Robina Winbush, ecumenical and interfaith leader, dies at age 61
Winbush worked for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and with global organizations, “envisioning together how justice can be lived and reflected in the life of the church,” one colleague said.
Robina Winbush, who was a leader for three decades in ecumenical and interfaith relations, died March 12 at age 61. She collapsed at the airport in New York returning from a visit to Israel-Palestine with a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) delegation.
Winbush had been associate stated clerk and director of ecumenical relations for the PCUSA since 2001. She was former president of Churches Uniting in Christ, 11 Christian communions that came together in 2002, striving to strengthen their unity in Christ and “common mission, especially a mission to combat racism together.” She remained an advisor to the group’s coordinating council.
“She gave her life to fostering lasting relationships across the world,” said J. Herbert Nelson II, stated clerk of the PCUSA. “Her witness as a true and faithful ecumenist and interfaith leader was sealed by the broad range of global impact that she made on both people and institutions.”
