2006. 1. The General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns shall be composed of United Methodists as follows: four bishops appointed by the Council of Bishops, one of whom shall be the secretary of the Council of Bishops and one of whom shall be from a central conference; four persons from each jurisdiction, elected by the jurisdictional conferences (see 805); fourteen other persons with vote selected by the elected commission at the organizational meeting. It is recommended that persons elected by each jurisdiction and by the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns be inclusive of ethnic representation--Asian American, Black American, Hispanic American, and Native American. Two additional members with vote may include persons from the other churches in the Consultation on Church Union.
2. All members shall be selected with a view to balances envisioned in 805 and may well include persons from administration or faculty of United Methodist schools of theology and undergraduate colleges, campus ministers, seminarians, members of conference Commissions on Christian unity and interreligious concerns, delegates to or members of central or executive committees of the World Council of Churches and the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., the Consultation on Church Union, the World Methodist Council, and staff of regional and local cooperative agencies.
3. The general commission shall be authorized to fill vacancies in its membership during the quadrennium according to the three categories of membership: (a) by requesting appointment by the Council of Bishops; (b) by requesting replacement appointment by the appropriate jurisdictional College of Bishops (see 812); and (c) by its own nomination and election process for the other directors.
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1992 Book of Discipline: ¶ 2006
1996 United Methodist General Conference