What is a delegate?

Each year, the MB Church of Canada gathers together either in-person or virtually for inspiration, reporting, direction-setting, and decision-making. The AGM/National Assembly is made up of voting delegates representing Member Churches and Member Organizations.

Who can be a church delegate?

Each delegate representing a Member Church or Member Organization must be:

Over the age of 18
A member in good standing within the church
Approved by the church membership or governing body of the church

Each Member Church is entitled to appoint one (1) pastor/leader as a voting delegate in addition to one more voting delegate for every twenty-five members.

Each Member Organization (Provincial Conference, Member Agency [MB Seminary, Multiply, Legacy], Executive Board) is entitled to appoint up to twelve (12) voting members.

What is a delegate's role?

To elect members of the Executive Board, the National Faith & Life Team, Legacy, and the Nominating Committee.
To receive reports from the Executive Board, the National Faith & Life Team, the National Ministry Team, Member Organizations (provinces, MB Seminary, Legacy, and Multiply), the Nominating Committee, and the external Auditor.
To hold the reporting boards and committees accountable for their actions
To vote on policy, direction, and amendments to governing documents.

The registration process

Church leadership encourages members of their congregation to consider attending the National Assembly.

It is preferred that church staff register all their delegates. Individuals may register, provided they have approval from their church to do so.

CCMBC administration sends delegate information and Zoom links to each delegate registered

Important Registration Details

To ensure that those registering as delegates have been approved and designated by their Member Church, those Member Churches will register their own delegates no later than June 9, 2022. An individual delegate is not able to register themselves.

Please collect the following information prior to registering delegates online:

Delegate’s name
Delegate’s email address
Church role (Pastor, Moderator, Board Member, Lay Leader, etc.)