{"id":1399,"date":"2026-04-27T23:49:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.org.ua\/?p=1399"},"modified":"2026-05-30T23:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T20:54:24","slug":"territorial-governance-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.org.ua\/en\/territorial-governance-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Territorial Governance Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1399\" class=\"elementor elementor-1399 elementor-1394\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484c749 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"484c749\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88779e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88779e3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f227cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f227cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/689400651_1391880912984542_9212975194598793604_n-1024x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1386\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/689400651_1391880912984542_9212975194598793604_n-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/salvationarmy.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/689400651_1391880912984542_9212975194598793604_n-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/salvationarmy.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/689400651_1391880912984542_9212975194598793604_n-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/salvationarmy.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/689400651_1391880912984542_9212975194598793604_n-1536x959.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/salvationarmy.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/689400651_1391880912984542_9212975194598793604_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68676e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68676e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\">Dear Salvationists of the Eastern Europe Territory,<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Grace and peace to you.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I am pleased and deeply grateful to share that we have formally launched our new Territorial Governance Board on 15 February 2026. This represents an important step forward in how we steward the people, resources, and mission that God has entrusted to us across the Eastern Europe Territory.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">This development is part of a wider governance approach that, in time, will be reflected at Divisional and Corps levels. The purpose is not simply structural change, but faithful stewardship \u2014 ensuring that our decision-making, accountability, and leadership practices best support the mission of God through The Salvation Army.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">As Territorial Commander, I am proud to announce this step forward in the way we govern the operations of the Army in the EET. We take this step with humility, recognising both the responsibility and the opportunity before us.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">This is not simply a THQ initiative. This is a territorial journey \u2014 one that belongs to all of us. I want to both challenge and invite every Salvationist across the EET to engage with this journey. Let us commit ourselves to prayer, to integrity, to accountability, and to active participation in the mission God has given us. Strong governance is not about structure alone; it is about people \u2014 all of us \u2014 serving faithfully and working together so that God\u2019s mission can flourish through our Territory.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Attached you will find a picture showing the first membership of the Territorial Governance Board. From right to left: Colonel Joao Paulo Ramos (Territorial Commander), Major Jolanda Fennema (Divisional Leader &#8211; Georgia), Colonel Karin Ramos (Territorial President for Women\u2019s Ministries and Leader Development), Major Victoria Tungia (Divisional Secretary &#8211; Georgia), Lieut-Colonel Anna Kotrikadze (Territorial Secretary for Leader Development and Secretary for Personnel), Captain Valeria Roman (Divisional Leader &#8211; Romania), Lieutenant Evgheni Parfionov (Corps Officer &#8211; Moldova), and Lieut-Colonel David Kotrikadze (Chief Secretary).<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Board membership will be expanded in the future to reflect broader participation across our Territory. It will include not only officers, but also soldiers who are faithful and actively engaged in their Corps.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">We ask you to uphold the Board in prayer \u2014 for wisdom, discernment, unity, and courage \u2014 as we seek to move forward in ways that bring glory to God and further His Kingdom through our service.\u00a0\u201cNow it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.\u201d \u2014 1 Corinthians 4:2<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Thank you for your continued faithfulness, sacrifice, and commitment to the mission.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">May the Lord bless you and strengthen you in your service.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Colonel Joao Paulo Ramos<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Territorial Commander<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Eastern Europe Territory<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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