The Gratitude Initiative board is Chaired by Bishop Ric Thorpe and meets quarterly to provide governance, financial oversight and strategic direction. Board meetings are also attended ex-officio by The Director of Gratitude Initiative: Girma Bishaw (Director and Founder of Gratitude Initiative)
Chair of Trustees
The Rt Revd Dr Bishop Ric Thorpe
Bishop of Islington, Chair of
Gratitude Initiative Trustees
Our Board of Trustees
Dr Harvey Kwiyani
Chief Executive at Global Connections, Gratitude Initiative Trustee
The Rev Dr Allan Barth
Vice President of Redeemer City to City , Global Catalyst for Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Gratitude Initiative Trustee
Dr Tracy Cotterell
Project Faculty (Portland Seminary), Senior Mission Associate (LICC), Gratitude Initiative Trustee
Revd Celia Apeagyei-Collins
Founder and President of the Rehoboth Foundation, Gratitude Initiative Trustee
Our Founder & Director
Revd Dr Girma Bishaw
Founder and Director of Gratitude Initiative
Our Advisory Council
The Gratitude Advisory Council London, advises on the development of the Gratitude Initiative
- The Rt Revd Christopher Chessun (The Bishop of Southwark)
- Pastor Kingsley Appiagye (Senior Pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, Croydon)
- Pastor Siew Huat Ong (Osh) (Senior Pastor of Chinese Church in London)
- Dr Hugh Osgood (One of the Presidents of Churches Together in England and President of Churches in Communities International)
- Dr Yoseph Mengistu (Senior Lecturer at SOAS University of London)
- Rev Jonathan Rust (Director of Mission Development in Dioceses of London, Kensington Area)
- Graham Miller (The Chief Executive of London City Mission)
- Ram Gidoomal CBE Founder of Asian Christian Concern
- Pastor Chrishanthy Sathiyaraj