Witness Committee

Mennonite Church Canada and Mennonite Church Manitoba

MVS support Committee (appointed by Gift Discernment Team (GDT))

Carter Early Learning Centre (board members appointed by GDT)

Refugee Committee (appointed by Witness)

MCC and MDS Representatives (appointed by GDT)

Winnipeg Harvest

Eden Health Services

Mennonite World Conference (support travel fund)

Others as appropriate or directed by church council

To celebrate and encourage the missional involvement of Bethel members

To support and engage in the work of Mennonite conferences and Mennonite service agencies

To coordinate and promote the work of those agencies and organizations whom we support monetarily

To support “Camps with Meaning” ministry by sponsoring neighbourhood and Bethel children, and financially supporting camp staff from Bethel

To be involved with and support Partnership Circle Ministries

To initiate new missional endeavours as discerned by the congregation and the members of Witness

To engage annually with all committees that report to Witness

To promote missional engagement by helping individuals and committees tell their missional stories

To encourage peacemaking through Project Peacemakers and other peace initiatives

To develop Bethel’s Community Ministry through ongoing engagement with the neighbourhood ministry staff person

To provide a sounding board and support for the Community Minister as community programs are developed