Board of Trustees

Board Members

The Board of Trustees is charged with financial oversight of the Conference. Although our role has been significantly reduced over the last seven years with the transfer of assets and stewardship ministries to the national Conferences, this reduced role continues to be important to the constitutency. With our agenda reduced, we have opted, with the consent of our national Board representatives, to meet during this past biennium as an executive (chair, vice-chair, secretary, all elected by the General Conference) plus our two national treasurers. This has enabled us to complete our agenda expeditiously and at reduced cost to the Conference. We are recommending a by-law change to reflect this reduced size for our Board.

In addition to our sessions as trustees, we have continued to maintain liaison with the other Conference boards and agencies. Our vice-chair, Ron Martens, has served as liaison to the Board of Resource Ministries. Our secretary, Lyndon Vix, serves as liaison to the Seminary Board. Both of these brothers, practising attorneys, also participated in the Strategic Evaluation Meetings last September. Our chair, Jim Enns, has served as liaison to the Board of Mennonite Brethren Missions/Services. Our Canadian treasurer, Jake Neufeld, has served as liaison to the Kindred Productions management committee, which meets regularly in Winnipeg. Jake recently returned to his assignment following a well deserved sabbatical leave. Our U.S. treasurer, Dale Regier, is responsible for most of the day-to-day accounting for the General Conference done in our U.S. office in Hillsboro, Kan.

With the potential dissolution of the General Conference and the realignment of its ministries, the Board of Trustees anticipates an active biennium, sorting out the legal ramifications of such a venture.

We extend our sincere gratitude to our treasurers and their staffs for their dedicated service to our Conference.

Jim Enns, Chair

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