Appointments.--Ordained ministers elders or ordained
clergy from other Annual Conferences and Christian denominations may
receive an appointment in the Annual Conference in the following manner:
1. Ordained Ministers Elders or Ordained Clergy
from Other Annual Conferences and Other Methodist
Denominations.--With approval and consent of the bishops or other
judicatory authorities involved, ordained ministers elders
or ordained clergy of other Annual Conferences...Appointments are to be
made by the resident bishop of the conference in which the ordained
minister elder is to serve....
2. Ministers Elders or Ordained Clergy
from Other Denominations.--On recommendation of the Board... Their
ordination credentials shall be examined by the bishop and the Board of
Ordained Ministry, and upon its recommendation may be recognized as valid
elders in The United Methodist Church while they are under appointment.
When the Board of Ordained Ministry certifies that their credentials are at
least equal to those of associate members, although they are not
associate members, they may be accorded all the rights and privileges of
associate membership in the Annual Conference (¶ 419.2, .3).
United Methodist elders, they may be accorded the right to vote in the
Annual Conference on all matters except the following: (a) constitutional
amendments; (b)election of delegates to the General and Jurisdictional or
Central Conferences; (c) all matters of ordination, character, and conference
relations of ministers. They may serve on any board, commission, or committee
of an Annual Conference except the Board of Ordained Ministry and the Board of
Trustees (¶¶ 733.1, 2513.1). They shall not be eligible for election
as delegates to the General or Jurisdictional or Central Conferences. They
shall also be subject to the provisions governing sabbatical leave, leave of
absence, location, retirement, minimum salary, and pension. They shall not
have security of appointment.
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 21857-MN-426-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference