WHO WE ARE

We’re compelled by God’s deep passion for justice & mercy, and we join communities around the world to renew hope, reconcile lives, and restore creation.

WHO WE ARE

We’re compelled by God’s deep passion for justice & mercy, and we join communities around the world to renew hope, reconcile lives, and restore creation.

LEADERSHIP
Carol Bremer-Bennett

Carol Bremer-Bennett

Executive Director, USA

Mike White

Mike White

Chief Marketing and Philanthropy Officer; Acting Executive Director, Canada

Bernad Ojwang

Bernad Ojwang

Chief Operations Officer

Brittani Anthony

Brittani Anthony

Chief People and Culture Officer

Christi Schaefbauer

Christi Schaefbauer

Chief Finance and Investment Officer

Ruairidh Waddell

Ruairidh Waddell

Chief Program and Impact Officer

And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

– Micah 6:8

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

World Renew is governed by a bi-national board of directors. Its members are elected by World Renew’s Board of Delegates.

The Board of Directors meets quarterly.

Jeff Adams | President
Harry Bergshoeff | Vice President
Darryl Beck | Treasurer
Gordon Van Vliet | Director
Cari Fydirchuk | Pastoral Advisor
Echo Macleod | Director
Marg Hoogland | Secretary

Jeff Banaszak | President
Shanti Jost | Vice-President
Ken MacBain | Treasurer & Council of Delegates World Renew Representative
Rudy Gonzalez | Secretary
Bonny Mulder-Behnia | Pastoral Advisor
Charles Udeh | Director
Thomas Christian | Director
Bev Abma | Director
Graham Seel | Director

Partners in Nicaragua
PARTNERSHIPS

Ecclesiastes 4:9 teaches us: “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil.” World Renew lives this lesson through our partnerships with Christian organizations in the communities where we work around the world.

In 2024, we partnered with 67 churches and Christian organizations to share Christ’s hope with communities struggling with poverty. Our global partners work closely with communities to deeply understand their needs, build relationships, and walk alongside them as they change the story of poverty. To learn more about these partners, visit our country pages.

Affiliations

By working with local partners and within membership groups, we can maximize our work around the world.

We are proud to be a part of a number of Canadian and global alliances and partnerships who are working together to foster cooperation, equality, and a sustainable, more just future.

CFGB Volunteers

Thank you for being a part of who we are

The work of World Renew depends on your involvement, support, and prayers. You make God’s unrelenting love visible to people who experience poverty, hunger, and injustice. Their stories of bold hope, and ours, bring glory to God. We are deeply grateful and blessed to be in the ministry of serving others with you because of Christ.