What We Do
Mennonite Church British Columbia (MCBC) is a faith community of Christian churches who are called by God to be followers of Jesus Christ and to grow, by the power of the Holy Spirit, as communities of grace, joy, and peace so that God’s healing and hope flow through us to the world.
Ministry: Centred on Jesus | Accomplished by Congregations
Our collective ministry is centred on Jesus who, by the Holy Spirit, works through our local, missional congregations. Our congregations both call us to particular ministries and provide the volunteer ministers to organize and do the work. MCBC’s collective ministry is organised around three key themes - cultivating Anabaptist vision, engaging God's world, and growing community. Each of the three ministry areas has related ministry task groups and committees.
MCBC's three key ministry areas
(coloured-coded to our ministry diagram at the bottom)
with task groups and committees listed
(if name is underlined then it links to relevant webpage - more added as developed)
Cultivating Anabaptist Vision
Faith in Today's Church
Intercultural Church Task Group
Engaging God’s World
Church Revitalization and Planting (Funds Discernment)
Indigenous Relations Task Group
Palestine-Israel Network Task Group
International Witness
Mennonite Central Committee BC
Growing Community
Calling and Credentialing Task Group
Pastoral Care and Development
- Annual Ministers Retreat
- Transition in Ministry Program
- Company of 1000 education grants
- Counseling, Spiritual direction, Etc. Referals
Youth and Young Adult Ministries
Ministry Support (Regional and Congregation)
Leadership Board and Executive
Executive Minister/Bishop - Vision generativity, implementation, organizational leadership, pastor and congregational support.
Finance Committee and Investment Management
Nominations
Communications
Church Engagement (Resource Generation, safe spaces, International Witness)
MCBC Ministry Diagram
(click here for high resolution picture - opens in separate window)
