“The fear of the Lord is the root of all wisdom.” That quotation, from Proverbs 9:10, marked the beginning of General Synod treasurer Beng Wee’s relationship with Jesus Christ, he tells the Anglican Journal.
Wee was raised in a Christian family but did not take personal ownership of his faith until he was an adult, he says. He first formed his own belief in God on a student trip through North America, when a combination of the natural beauty of the Grand Canyon and the independence of distance from his parents prompted him to face for the first time the question of whether he personally believed, Wee says.
Then, while studying accounting at Manchester University, he found himself asking how someone who believed in God should live. The proverb gave him his answer, he says—that he should pursue in all things a course of action rooted in accountability to God.
Wee was elected treasurer by a unanimous vote at the November 2025 meeting of the Council of General Synod (CoGS). He took over from Amal Attia, who formerly held the post in addition to her role as chief financial officer (CFO) of General Synod.
Wee told the Journal it was standard practice in not-for-profit organizations for the treasurer and CFO to be separate positions. The Anglican Church of Canada’s constitution tasks the treasurer with receiving and disbursing all of General Synod’s funds under the authority of General Synod and CoGS.
Separating the role of treasurer from that of the CFO, whose job is to oversee the management of the church’s finances, allows an “outside eye” to give perspective on the national office’s spending on behalf of Anglicans across the country, Wee says. He sees himself as accountable to God, he says, for ensuring the church’s money is spent with a view to acting out God’s mission.
“It is to see that it’s being spent in a fruitful way,” he says. “Are we being faithful to what God has called the church [to do]?”
Wee holds a bachelor’s degree in management and chemical sciences from Manchester University, is a fellow of the United Kingdom’s Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and has a master’s degree in theology from Vancouver’s Regent College.
While living in England as a student, he also attended Capernwray Bible School and the London Institute of Contemporary Christianity. There he met and studied under famous theologians and Christian figures including Alan Redpath, John Stott and Corrie ten Boom.
Wee says he is grateful for the doors God has opened for him, having lived in Malaysia, the United Kingdom, Singapore (where he moved to be closer to his future wife, then a singer in a touring evangelical singing group), Hong Kong, New York and Canada. He has worked in finance for companies including Prime Computer, Dow Jones and the missionary organization OMF International. He joined the latter after a different position he was pursuing fell through, he says—an event he now sees as providentially steering him toward serving God’s mission.
“Those things aren’t just coincidences, as we discern what God is wanting us to be doing,” he says.
A father of two adult children, Wee today attends St. Paul’s Bloor Street in Toronto, where he served as treasurer from 2023 to 2025. He serves as a board member for Wycliffe College, Community Bible Study Canada and Interserve Canada.
