The Committee recommends concurrence as amended as follows:
Amend ¶ 209:
The membership of a local United Methodist church shall include all baptized persons.----1. The baptized membership of a local United Methodist church shall include all baptized persons who have received Christian baptism in the local congregation or whose membership has been transferred to the local United Methodist church subsequent to baptism in some other congregation. In valid baptism, water is administered in the name of the Triune God (specified in the ritual as Father, Son and Holy Spirit) by an authorized person and the Holy Spirit is invoked with the laying on of hands, ordinarily in the presence of the congregation.
2. The professing membership of a local United Methodist church shall
include all baptized persons who have come into membership by
confession profession of faith at baptism or
confirmation, or by transfer.
as expressed in services of baptism, confirmation, Profession of Christian
Faith, reaffirmation of baptismal vows or transfer. (See ¶¶ 230, 232,
236, 243). and whose names have not been removed from the
membership rolls by reason of death, transfer, withdrawal, or removal for
cause. (See ¶¶ 230, 232, 236-243.)
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PETS Creator: John Brawn
Calendar Item Text: 135-2091996 United Methodist General Conference