Committees, Commissions, and Boards: Board of Missions
There shall be a Board of Missions to which shall be entrusted under the Bishop, the Missionary work of the Diocese. (Canon 27)
The Board is entrusted under the Bishop with oversight of the missions of the Diocese. One of the major roles of the Board is to consider applications for financial assistance received from mission churches, together with recommendations received from the Bishop and diocesan staff, and information received from the Finance and Budget Committee about the availability of funds for the ensuing calendar year, funds that are voted by Convention as part of the diocesan budget. These funds are awarded to mission congregations based on recommendations from the Board of Missions to Diocesan Council. The Board also makes periodic reports to the Council about the ministries of the mission churches.
The Work of Missions – 2017 booklet that was distributed at Convention 2017 is now downloadable.
The deadline for accepting grant applications for the budget year 2017 is 1 October 2016. No grants will be considered without submission of the following items.
- Part II of the Annual Report: Request for a Mission Assistance Grant for 2017
- 2016 budget including last year’s actuals
- Most recent parochial report
- Most recent annual report to the congregation
- Audit for 2015
- Financial statement for the first six months of 2016 showing budget and actual figures
- A copy of the 2015 Clergy Compensation Report
You can find Board of Missions forms in PDF here.
THE BOARD OF MISSIONS
Chair
The Reverend Bruce Montgomery Chair, Board of Missions
Staff Liaisons
The Reverend Canon Robert Droste
Secretary
Canon Constance White
Bishop’s Appointment
The Reverend Deborah Piggins
Diocesan Council’s Appointment
The Reverend Dr. Francis Hubbard
Mrs. Melinda Whiting Burrows
Atlantic Convocation
Mr. Corbin Cogswell
The Reverend Martha McKee
Burlington Convocation
Mr. Robert McGonigle
Camden Convocation
Ms. Marty Lawless
The Reverend Canon Pedro Guzman
Monmouth Convocation
The Reverend Kathleen Murray
Mr. Stephan Sroka
Northern Convocation
Mr Art Lobdell
Trenton Convocation
Ms. Lynette Darling
The Reverend Canon Francisco Pozo
Watchung Convocation
Ms. Wendy Blackman
The Reverend Harry Mazujian
Woodbury Convocation
The Reverend Ellen Rutherford