Petition Text: 22362-GJ-NonDis-O$

Understanding Petition Numbers

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Whereas, the budgets of the general boards of The United Methodist Church have increased annually for the past five years; and

Whereas, the nationwide membership has steadily declined during the same period; and

Whereas, specifically, the programs that seem ineffective and over-budgeted from the point of view of local churches are: Interdenomination Cooperation, Status and Role of Women, General Board of Church and Society, and General Board of Global Ministries;

Therefore, be it resolved, that a critical review, preferably by Lyle Schaller, with the goal of the removal of ineffective programs, be made of the programs and organization of the general boards.

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Petition Text: 22362-GJ-NonDis-O$
1996 United Methodist General Conference