门诺会美国教会执行主任 Glen Guyton 年底完成近九年任期：2027年转任辛辛那提自由中心总裁
印第安纳州 Elkhart 讯：门诺会美国教会（Mennonite Church USA）执行委员会10月22日宣布，该教会执行主任 Glen Guyton 将于2026年12月31日完成其当前任期，结束近九年的任职，不再寻求第四个任期连任。Guyton 将于2027年1月1日起出任位于俄亥俄州 Cincinnati 的国家地下铁路自由中心（National Underground Railroad Freedom Center）总裁兼首席运营官。
执行委员会主席 Marty Lehman 表示，执行委员会感谢 Guyton 多年来的服务，称其领导「既有开创性又有远见」，他的奉献与投入是教会的祝福，教会今后仍将从中受益。教会介绍称，Guyton 任内始终致力于重洗派（Anabaptist）的核心价值：跟随耶稣、和平与公义；在他领导下，该教会在信仰群体中推进包容、拥抱多元，并强化了以基督为中心的公义承诺。
Guyton 的经历颇具转折：他曾是美国空军军官，最初甚至把 Anabaptist（重洗派）误听成 Anti-Baptist，后来成为良心拒服兵役者，并成长为门诺会社群的领袖。他说：「我对这段经历和门诺会美国教会众人给予我的温暖与接纳深怀感激。我的旅程从一名在德州的黑人长老会军官，到这个重洗派信仰群体的领袖，带来了巨大的成长与喜悦。三十年前，我无法想象通往这里的道路，但我感谢把我们带到一起的每一步。上帝总是充满惊喜。」
Guyton 于2009年加入门诺会美国教会执行领导团队，先后负责跨文化关系、财务与大会筹备等工作，2014年任首席运营官兼大会筹备主任，2018年出任执行主任，是该教会第三任执行主任。他著有《Reawakened: How Your Congregation Can Spark Lasting Change》与《Navigating Microaggressions at Work》等书，任内推动了 Journey Forward 与 Reimagining MC USA 等进程。他表示将立即与教会过渡团队合作，支持领导层有序交接，并致力于办好定于2027年7月6日至10日在 Cincinnati 举行的双年大会，预计届时将有1,500名与会者到访。门诺会美国教会是2002年由门诺会教会与总会门诺会教会合并成立的重洗派基督教教派，成员以拒绝暴力、抵抗不公义的方式跟随耶稣。
Mennonite Church USA Executive Director Glen Guyton to Complete Term December 31, Will Lead Cincinnati Freedom Center in 2027
Elkhart, Indiana: The Mennonite Church USA Executive Board announced on October 22 that Executive Director Glen Guyton will complete his current term on December 31, 2026, concluding almost nine years of service, and will not seek renewal for a fourth term. Guyton will begin a new role on January 1, 2027, as president and chief operating officer of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
“The Executive Board is grateful for Glen's many years of service to the church,” said Marty Lehman, MC USA moderator. “His leadership has been both enterprising and visionary. His dedication and commitment to the church have been a blessing, which we will continue to benefit from in the future.” The denomination said Guyton's tenure was characterized by dedication to the core Anabaptist values of following Jesus, peace, and justice, and that under his leadership MC USA has advanced inclusivity, embraced diversity within the faith community and strengthened its commitment to Christ-centered justice.
Guyton's path to the role was an unusual one: a former U.S. Air Force officer, he initially mistook Anabaptist for Anti-Baptist, became a conscientious objector, and grew into a leader within the Mennonite community. “I am profoundly grateful for this experience and the warmth and acceptance I've received from the people of Mennonite Church USA,” he said. “My journey from a Black Presbyterian military officer in Texas to a leader in this Anabaptist faith community has brought immense growth and joy. Thirty years ago, I could not have imagined the path that led me here, but I am thankful for every step that brought us together. God is always full of surprises.”
Guyton joined the MC USA Executive Leadership staff in 2009, held roles in intercultural relations, finance and convention planning, became chief operating officer and director of Convention Planning in 2014, and was appointed executive director in 2018, the third person to hold the post. He is the author of Reawakened: How Your Congregation Can Spark Lasting Change and Navigating Microaggressions at Work, and guided the denomination through the Journey Forward and Reimagining MC USA processes. He said he will immediately begin working with the MC USA transition team to support an orderly leadership transition, and remains committed to the success of the 2027 biennial convention, which will bring 1,500 visitors to Cincinnati on July 6-10, 2027. Mennonite Church USA is an Anabaptist Christian denomination founded in 2002 by the merger of the Mennonite Church and the General Conference Mennonite Church, whose members seek to follow Jesus by rejecting violence and resisting injustice.
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图片来源：图：门诺会美国教会执行主任 Glen Guyton 官方肖像。门诺会美国教会（Mennonite Church USA）官方发布照片。Photo: Official portrait of Glen Guyton, executive director of Mennonite Church USA. Photo released by Mennonite Church USA.
