Mrs. Joyce Allen had her first contact with CPWR in 1992 when she was asked by her Protestant Christian denomination, the United Church of Christ, to help promote the 1993 Parliament in Chicago. She was elected a Trustee of CPWR at the Cape Town Parliament in 1999 and served many years as Secretary. She has served as Corporate Member and Member of the Board of Directors of the United Church of Christ Board for World Ministries, President of the Rural India Health Project, Trustee of Interfaith Refuge and Immigration Ministries, and member of the Visiting Committee of Chicago Theological Seminary.