Index: District Court of Appeals

203.22

To elect a District Court of Appeals, consisting of three assigned ordained ministers, including the district superintendent and two laypersons, to serve for a term not to exceed four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. (609)

212

The district superintendent may fill vacancies in the following committees:

  1. District Assembly Finance Committee (203.21);
  2. District Auditing Committee (203.25);
  3. District Ministerial Credentials Board (226.1);
  4. District Ministerial Studies Board (229.1);
  5. District Evangelism Board or the district director of evangelism (232);
  6. District Church Properties Board (233);
  7. District Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) Board (238);
  8. District Court of Appeals (609);
  9. Other district boards and standing committees where such are not provided in the Manual or by assembly action.

608

The General Court of Appeals shall adopt uniform Rules of Procedure governing all proceedings before boards of discipline and courts of appeal. After such rules are adopted and published, they shall be the final authority in all judicial proceedings. Printed Rules of Procedure shall be supplied by the general secretary. Changes or amendments to such rules may be adopted by the General Court of Appeals at any time, and when these are adopted and published, they shall be effective and authoritative in all cases. Any steps that are thereafter taken in any proceeding shall be in accordance with such change or amendment. (605.1)

609

Each organized district shall have a District Court of Appeals composed of two laypersons and three assigned ordained ministers, including the district superintendent, elected by the district assembly according to 203.22. This court shall hear appeals of church members concerning any action of local boards of discipline. Notice of appeal must be given in writing within 30 days after such action or after appellant has knowledge thereof. Such notice shall be delivered to the District Court of Appeals or a member thereof, and a copy of such notice shall be delivered to the pastor of the local church and to the secretary of the church board concerned. (203.22)

609.1

The District Court of Appeals shall have jurisdiction to hear and decide all appeals of laypersons or churches from the action of a Board of Discipline appointed to discipline a layperson.

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