644. To annual conferences, provisional annual conferences, missionary conferences, and missions which are outside the United States and are not included in central conferences or provisional central conferences, the General Conference may grant any of the powers of central conferences except that of electing bishops; and in the interval between General Conferences, the General Board of Global Ministries may grant such powers when requested to do so by the bishop in charge and by the annual conference, provisional annual conference, missionary conference, or mission concerned.
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PETS Creator: John Brawn
1992 Book of Discipline: ¶ 644
1996 United Methodist General Conference