Petition Text: 21519-GJ-277.3-D

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Amend ¶ 277.3:

3. [Second sentence] Rural Life Sunday shall call the Church to celebrate the rural heritage of The United Methodist Church, and to recognize the ongoing crisis occurring in rural areas of the nation and world today, and to affirm the interdependence of rural and urban communities. The observance of Rural Life Sunday shall be under the general supervision of the General Board of Global Ministries. Anyone who desires to recommend a theme for a given year for this Sunday may do so one year prior to the observance for which the recommendation is made. This recommendation is to be made to the General Board of Global Ministries, and the decision of the annual theme of this Sunday shall be made by the voting members of the General Board of Global Ministries. If the Annual Conference so directs, an offering may be received for the work of ministries in town and rural areas within the conference, such as: rural chaplaincy, ministries with African-American farmers, development of cooperative parish ministries, and/or purpose of strengthening the nurture,...

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Petition Text: 21519-GJ-277.3-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference