Leadership Structures of ELCSA (N-T)
Church Synod
The Bishop and other Members of Church Council ex officio
Members of Ecclesiastical Council ex officio
52 elected lay members
12 elected ordained members
Up to 6 members appointed by Church Council
Synod Council I
President of Synod Mr Wolfgang Fechter
Deputy to the President Mr Heino Küsel
Secretaries Ms Yvette Mellis and Ms Buyisiwe Matema
Deputy Secretaries Dr Jens von Delft and P Anja Spiske
Church Council (CC)
Bishop Horst Müller III
Deputy to the Bishop P Theo Jäckel III
President of Synod Mr Wolfgang Fechter I
Treasurer Mr Ron Küsel I
One ordained member P Petra Röhrs I
Four lay members
Dr Hans Schütte Eastern Circuit II
Ms Ann Mokhine Central Circuit II
Ms Annette Pfeiffer Southern Circuit II
Ms Renate Wittenberg Northern Circuit II
Ecclesiastical Council Bishop Horst Müller III
Deputy to the Bishop Dean Theo Jäckel III
Dean Ron Küsel (Southern Circuit) I
Dean Hugo Filter (Eastern Circuit) I
Dean Theo Jäckel (Northern Circuit) I
Dean Edwin Dedekind (Central Circuit) I
Full time staff of ELCSA (N-T)
Administration
Personal Assistant to the Bishop Ms Liselotte Knöcklein
Bookkeeper Ms Yolanda Killian
Programme Facilitator
vacant
Current Circuit Councils
Northern Circuit Council
Dean Theo Jäckel
Deputy to Dean P Mark Meier
Lay member of Church Council Ms Renate Wittenberg
Deputy to lay member CC Ms Thea Thiele
Central Circuit Council
Dean Edwin Dedekind
Deputy to Dean P Olaf Gieseke
Lay member of Church Council Ms Ann Mokhine
Deputy to lay member CC Mr Alec Gumbie
Eastern Circuit Council
Dean Hugo Filter
Deputy to Dean (Anja Spiske)
Lay member of Church Council Dr Hans Schütte
Deputy to lay member CC Mr Johann Engelbrecht
Southern Circuit Council
Dean Ron Küsel
Deputy to Dean P Manfred Müller- Nedebock
Lay member of Church Council Ms Annette Pfeiffer
Deputy to lay member CC Dr Jens von Delft
Note: I, II and III refers to election by Church Synod for a period of 6 years in the following manner:
I First meeting of Synod period (2011)
II Second meeting of Synod period (2013)
III Third meeting of Synod period (2015)
The Bishop and other Members of Church Council ex officio
Members of Ecclesiastical Council ex officio
52 elected lay members
12 elected ordained members
Up to 6 members appointed by Church Council
Synod Council I
President of Synod Mr Wolfgang Fechter
Deputy to the President Mr Heino Küsel
Secretaries Ms Yvette Mellis and Ms Buyisiwe Matema
Deputy Secretaries Dr Jens von Delft and P Anja Spiske
Church Council (CC)
Bishop Horst Müller III
Deputy to the Bishop P Theo Jäckel III
President of Synod Mr Wolfgang Fechter I
Treasurer Mr Ron Küsel I
One ordained member P Petra Röhrs I
Four lay members
Dr Hans Schütte Eastern Circuit II
Ms Ann Mokhine Central Circuit II
Ms Annette Pfeiffer Southern Circuit II
Ms Renate Wittenberg Northern Circuit II
Ecclesiastical Council Bishop Horst Müller III
Deputy to the Bishop Dean Theo Jäckel III
Dean Ron Küsel (Southern Circuit) I
Dean Hugo Filter (Eastern Circuit) I
Dean Theo Jäckel (Northern Circuit) I
Dean Edwin Dedekind (Central Circuit) I
Full time staff of ELCSA (N-T)
Administration
Personal Assistant to the Bishop Ms Liselotte Knöcklein
Bookkeeper Ms Yolanda Killian
Programme Facilitator
vacant
Current Circuit Councils
Northern Circuit Council
Dean Theo Jäckel
Deputy to Dean P Mark Meier
Lay member of Church Council Ms Renate Wittenberg
Deputy to lay member CC Ms Thea Thiele
Central Circuit Council
Dean Edwin Dedekind
Deputy to Dean P Olaf Gieseke
Lay member of Church Council Ms Ann Mokhine
Deputy to lay member CC Mr Alec Gumbie
Eastern Circuit Council
Dean Hugo Filter
Deputy to Dean (Anja Spiske)
Lay member of Church Council Dr Hans Schütte
Deputy to lay member CC Mr Johann Engelbrecht
Southern Circuit Council
Dean Ron Küsel
Deputy to Dean P Manfred Müller- Nedebock
Lay member of Church Council Ms Annette Pfeiffer
Deputy to lay member CC Dr Jens von Delft
Note: I, II and III refers to election by Church Synod for a period of 6 years in the following manner:
I First meeting of Synod period (2011)
II Second meeting of Synod period (2013)
III Third meeting of Synod period (2015)