Petition Text: 20590-FA-716.1-D

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Amend ¶ 716.1:

1.a)(1) Local church treasurers shall remit monthly to the conference treasurer all amounts contributed in each local church for (a) the World Service and Conference Benevolences fund; (b) all other funds authorized by the General Conference and apportioned to the Annual Conferences by the General Council on Finance and Administration; (c) all other jurisdictional, Annual Conference, and district funds or causes apportioned in accordance with ¶ 712, unless otherwise directed by the Annual Conference all apportioned funds authorized by the General Conference, Jurisdictional Conference, and, Annual Conference and approved by the Charge Conference for payment; (d b) special Sunday offerings (¶ 274); (e c) special appeals (¶¶ 711.5, 911.4); (f d) Advance special gifts (¶ 914); (g) World Service special gifts (¶913); (h e) Youth Service Fund (¶ 1310); and (i f) all other general, jurisdictional, Annual Conference, and district funds not otherwise directed.

(2) The treasurer shall each month divide the total amount received from local churches for World Service and Conference Benevolences, setting aside the proper amount for World Service and the proper amount for conference benevolences, according to the ratio of each established by the Annual Conference in the total World Service and Conference Benevolences budget (¶ 711.3c). The treasurer shall, from the share amount received for conference benevolences,...The treasurer shall remit each month to the treasurer of the General Council on Finance and Administration the total share received during the month for World Service. When the share so designated for World Service general program agencies, commissions, and funds during a year exceeds the amount apportioned to the Annual Conference, the entire share contributed for World Service said causes shall be remitted...

(5) The conference treasurer shall remit...the Missional Priority Fund, World Service special gifts, Advance special gifts,...

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Petition Text: 20590-FA-716.1-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference