Petition Text: 21435-DI-223-D

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Renumber ¶ 223 as ¶ 228.1c and amend as follows:

1.c) The pastor shall keep...and those who have been baptized elsewhere. This register of baptized children, along with a list of other preparatory members (¶ 216.4), shall constitute the preparatory membership roll of the church serve as the list of baptized members for whom the congregation has ongoing responsibility for nurture in the life of discipleship until they become professing members and accept God's grace for themselves. It shall give the full name of the child, the date of birth, the date and place of Baptism, and the names of the parent(s) or guardian(s) and, their place of residence and phone number, and the names of the sponsor(s) or godparent(s).

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Petition Text: 21435-DI-223-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference