Powers and Duties.--1. The Charge Conference shall be the connecting
link between the local church and the general Church and shall have general
oversight of the Administrative Church Council(s)
or Administrative Board(s).
3. ...and adopt objectives and goals recommended by the
Administrative Church Council or Administrative
Board which are...
4. [Third sentence] When there is only one local church on a charge, the
secretary of the Administrative Church Council
or Administrative Board shall be the secretary of the Charge
Conference. When there is more than one church on a charge, one of the
secretaries of the Administrative Church Councils
or Administrative Boards shall be elected...
5a) The Charge Conference should elect a church historian, who shall
keep the historical records up to date, shall serve as chairperson of the
Committee on Records and History, if any; shall cooperate with the
Annual Conference Commission on Archives and History or comparable
structure, if any; ...and shall provide, with the pastor and the Committee
on Records and History, if any, for the preservation...The church
historian shall may be a member of the
Administrative Church Council or Administrative
Board. This person may also hold another elected position on the
council or board.
6. [Delete.]
1615. In those instances where there are two or more
churches on a pastoral charge, the Charge Conference may provide for a
chargewide or parish Administrative Charge or Parish
Council or Administrative Board and Council on Ministries, a
chargewide or parish treasurer, ...
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 20658-LC-248-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference