URCNA Missions Committee
MISSIONS
Synod Niagara 2022 divided the Missions Committee into two — the Synodical Committee on Home Missions (SCHM) and Synodical Committee on Foreign Missions (SCFM).
SCHM [Home Missions]
The SCHM is composed of one representative from each classis.
It exists for the purpose of promoting church planting resources, communication, and support between the classes of the federation.
According to its synodical mandate,the committee:
• Reports to synod regarding the committee’s work and the state of church planting
• Reports to each classis by means of classis representatives serving the committee
• Maintains the home missions web-page of the URCNA for posting news, resources, etc.
• Promotes resources for evangelism, disciple-making, and church planting
• Promotes tools for consistories/classes to use in the evaluation of church planters/plants
• Identifies training and developmental programs for home missions
• When requested, advises Classical Committees on Home Missions
• Annually informs the federation of the varying financial needs of church plants
• Edits and publishes (together with the SCFM) the Trumpet, and distributes other missionary newsletters and information
To contact the SCHM click / tap here.
SCHM Committee Membership:
• Reports to synod regarding the committee’s work and the state of church planting
• Reports to each classis by means of classis representatives serving the committee
• Maintains the home missions web-page of the URCNA for posting news, resources, etc.
• Promotes resources for evangelism, disciple-making, and church planting
• Promotes tools for consistories/classes to use in the evaluation of church planters/plants
• Identifies training and developmental programs for home missions
• When requested, advises Classical Committees on Home Missions
• Annually informs the federation of the varying financial needs of church plants
• Edits and publishes (together with the SCFM) the Trumpet, and distributes other missionary newsletters and information
To contact the SCHM click / tap here.
SCHM Committee Membership:
Rev. Jared Beaird (Pacific Northwest)
Rev. John Bouwers (Ontario-East)
Rev. Brian Cochran (Western Canada)
Rev. Brian Lee (Eastern U.S)
Rev. Jody Lucero (Central U.S.)
Rev. Tom Morrison (Southwest U.S.)
Elder Paul Wagenmaker (Michigan)
Rev. Steve Williamson (Southwest Ontario)
SCFM [Foreign Missions]
(Waiting for information from the committee.)