Mike
Buckman, Chair
- Bernice Pierce
- Esther Sundberg
- Faye Iverson
- Jacob Wittrock
- Ramona Gerard
- Ric Gerard
- Tim Fees
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The committee takes as its
charge, "Acting for Peace and Justice through Church and Society
Work". Their responsibility is to help our church members
respond to pressing social issues.
Some of the social justice and peace
issues for which this committee is responsible via newsletter
articles, bulletin inserts, study groups and/or speakers
include:
- AIDS Awareness
- Amnesty International
- Anti-Gambling
- Drug and Alcohol Awareness
- Elder, child or spousal
abuse
- Environmental issues
- Gun Control
 To serve in advisory
capacity to all missions sponsored by the church, and coordinate all
mission work, between the church, the missions, and the Mission
Committee.
- Serve as liaison between the church, the
missions, and the Mission Committee.
- Promote mission activities and missions
education in the church program.
- Plan and present an annual budget in
consultation with Mission Committee members, and present to the
Finance Committee.
Missions have contributed to the support
of the following organizations. Click on name to learn more
about them: $100 each to: Inter-Religious Council of Linn County
Linn County Jail Chaplaincy
Rapids AIDS Project
Reconciling
Ministries
Sioux City Native American project
Southern Poverty
Law Center
(in memory of Mary Lou Mcgrew)
Matthew 25 Ministries
Campus Witness
Mission of Hope
Mitchelville Women's Prison Ministry
Helping Hand
Bidwell Riverside
Justice for Our Neighbors
and $50 each to:
Christian Education Sunday
In-Gathering |
