean Emanus La Porte |
Honduras | Ricardo Mendoza |
Hong Kong & Macau | Stephen O’Donnell |
Hungary | Mihaly Kovacs |
Iceland | Mark Alphin |
India | Daniel Jothiragasingh |
India (North East) | Lalmalsawma Sailo |
India Andhra Province | Daniel Evans |
Indonesia | Jemmy Sonambela |
Ireland | Jonathan Strickland |
Italy | Salvatore Arcidiacono |
Ivory Coast (Cote D’Ivoire) | Affa Ohouo Antoine |
Jamaica | O’Garth McKoy |
Japan | David Doan |
Kenya | Duncan Karuku |
Kiribati | Daniel Vitayaki |
Korea (South) | Munjong Kang |
Kosovo | Michael Patterson |
Latvia | Luke Havens |
Lebanon | Mark Starin |
Leeward Islands | Steve Shirley |
Lesotho | Gary Abernathy |
Liberia | Stephen T. Y. Benda |
Libya | Kirby Parker |
Liechtenstein | Charles Robinette |
Lithuania | Mark Shutes |
Luxembourg | Jeremy Favors |
Madagascar | Jules Randriamiadana |
Malawi | Chris Gibbs |
Malaysia | Thiam Aik Leow |
Maldives | Prince Mathiasz |
Malta | Kirby Parker |
Mauritius | Jacques Dubois |
Mayotte | Tiana Ranilosontiana |
Mexico | T. W. Drost |
Moldova | Mark Shutes |
Monaco | John Nowacki |
Montenegro | Michael Patterson |
Morocco | Kirby Parker |
Mozambique | Gary Abernathy |
Myanmar (Burma) | Pa Mang |
Namibia | Keith Ikerd |
Nepal | Lynden Shalm |
Netherlands, The | Allan Calhoun |
New Zealand | Peter Russell |
Nicaragua | Eduardo Garcia |
Nigeria | Michael Ugondo |
Northern Macedonia | Sim Strickland |
Norway | Goran Andreassen |
Panama | Cesar Lawrence |
Papua New Guinea | Richard Carver, Jr. |
Paraguay | Ricardo Martinez |
Peru | Juan Cochachez |
Philippines | Alfredo Bodegas |
Poland | Michael Patterson |
Portugal | Oscar Rodrigues |
Puerto Rico | Gary Landaw |
Reunion | Jeannot Azarhoussen |
Romania | Daniel Patterson |
Rwanda | Louis Johnson |
San Marino | Salvatore Arcidiacono |
Scotland | Robert Kelley |
Senegal | Craig Sully |
Serbia | Steven Tir |
Seychelles | Mamy Razanajatovo |
Sierra Leone | Rashid Turay |
Singapore | Timothy Lee |
Slovakia | Steven Tir |
Slovenia | Radovan Hajduk |
South Africa | Allen Sibanda |
South Sudan | Patrick Groves |
Spain | Nathan Harrod |
Sri Lanka | J. Prince Mathiasz |
Sudan | Patrick Groves |
Suriname | Steve Smith |
Switzerland | Charles Robinette |
Taiwan | Lynden Shalm |
Tanzania | Richard Smoak |
Thailand | Thepbodin Srinauk |
Timor-Leste | Silvester Randut |
Togo | Kofi Mawusi |
Trinidad & Tobago | Richard Lamont |
Tunisia | Kirby Parker |
Turks & Caicos Islands | Derek Hanna |
Uganda | Phillip Tolstad |
United Arab Emirates | Brad Reed |
Uruguay | Edison Mederos |
Vatican City | Salvatore Arcidiacono |
Venezuela | Miguel Pernía |
Vietnam | David Doan |
Windward Islands | Henry Ritchie |
Zambia | Morgan Mwanza |
Zimbabwe | Clifford Makandise |