Handbook, Commissions & Appointments

Handbook

Qualifications, Job Descriptions, and Guidelines for the Spiritual Leadership Team, Commission and Committee Members, Representatives, and Staff. View the the 2018-19 Handbook.

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Commission Members (2018-2019)

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 (2018-19):

Caregiving

Agape Committee – Sara Alvarez (2019), Jenny Hooley (2019), Lee Roy Berry, Jr. (2020), John Mast (2020)
Everence Advocate – Phil Bauman
Safe Church Caring Team – Steve Garboden (2020), Phil Zimmerman (2020), Sarah Morrison (2019)
Small Group Coordinating Committee – Joanne Gallardo, Hannah Heinzekehr, Laura Horst, Grant Miller
Special Needs Coordinators (meals) – Renae Yoder
Special Needs/Disabilities Team Coordinator – Cindy Baker
Special Needs/Disabilities Team – Judy Weaver (Caregiving), Diane Nafziger (Fellowship), Jenny Miller (Mission), Dale Snyder (Stewardship & Finance)
Stephen Minister Leaders – Clare Krabill, Laura Moshier, Peter Shetler

Christian Ed.

Nursery coordinator/pictures on the classroom doors: Nate Shenk
Children’s Music: Primary- Patty Lehman, Andrea Bontrager Yoder, Angela Shenk, Lindsy Diener-Locke
Middlers- Greg Smucker
JYF sponsors: Joe Locke, Sim Dlova, Patrick Buller
MYF sponsors: Chris Johnston, Dan & Vanessa Adcock
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: to be determined
Children’s Projects: to be determined
Peace Club coordinator/team: Beth Berry, Patty Lehman

Fellowship

Coffee Manager – Darin Short
Mennonite Women USA Representative – n/a

Mission

Mission Bulletin Board Coordinator – Emily Krabill
Missions rack beside the bulletin board – Emily Krabill
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, Bryan Heinz, Rick Hostetter, Sarah Morrison, Diane Nafziger, Lowell Nafziger,  Denise Risser, Missy Kauffman Schrock, Aaron Shenk, and Karl Sommers
Treasurers – Curt Wenger, Ruth Hathaway, and Nancy Yoder
Trustees – Phil Bauman, Ron Good, John Mast, Lowell Nafziger, Peter Shetler, and Jennifer Schrock

Worship

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