2. a) Basic Membership.--Each jurisdiction shall elect
one six persons from each of its Annual
and Missionary Conferences to each program board....computation of the
clergy membership.8 Each central conference shall elect one member to each
of the program boards. Provided, however, that effective
immediately, when a new Annual Conference or conferences are created by a
Jurisdictional Conference and come into being following the Jurisdictional
Conference, each such new Annual Conference or conferences shall be authorized
to elect one person directly to General Council on Ministries and each general
program board on which no person from the new Annual Conference already has
been elected by the Jurisdictional Conference under the provisions of this
paragraph.9
b) Episcopal Membership.--The episcopal membership of eight
not less than five nor more than ten members...shall be a
Central Conference bishop. In the case that the General Conference does not
act on its elections of persons to membership on any program board in any
category, the Council of Bishops is empowered to elect persons to serve there
for that quadrennium only.
c) Additional Membership.--(1) United Methodist.--Eight
aAdditional members shall be elected...geographic area.
There shall be not less than five nor more than nine additional members
of each general program board. It is recommended...In
addition, each board shall elect six persons from the Central Conferences, and
one alternate for each who may attend if the elected member cannot attend. In
the election of the Central Conference members, it is recommended that two be
clergy, two be laymen, and two be laywomen....
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 22769-GJ-805.2-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference