Petition Text: 20446-DI-730.1-D

Understanding Petition Numbers

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Amend ¶730.1:

1. Conference Board of Laity.----There shall be in every Annual Conferences shall provide for the fulfillment of the purposes, duties and responsibilities assigned to the a conference Board of the Laity by ¶¶730.2-5 and which shall provide for an alternative structure for the ministry of the laity related to the objectives of the General Board of Discipleship as set forth in ¶¶1201-1229., by structuring themselves as they deem appropriate. The Annual Conferences shall determine the membership of the structure. It may have membership in common with other structures within the Conference, and it may be assigned other duties and responsibilities. As used in this ¶730 or elsewhere in the Discipline in appropriate context, references to the "Conference Board of Laity," or to the "board," shall be construed and interpreted to refer to the structure provided pursuant to this paragraph, whatever named or titled.

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Petition Text: 20446-DI-730.1-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference