Mandate: To assist and encourage existing and emerging congregations of Classis Alberta North (CAN) in their respective outreach mission and ministries.
Accountability: The CHMC is accountable to Classis Alberta North (CAN) and serves Classis with recommendations and reports in its area of responsibility.
Membership: The committee will consist of 7 members including 3 Pastors and the Diaconal Consultant.
Meetings: The committee will meet at least four times a year.
Specific Tasks: There are four specific areas of responsibility.
1. Evaluation and encouragement
2. Education and Resources
3. Financial Aid
4. New Church Development
Criteria for the disbursements of funds:
1. Committee meeting expenses
2. Travel by committee members
3. Promotion – what, how?
4. Conferences and speakers
5. Grants (operating and capital) to church plants or emerging churches
6. Land purchases
7. Building construction
8. Books and other publications
Criteria and other guidelines:
1. Requests for funds for a given calendar year, along with complete supporting documentation, must be received in writing, by committees not later than July 1 of the preceding year. Two copies must be provided.
2. If no approval by Classis is required for the committee’s action on a particular type of request, the committee may, at its discretion, receive such requests at any time. Normally, no special meetings will be called to consider requests for funds, and written requests need to be received at least one week before a scheduled meeting of the committee, to be considered at that meeting.
3. Proposed use of funds must be within the mandate of the Home Missions Committee responsibilities in Classis Alberta North.
4. Receipt of full and detailed financial documentation from the requesting group before approval is given.
5. Receipt of a full and detailed financial report at the end of each grant period (normally one year) before funds for a subsequent year are released.
6. A time limit of three years for any grant or subsidy program.
7. Approval by Classis is required for grants or subsidies in excess of $5,000 per year.
8. The Home Missions Committee may disburse monies from the Home Missions Fund in amounts not exceeding $5,000.00 per church year, total approvals not to exceed $10,000.00 per year. Any disbursement shall meet the approved criteria.
9. Detailed year-end reports will be made to Classis by the committee. Normally this will be done at the spring meeting of Classis.
Accountability: The CHMC is accountable to Classis Alberta North (CAN) and serves Classis with recommendations and reports in its area of responsibility.
Membership: The committee will consist of 7 members including 3 Pastors and the Diaconal Consultant.
Meetings: The committee will meet at least four times a year.
Specific Tasks: There are four specific areas of responsibility.
1. Evaluation and encouragement
2. Education and Resources
3. Financial Aid
4. New Church Development
Criteria for the disbursements of funds:
1. Committee meeting expenses
2. Travel by committee members
3. Promotion – what, how?
4. Conferences and speakers
5. Grants (operating and capital) to church plants or emerging churches
6. Land purchases
7. Building construction
8. Books and other publications
Criteria and other guidelines:
1. Requests for funds for a given calendar year, along with complete supporting documentation, must be received in writing, by committees not later than July 1 of the preceding year. Two copies must be provided.
2. If no approval by Classis is required for the committee’s action on a particular type of request, the committee may, at its discretion, receive such requests at any time. Normally, no special meetings will be called to consider requests for funds, and written requests need to be received at least one week before a scheduled meeting of the committee, to be considered at that meeting.
3. Proposed use of funds must be within the mandate of the Home Missions Committee responsibilities in Classis Alberta North.
4. Receipt of full and detailed financial documentation from the requesting group before approval is given.
5. Receipt of a full and detailed financial report at the end of each grant period (normally one year) before funds for a subsequent year are released.
6. A time limit of three years for any grant or subsidy program.
7. Approval by Classis is required for grants or subsidies in excess of $5,000 per year.
8. The Home Missions Committee may disburse monies from the Home Missions Fund in amounts not exceeding $5,000.00 per church year, total approvals not to exceed $10,000.00 per year. Any disbursement shall meet the approved criteria.
9. Detailed year-end reports will be made to Classis by the committee. Normally this will be done at the spring meeting of Classis.