Handbook, Commissions & Appointments

Handbook

Qualifications, Job Descriptions, and Guidelines for the Spiritual Leadership Team, Commission and Committee Members, Representatives, and Staff. View the the 2017-18 Handbook.

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Commission Members (2017-2018)

The conference delegates, congregational secretary, and congregational chairperson have one-year terms; sponsors usually have two-year terms; everyone else generally serves three-year terms.

Commission Appointments (2017-2018):

Caregiving

Agape Committee – Sara Alvarez (2019), Jenny Hooley (2019), John Mast (2018), Dale Snyder (2018)
Everence Advocate – Phil Bauman
Safe Church Caring Team – Steve Garboden (2018), Phil Zimmerman (2018), Sarah Morrison (2019)
Small Group Coordinating Committee – Laura Horst (2017), Grant Miller (2017), Stephanie Wieand (2018), Dan Schrock (Pastor)
Special Needs Coordinators (meals) – Vanessa Adcock (2018)
Special Needs/Disabilities Team Coordinator – Cindy Baker (2018), Team member to come from each Commission.
Stephen Minister Leader – Shirley Dick, Peter Shetler

Christian Ed.

Nursery coordinator/pictures on the classroom doors: Lindsy Diener-Locke
Children’s Music: Primary- Jenny Hooley, Lois Mast, Patty Lehman,
Andrea Bontrager Yoder.
Middlers-Seth Krabill
JYF sponsors: Linsey Locke, Seth Krabill, Laura & Jason Moshier (subs)
MYF sponsors: Molly Nebel, Alisha Snyder, Leah Unruh, Seth Miller, Grant Miller
Library committee: Lori Good, Eleanor Nafziger
Attendance record keeper: Diane Nafziger
Amigo/Friedenswald Camp Reps: Dale Snyder
Bethany partnership council: Mark Yoder
VBS coordinator/committee: Laura Moshier
Children’s Projects: Lydia Martin, Priscillah Metekai, Ruth Miller Roth, Deb Williams
Peace Club coordinator/team: Beth Berry, Patty Lehman

Fellowship

Coffee Manager – Darin Short
Funeral Meal Coordinator – Sue Ann Byler
Mennonite Women USA Representative – Sue Ann Byler
Visitor Committee – Abbe Buller, Ruth Roth, Joy Hostetter, Darin Short, Dan Adcock

Mission

Mission Bulletin Board Coordinator – N/A
Missions rack beside the bulletin board – N/A
Relief Sale Coordinating Council – Tavi and Anita Mounsithraj (2018), Dan and Vanessa Adcock (2019),  Justin and Hannah Heinzekehr (2021)
Mennonite Mission Network Contact Person – Sara Alvarez
Center for Community Justice – Jenny Miller
Center for Healing and Hope – Sherry Wenger
Goshen Interfaith Hospitality Network Coordinator Committee – Ruth Roth, Linda Liechty, Lorraine   Pflederer
Goshen Ministerial Emergency Fund contact person – Anna Sawatzky
Greeter Bulletin Coordinator – Aaron Wieand
Habitat for Humanity Representative – Pete Graber
LaCasa of Goshen Representative – Dale Snyder
MCC (Mennonite Central Committee) Great Lakes Representative – N/A
MDC Goldenrod Representative – Aaron Wieand
MDS (Mennonite Disaster Service) Representative – Dan Nafziger
MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Association) Rep. – Ron Good
Peace and Justice Representative – N/A
Model School – Lowell Nafziger
Emergency Assistance – Anna Sawatzky

Stewardship and Finance

Custodian – Grant Miller
Offering Counters – Ron Good, Rick Hostetter, John Hooley, Diane Nafziger, Lowell Nafziger, Dick Ramer, Thelma Ramer, Denise Risser, Greg Smucker, and Karl Sommers
Treasurers – Curt Wenger, Ruth Hathaway, Thelma and Dick Ramer
Trustees – Phil Bauman, Ron Good, Amos Hostetler, John Mast, Lowell Nafziger, and Peter Shetler

Worship

Accompanist Coordinator – Patsy Sherer
Audio-Visual Coordinator – Phil Bauman
Children’s Time Coordinator – Stephanie Wieand
Offertory Coordinator – Greg Smucker
Song Leader Coordinator – Patsy Sherer
Usher Coordinator – Grant Miller
Visual Arts Coordinator – Merrill Krabill
Worship Leader Coordinator – Lois Stoltzfus Mast