918. The Interdenominational Cooperation Fund--1. The General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns, in consultation with the Council of Bishops, shall recommend to the General Council on Finance and Administration the amount of the annual Interdenominational Cooperation Fund allocation to each of the recipients of the fund. The council shall recommend to the General Conference the amounts to be included in the annual Interdenominational Cooperation Fund budget.
2. This fund shall provide the United Methodist share of the basic budgets of those organizations which relate to the ecumenical responsibilities of the Council of Bishops and of the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns. Such organizations shall include the Consultation on Church Union, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and the World Council of Churches. The fund shall also provide for the expenses of representatives chosen by the Council of Bishops or by the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns to meetings and committees of such ecumenical agencies. The General Council on Finance and Administration shall reimburse such expenses from vouchers approved by persons designated by the general secretary of the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns or by the general secretary of the General Council on Finance and Administration.
3. Before the beginning of each calendar year the General Council on Finance and Administration shall determine and communicate to the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns the sum available from the Interdenominational Cooperation Fund Contingency Reserve to be allocated by the commission to meet emerging needs of ecumenical agencies.
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1992 Book of Discipline: ¶ 918
1996 United Methodist General Conference