Amy Gopp
Amy Gopp was raised in Kent, Ohio where she was baptized at the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Amy received her BA in International Relations in 1994 at the American University School of International Service in Washington, DC. In 1995 Amy moved to the war-torn former Yugoslavia where she volunteered with Mennonite Central Committee and Global Ministries. From 1995-1999 she lived in Croatia and Bosnia working as a peace activist in the areas of refugee concerns, interfaith dialogue, and conflict resolution. While in Sarajevo, Amy coordinated the award-winning interfaith choir, Pontanima.
She received her MA in Conflict Resolution from Antioch University in 1998. Amy served as the Intern Coordinator for the Disciples Peace Fellowship for four years as well as a member of the Week of Compassion Advisory Committee. In May of 2005 she graduated with her MDiv degree from Union Theological Seminary where she helped to found the Poverty Initiative, a program that trains future religious leaders to overcome the oppressive structures contributing to poverty and economic injustice in America. During her seminary career she served as Associate for Outreach Ministries at Park Avenue Christian Church in Manhattan as well as the United Nations Liaison for Wider Church Ministries (a common ministry of the United Church of Christ and Disciples of Christ). An ordained Disciples pastor, Amy currently serves as the Associate Director for Week of Compassion, the relief, refugee, and development ministry fund of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).