Jim Bell, now former CEO of Siloam Mission.
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Siloam Mission is announcing the departure of CEO Jim Bell after recent allegations of cultural insensitivity were brought against the organization.
At the very beginning of the year, January 6, Bell alongside Siloam Mission released a 4-page statement defending itself against the allegations that the mission was blocking Indigenous cultural activity and programming that had the potential to bring healing. Roughly half of the population of people that come to Siloam are Indigenous.
A group called Not My Siloam, created by former employees and supporters of the mission, said that it wants Bell to resign or be removed and for the board to be reorganized, with "Mechanisms of accountability for leadership moving forward."