The Missions Committee
The Primary Task of the Missions Committee
is to involve your congregation in spreading the gospel through witness and service throughout the world.
Responsibilities of the Missions Committee
1. To interpret and recommend to the
council on ministries ways to involve the congregation in missions.
2. To develop a year-round program of mission education so that the congregation
will be better informed and more strongly committed to supporting the mission of
The United Methodist Church.
3. To make specific recommendations for mission education and involvement for
different age levels in the congregation.
4. To uncover community concerns and hopes and to encourage members of the
congregation to become involved in missions and service projects in the
community.
5. To be aware of the opportunities for service as missionaries and in other
ways and to enlist qualified people to apply.
6. To be certain that your congregation has an adequate benevolence budget and
has taken advantage of every opportunity to share in financial giving to
missions.
7. To serve as a liaison within and beyond the local congregation concerning
missions.
(Source: Discipleship Ministries Unit, General Board of Discipleship, The United Methodist Church.)