The membership of a local United Methodist church shall include all baptized persons.----1. The baptized membership of a local United Methodist church shall include all baptized persons who have received Christian baptism in the local congregation or whose membership has been transferred to the local United Methodist church subsequent to baptism in some other congregation. In valid baptism, water is administered in the name of the Triune God (specified in the ritual as Father, Son and Holy Spirit) by an authorized person and the Holy Spirit is invoked with the laying on of hands, ordinarily in the presence of the congregation.
2. The professing membership of a local United Methodist church shall
include all baptized persons who have come into membership by
confession profession of faith at baptism or
confirmation, or by transfer. and whose names have
not been removed from the membership rolls by reason of death, transfer,
withdrawal, or removal for cause. (See ¶¶ 230, 232,
236-243.)
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 21427-DI-209-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference