Governance

The actions and decisions of the General Council are carried out by its committees and task groups. This work concerns the whole of the denomination, including our theology, polity, ministries, and justice work.

The committees and task groups are listed below. This PDF provides short profiles of what they do:

• Committees and Task Groups of the General Council [PDF: 7 pp/189 KB]

Committees Reporting to the General Council

• Archives and History
• Audit
• Judicial
• Transfer
• The Manual
• Theology and Inter-Church Inter-Faith

Committees Reporting to the Executive of the General Council

• General Council Planning
• Indigenous Justice and Residential Schools
• Pension Board
• Joint Grants Committee
• General Secretary Supervision
• Moderator’s Advisory
• Nominations Committee

The Permanent Committees of the Executive of the General Council

These five committees are responsible for preparing and coordinating the recommendations that come before the Executive:

• Ministry and Employment Policies and Services
• Finance
• Governance and Agenda
• Programs for Mission and Ministry
• Aboriginal Ministries Council

Sub-Committees

• Financial Assistance Committee
• Mission and Service Fund Committee
• Healing Fund Council
• Racial Justice Advisory Committee
• Gender Justice Advisory Committee
• Partners in Mission Unit-Wide Committee
• Communities in Ministry Unit-Wide Committee
• Canadian Forces Chaplaincy

Task Groups

Task groups carry out specific time-limited work on behalf of the Council, its Executive, or another committee.

• Intercultural Ministries Task Group
• Oversight and Discipline of Ministry Personnel
• Living into Right Relations
• Pastoral Relations Policy
• Ministry Compensation
• United-Church Hindu Relations
• Working Group on Middle East Policy
• Partnership Review (Canadian)
• Steering Group on Recruitment
• Steering Group on Candidacy Pathway
• Basis of Union and United Church Crest
• Trans/Gender Diversity Task Group

To learn more about the work of any of these groups contact Member Engagement at the General Council Office. If you would like to know when there are vacancies on any of these groups, check these webpages again or contact:

• Diane Bosman, Member Engagement
  The United Church of Canada
  3250 Bloor St. West, Suite 300
  Toronto, ON M8X 2Y4
  Tel: 416-231-5931 ext. 2211
  Toll-Free: 1-800-268-3781 ext. 2211
  Fax: 416-231-3103 attn: Member Engagement
  E-mail: Nominations