Councils & Committees (programs)

Councils & Committees

The Executive

2024 Executive includes

Left to Right

Linden Willms, vice moderator.

Coreen Froese, secretary

Rachel Siemens, finance rep

Tim Wiebe-Neufeld, executive minister

Keith Retzlaff, moderator.

General Council

General Council includes the chair of each Standing Committee, plus the Executive and Communications Coordinator

All Committee

As its name describes, these annual meetings include all committee members, plus the executive and staff

Pastors Council

Designed for peer support, the Pastors Council includes Congregational Leadership Committee, all pastors with MCA affiliation, additional MCA ordained ministers (i.e. chaplains, celebrants)

Congregational Leadership Committee

Supporting and equipping pastors and congregational leaders

Faith Studies, Pastor's Retreat, Pastor's Council, Pastor Credentialing, and more.

Mission and Service Committee

Providers of outreach and peace witness

Bridge Building, South Sudanese Communities, International Witness

Community Building & Program Committee

A merge of two current committees, helping our Alberta family connect.

Responsible for

Annual Delegate Sessions, Heritage Retreat and other events as well as Student Bursaries.

Camp Valaqua Committee

Supporting our youth in discipleship and serving

Operations, Programs, Seasonal Staff, Youth Leadership Team

Finance Committee

Supporting Mennonite Church Alberta, managing, reporting and advising on financial matters

Annual Budget & Report, receiving and dispersing funds, issuing tax receipts as appropriate

Nominations Committee

Personnel Committee

Supporting MCA with staffing resources