Benevolences and Special Projects

Benevolences

BCMC budgets regular contributions to the following organizations as the church community’s commitment.  These commitments are coordiinated and recommended by the Witness Commission.  In a number of cases, e.g. Bethel College and Kidron Bethel Village, the amount is a symbolic amount since members of the congregation give a substantial amount individually.  In other cases contributions reflect significant volunteer time.  Others represent some of the core church values.

  • Bethel College
  • Camp Mennoscah
  • Circles of Hope
  • Community Playschool
  • Corinthian Plan Access
  • Health Ministries of Harvey County
  • Kidron Bethel Village
  • Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (KIPCOR)
  • Mennonite Central Committee
  • Mennonite Church USA
    • Executive Board
    • Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary
    • MennoMedia
    • Mennonite Education Agency
    • Mennonite Mission Network
    • Racial Ethnic
  • Mennonite Disaster Service
  • Mennonite World Conference
  • Ministerial Alliance – Community Assistance Fund
  • New Hope Shelter
  • Offender Victim Ministries
  • Peace Connections
  • Prairie View Chaplaincy
  • Western District Conference

Special Projects

A number of special projects are built into the fabric of congregational life and result in special contributions outside the formal budget each year.  These include:

  • Caring Fund
  • Harvest of Love (Salvation Army)
  • Mennonite Central Committee
    • Meat Canning
    • My Coins Count
    • Relief Sale
  • Scholarships to Mennonite colleges and universities