There shall be in each Annual Conference an Order of Deacons and an Order of Elders. All persons ordained as clergy in The United Methodist Church upon election to full membership in the annual conference shall be members of and participate in an Order appropriate to their election. An Order is a covenant community within the church to mutually support, care for, and hold accountable its members for the sake of the life and mission of the church. These orders seek to respond to the spiritual hunger among clergy for a fulfilling sense of vocation, for support among peers during this stressful time of change in the church, and for a deepening relationship with God.
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 21826-MN-310-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference