Guiding with Faith, Serving with Purpose
Church Council & Committees
The church council is the governing body of the congregation. The council is responsible for overseeing the congregation’s life and mission, including worship, programming, building maintenance, finances, and other day-to-day operations. The council is built around a committee system, each with its individual mandate and responsibilities. Complementing these committee responsibilities are Fellowship Groups whose activities provide support to the congregation’s operation, member support and missions.
Worship Committee
The Worship Committee facilitates the smooth operation of worship services with various team contributions. These include the Welcome Team, Audio-Visual Team, Scripture Readers and Music Groups. The Minister consults with committee members to plan sermons grouped as seasonal themes, liturgical priorities, and congregational interests.
The committee coordinates special sacraments such as baptism and communion, which are traditional responsibilities. The committee also assists in creating special services during the Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost seasons, which allows for current, creative, and inspiring opportunities to deepen Christian Faith. All congregants and visitors to the church are invited to support the worship committee’s efforts.
Christian Education Committee
The CE committee provides opportunities to foster Christian growth and maturity for all members of the congregation, as well as welcoming those just beginning their faith journey.
Sunday Church school, prayer groups, bible studies, and a resourceful Church Library are offered in support of Christian development within Streetsville United Church
Pastoral Care Committee
The Pastoral Care Committee facilitates the Christian care of the church, accomplished by leading the Congregation to cherish the unique value of each person within the fellowship. This requires the nurturing of the spiritual, mental, physical, and social facets of an individual.
The Pastoral Care Committee considers how members of the Congregation should care for one another. This involves identifying existing needs and determining the most appropriate actions to address the needs, enabling the Congregation to extend care by creating and administering the arrangements and structures necessary to support these activities. Finally, the Committee, alongside the Congregation, involves itself with performing the pastoral care work.
Outreach Committee
The role of the Outreach Committee is to call and enable the Congregation to fulfill its Christian missionary responsibility – locally, nationally and internationally. The Committee will invite and encourage the Congregation to become involved in Christian opportunities that are in keeping with the overall mission statement of Streetsville United church.
These mission opportunities are identified and raised up so the Congregation can participate through personal or group involvement, such as Pathway Community Housing, or through monetary support of designated local and international charities.
Ministry, Nominating and Personnel Committee
The Ministry, Nominating and Personnel Committee provides a consultative and supportive agency for members of the order of ministry and non-ministerial staff.
In addition, the Committee nominates members of Streetsville United Church to the Church Council, including its committees.
Finance Committee
The Finance and Administration Committee promotes the mission of Streetsville United Church through effective stewardship and management of the Church’s financial and administrative resources.
The committee prepares an annual budget allocating appropriate funds to each committee of the council, reports monthly to the council, and communicates regularly with the congregation on the overall financial status of the church.
The committee also promotes and supports fundraising for various projects in support of our church and the mission statement.
Property Committee
The Property Committee’s mandate is to maintain existing church buildings, furnishings, and grounds; implement repairs and improvements as required; and supervise the use of the building (both church-related and rentals to outside community organizations) thereby providing a venue for the Congregation and community organizations to meet and carry out their various activities.