BOARD OF DIRECTORS (BOD)

• Develops policies, oversees programs, and manages the Conference finances.
• Establishes priorities, long-range plans, and strategies for the Conference.
• Meets: 1st Tuesday, 6:30-8:30 pm

JUSTICE AND WITNESS MINISTRIES (JWM)

• Listen to local churches as they determine justice needs in their communities, offering consultation around barriers, strategies, resources, and partnership.
• Facilitate access to resources and share power; prioritizing, listening to, and following those closest to injustice.
• Meets: 2nd Monday, 6:00-7:30 pm

GLOBAL MINISTRIES COMMITTEE (GM)

• Nurtures and encourages global partnerships and sister church relationships.
• Supports missionaries from PNC-UCC and promotes mission trips.
• Hosts visits by mission personnel and facilitates ongoing connections with UCC missionaries.

PERSONNEL COMMITTEE (PERS)

• Support and provide guidance to the conference minister in personnel matters.
• Meets: Currently 3rd Thursday, 2:30-4:00 pm (may change)

CHURCH DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (CDC)

• Consult, assist, and provide funding in partnership with those involved in church formation or transformation.
  Works with existing UCC congregations, faith communities considering UCC affiliation, and new church starts.

COMMITTEE ON MINISTRY (COM) – East and West

• Nurtures pastors and congregations.
• Assists local congregations in times of call and crisis.
• Authorizes people to practice ministry in the Conference.
• Maintains covenantal relationships with members in discernment.
• Addresses ethical issues raised by congregations and provides clergy ethics training.
• Meets: COM-East: 2nd Monday, 10:00 am | COM-West: 2nd Thursday, 9:30 am-2:30 pm

STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE (STEW)

• Tells the story about why the Conference matters and communicates that message across the conference.
• Helps organize the budget, investment, property management, and planned giving opportunities within the Conference.
• Meets: 3rd Wednesday, 6:30-8:00 pm

OUTDOOR MINISTRIES

• Partners with the congregations, children, youth, adults, and clergy of the conference for engagement with our camps in furtherance of our ongoing faith journeys.
• Develops programs and recruits leadership to live out that call in response to the needs of the moment.
• Collaborates with the Camp Managing Directors regarding the PNC conference-wide retreats, camps, and other faith formation events at N-Sid-Sen and Pilgrim Firs.
• Plans, promotes, coordinates, implements, and evaluates a yearly calendar and curriculum.
• Meets: Monthly, time varies. Work outside meetings varies.

MINISTRY RESOURCES COMMITTEE (MRC)

• Recruits and nominates candidates for leadership positions within PNC-UCC
• Meets: Approximately monthly, increasing near Annual Meeting. Most work happens outside meeting time.

ANNUAL MEETING PLANNING COMMITTEE

• Plans the Annual Meeting, coordinating with the Board and local church leaders.
• Meets: Varies. Dates and times may change after new committee members join following the Annual Meeting. All regular meetings are currently on Zoom.