Fonds F575 - United Church of Canada Permanent Committee on Programs for Mission and Ministry fonds

This committee brings to the Executive integrated recommendations on the program life of the church, including work to support justice and global initiatives, congregations and ministries, and our diverse and intercultural ministries. It was established in 2002 as successor to some of the work of the Divisions of World Outreach, Division of Mission in Canada and the Division of Communication.

The committee is responsible for coordinating and integrating the directions and priorities set by the Executive for program work, including resource production and distribution; maintaining connections with education and outreach personnel and with appropriate committees throughout the church; bringing to the Executive coherent, integrated and manageable recommendations on program priorities; ensuring that resources in keeping with the program priorities are created and distributed; supporting the program and resource units as they carry out their work with creativity and collaboration, while maintaining constructive dialogue with unit leaders of the program and resource production units as well as the Permanent Committee on Governance and Agenda.

The committee is made up of 25 voting members who reflect the diversity of The United Church of Canada with respect to gender identity, racial and ethnic identity, age, geography, vocation, including two voting members of the Executive of the General Council and a chair who also serves as a voting member of the Executive. Additionally, two global partners and one member from the Theology and Inter-Church Inter-Faith Committee are appointed.