UOEC office relocation
Oromo Gospel - Dec 4, 2007

The United Oromo Evangelical Churches (UOEC) Board had its first meeting on October 13, 2007 after our council meeting in Minneapolis, MN last summer. It was a whole day meeting from early morning to 8PM. The meeting was hosted by the Oromo church of Minnesota.

The board discussed on the vital issues of the UOEC’s work and the action plan for the 2007/2008 and made important decisions.

One of the major decisions was about the relocation of the UOEC office from Washington, DC to Minneapolis. The UOEC Council gave this mandate to the board last summer in its 9th Annual meeting. The full text of the minutes of the Council Meeting is as follows:

The suggestion regarding reorganizing and restructuring of the UOEC functional structure has been on the agenda for at least three years. However the practical situation did not allow us to translate this suggestion into any viable action.

i. Given the history in regards to various obstacles in the past the president asked the Council to authorize the UOEC Board to make its own study in consultation with other church leaders for the next 3 – 6 month and come up with final resolution.

ii. This will include the relocation of the office of the union from, Washington, DC where it is currently located to another location ...