Petition Text: 20250-DI-NonDis-O

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Whereas, the 1992 General Conference of The United Methodist Church asked local churches to study the document, By Water and the Spirit, and to provide feedback to the study commission; and

Whereas, several churches in the New England Annual Conference have seriously studied the document, By Water and the Spirit; and

Whereas, the practice of confirmation in the Christian Church goes back at least to the fourth century; and

Whereas, The United Methodist Church has practiced the rite of confirmation since 1964; and

Whereas, the 1988 United Methodist Hymnal and the 1992 United Methodist Book of Worship, the liturgical embodiment and expression of our doctrines, both make use of the word confirmation with reference to reception into The United Methodist Church or a particular congregation of our denomination; and

Whereas, this New England Annual Conference has advanced a resolution to the 1996 General Conference urging the passage of covenanting in the Church of Christ Uniting; and

Whereas, several denominations of the Church of Christ Uniting practice the rite of confirmation;

Be it resolved, that the General Conference amend the recommendations of the study on baptism, By Water and the Spirit, to allow for the use of the term "confirmation" when referring to the "Profession of the Faith into Which We Were Baptized."

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Petition Text: 20250-DI-NonDis-O
1996 United Methodist General Conference