diff --git a/src/common/set_roles.rs b/src/common/set_roles.rs
index a3cd2ba..ced3ad5 100644
--- a/src/common/set_roles.rs
+++ b/src/common/set_roles.rs
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ pub mod committee {
   use crate::common::wolves::committees::Committees;
   use crate::Config;
   use serenity::client::Context;
+  use serenity::model::channel::ChannelType;
   use serenity::model::guild::Member;
   use sqlx::{Pool, Sqlite};
   use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ pub mod committee {
 
     // information about the server
     let roles = server.roles(&ctx).await.unwrap_or_default();
+    let channels = server.channels(&ctx).await.unwrap_or_default();
 
     // make a hashmap of the nameof roles to quickly get them out again
     let mut roles_name = HashMap::new();
@@ -179,6 +181,11 @@ pub mod committee {
       roles_name.insert(role.name.to_owned(), role.to_owned());
     }
 
+    let mut channels_name = HashMap::new();
+    for channel in channels.values() {
+      channels_name.insert(channel.name.to_owned(), channel.to_owned());
+    }
+
     // a map of users and the roles they are goign to be getting
     let mut users_roles = HashMap::new();
 
@@ -198,6 +205,24 @@ pub mod committee {
         }
       };
 
+      // create teh channel if it does nto exist
+      if !channels_name.contains_key(&committee.name) {
+        match server
+          .create_channel(&ctx, |c| c.name(&committee.name).kind(ChannelType::Text).category(config.committee_category))
+          .await
+        {
+          Ok(x) => {
+            // update teh channels name list
+            channels_name.insert(x.name.to_owned(), x.to_owned());
+
+            println!("Created channel: {}", &committee.name);
+          }
+          Err(x) => {
+            dbg!("Unable to create channel: ", x);
+          }
+        }
+      };
+
       // so if the role exists
       if let Some(r) = role {
         committee_roles.push(r.id);