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(7)    Campus Ministries Support:

                                                   a.      Endorse and participate in opportunities for Campus
               Ministries.

                                            (8)    Leisure Ministries (State Parks):

                                                   a.        Work with the Pennsylvania Council of Churches
               and appropriate local committees in securing, supporting, and assisting Chaplains in Codorus and
               Pinchot State Parks.


                                            (9)    Music/Worship Support:

                                                   a.       Provide resourcing and training to congregations as
               they make decisions about music and worship styles and content.

                                     (ii)       Witness and Outreach Commission.  The Witness and Outreach
               Commission shall be responsible for directing and undergirding District congregations as they
               reach out in service to the local community and world in the following areas of witness,
               evangelism, and global ministries: The Witness and Outreach Commission shall be responsible
               for two significant areas.  The commission shall be responsible for directing and undergirding
               District congregations as they reach out in service to the local community and world in the areas
               of witness, evangelism, and global ministries.  The commission shall also be responsible for
               directing and undergirding the evangelistic outreach of the church through new church
               development and church revitalization.  Specific area and efforts are listed below:

                                            (1)    Encourage the work of evangelism by providing training
               and resources for local church leaders.  This would include any research and work toward planting
               new churches and selecting leaders for any new church development projects.  Also included is
               providing leadership assistance and oversight for the revitalization of existing churches within the
               District.

                                            (2)    Emphasize necessary outreach of the Church of the
               Brethren through denominational, District, and local support, both financially and physically.

                                            (3)    Inform persons of all ages of service opportunities and
               actively recruit both youth and adults for Brethren Volunteer Service.

                                            (4)    Participate in efforts to feed the hungry, assist the
               homeless, and provide spiritual, social, and material aid for persons with special needs.

                                                   a.    Direct  and  supervise  the  work  of  the  District  Meat
               Canning Committee in cooperation with the Mid-Atlantic District Witness Commission.  Provide
               a Commission liaison to the Meat Canning Committee.








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