Petition Text: 20911-MN-318-D

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A diaconal minister is a consecrated person approved by vote of the annual conference, appointed by the bishop to a place of service in a local church, a church agency beyond the local church, or to an appointment other than a church-related agency, which extends the witness and service of Christ's love and justice to the world.

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Petition Text: 20911-MN-318-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference