1.a) Each Annual and Missionary Conference in the United States
and Puerto Rico, upon recommendation...to the following
general agencies: General Council on Ministries;...
b) Each Annual and Missionary Conference in the United States
and Puerto Rico shall nominate...
d)...Names and biographical data of all persons nominated by the Annual
and Missionary Conferences in the United States and Puerto
Rico but not elected...
2.a) Basic Membership.--Each jurisdiction shall elect one person from
each of its Annual and Missionary Conferences episcopal
areas to each program board...The episcopal members shall
not be counted in the computation of the clergy
membership...
b) Episcopal Membership.--The episcopal membership of not less
than five nor more than ten members each of the program boards
shall be one bishop from each jurisdiction and one Central Conference
bishop, nominated by the Council of Bishops and elected by the General
Conference (see exception, ¶ 1412.6). At least one of the
episcopal members of each general program board shall be a Central Conference
bishop.
c) Additional Membership.--(1) United
Methodist.--Nine Aadditional members
shall be elected by each general program board...It is recommended that such
additional membership shall maintain the one-third laymen, one-third laywomen,
and one-third clergy balance. Three of the additional members shall be from
Central Conferences. In addition, each board shall elect six
persons from the Central Conferences, and one alternate for each who may attend
if the elected member cannot attend. In the election of the Central Conference
members, it is recommended that two be clergy, two be laymen, and two be
laywomen.
(2) [Delete]
3.a) Each Jurisdictional Conference...in the United States and
Puerto Rico (¶ 805.1) in accordance...as set forth in The Book
of Discipline: General Council on Ministries (¶
1007), General Board of Pension and Health Benefits...
b) [Second sentence] ...in the United States and Puerto
Rico but not...
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 20161-GJ-805-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference