Petition Text: 20449-DI-745.2-D

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Amend ¶745.2:

2. Membership.----The Annual Conference or the structure sitting as the conference Council on Ministries shall determine the membership of the council, which may be assigned other duties and responsibilities and which may have membership in common with other structures. It is recommended that when the structure sits as the council, Nno more than one- third of the membership of the council shall be adults, one of whom may be the conference lay leader or his/her representative. It is recommended that the council be composed of 50 percent racial and ethnic group members. (It is suggested that members at large may be added toward achieving 50/50 ethnic/white membership in a manner to be determined by the conference Council on Youth Ministry.) Where ethnic or language conferences overlap nonethnic conferences, provision shall should be made for the inclusion of members of the ethnic or language conferences and vice- versa. Those serving on the conference Council on Youth Ministry shall be members (full or preparatory) of The United Methodist Church.

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Petition Text: 20449-DI-745.2-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference