Rev. Enger Muteteke

Senior Director of Programs and Education

Rev. Enger Muteteke is an Elder in the Baltimore Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church. As Senior Director of Programs and Education, Enger is responsible for the development of programmatic directions and resource development for conferences, cabinets, and the global church.

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Biography

Rev. Enger Muteteke is a native Marylander having been raised in Fort Washington, Maryland.  It was her home church, Grace United Methodist Church in the same area, that nurtured and formed Enger in the faith. She came to faith at that same church at 15 years old and served in various ministry roles including being a youth representative to Church Council.

Rev. Muteteke discerned a call to ordained ministry as a Deacon in 1999 - the summer of her junior year of college.  She pursued her call to Deacon specializing in social justice serving as an Ethnic Local Church intern in the summer of 2000 with the General Board of Church and Society. During that summer, while serving as a case management intern with N Street Village, Enger’s passion for justice ministry, theological reflection, and anti-racism work was confirmed and affirmed.  It would be years later that she would discern a call to Elder. Rev. Muteteke firmly believes that, were it not for her rooting herself in a Deacon’s commitment to Word, Service, Compassion and Justice, she might not have been able to truly discern her call to Elder.

Rev. Muteteke has served in various capacities – in both the local church and nonprofit organizations: Assistant Minister at Severna Park UMC (2006-2008), Director of Nursery and Children’s Ministries and Associate Pastor at Glen Burnie UMC (2010-2015), and as National Program Director at Lutheran Volunteer Corps in Washington, DC (2015-2017).  Rev. Muteteke has served on loan to the Greater New Jersey Conference for the last 4 years in pastoral ministry.  Most recently, she has served as Director of Resourcing and project leader for the Journey of Hope anti-racism work in Greater New Jersey, as well as the cohort co-facilitator for 2 years for the cross racial/cross cultural leadership cohort.  Rev. Muteteke has served nearly all her ministry in cross racial/cross cultural appointments.  She feels deeply called to this work having seen the Spirit of God work in small and mighty ways in local churches and communities.

Rev. Muteteke holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government from The College of William and Mary, two Masters’ degrees in Theology from Wesley Theological Seminary, a Master of Arts in Social Responsibility and Sustainable Communities from Western Kentucky University, and a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Walden University. 

Over the years, two things have provided a clear picture of God’s justice in the world: 1) hearing a retired seminary professor say, “Always love the people God sends you,” and 2) the Great Commandment (“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, and your neighbor as yourself.”).

Just for Fun

What languages do you speak? 

Some Spanish, French, and Swahili.

What’s the best flavor combination you can think of?

Chocolate and Toffee.

What song gets stuck in your head most often?

Phenomenal Woman by Laura Mvula.