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| CONSTITUTION & DISICIPLINE, Revised 2004 |
General Conference Officials.................................................................................................3
Historical Sketch.....................................................................................................................7
The Constitution....................................................................................................................19
Articles of Religion...............................................................................................................37
The Discipline.......................................................................................................................49
Chapter I. The Local Church |
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Article I. Membership | 51 | ||
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Article II. Local Church Officers | 53 | ||
| Article III. Business Meetings | 60 | |||
Article IV. Property |
63 | |||
| Chapter II. Quarterly Conference | ||||
Article I. Membership |
66 | |||
| Article II. Meetings | 66 | |||
| Article III. Powers | 68 | |||
| Article IV. Licensing of Preachers | 70 | |||
Chapter III. Annual Conference |
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| Article I. Membership | 73 | |||
| Article II. Organization and Meetings | 74 | |||
| Article III. Officers | 77 | |||
| Article IV. Ministers | 83 | |||
| Article V. Deaconesses | 98 | |||
| Article VI. Delegates to General Conference | 101 | |||
Chapter IV. General Conference |
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| Article I. Membership | 103 | |||
| Article II. Organization and Meetings | 104 | |||
| Article III. Officers | 104 | |||
| Article IV. Boards of Administration | 111 | |||
| Board of Publication | 114 | |||
| Board of Missions Constitution | 115 | |||
| Board of Christian Education Constitution | 124 | |||
| Board of Managers of the Superannuated Fund | 136 | |||
| Board of Administration | 140 | |||
| Laymen’s Fellowship | 142 | |||
Chapter V. Judicial Principles |
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| Article I. Trial of Unstationed Ministers, Preachers and Members | 143 | |||
| Article II. Trial of Pastors and Other Itinerants | 146 | |||
| Article III. Trial of Churches | 148 | |||
| Chapter VI. Forms of Official Church Papers | 149 | |||
Chapter VII. Annual Conference Boundaries |
158 | |||
| The Ritual | ||||
| The Order of Public Worship | 161 | |||
| Order for the Administration of the Lord’s Supper | 162 | |||
| Order for the Administration of Baptism | 169 | |||
| Form for the Reception of Members | 175 | |||
| Form for the Solemnization of Matrimony | 179 | |||
| Form for the Burial of the Dead | 182 | |||
| Form for the Ordination of Elders | 192 | |||
| Form for the Setting Apart of Deaconesses | 197 | |||
| Form for Laying Cornerstone of a Church | 200 | |||
| Form for Dedication of a Church | 205 | |||