Emmanuel Nifondo Mote-Ndasah is first among six children born to the late Rev. Eugene Mote-Ndasah. Emmanuel was trained and ordained by the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon. Emmanuel has worked as a Pastor since 2001, leading multicultural, multi-ethnic congregations in suburban, urban and cosmopolitan settlements. Emmanuel has working experience as a Parish Pastor in so many different congregations of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon at home and abroad. Before moving to Canada, Emmanuel was serving as senior minister of the English-Speaking Christian Congregation in Bochum — Germany. Emmanuel has also served as an Intercultural Projects coordinator for different faith-based organizations in Germany.

Emmanuel holds a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Theology from the Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Cameroon, a Postgraduate Diploma in Curriculum Studies and Teaching from the University of Buea in Cameroon and a Master of Arts degree in Intercultural Theology obtained from Georg-August University Gottingen – Germany. Emmanuel is currently a PhD candidate awaiting defense from the Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany. Emmanuel completed studies in Presbyterian Traditions in Canada and Presbyterian Polity at Knox College, Toronto. Emmanuel is married to Nanje Nduweta Bahiya, who is a lay minister. They are both parents of three beautiful girls — Elizabeth, Nadya and Sally.