Transfer. The pastor, when requested by a member, may grant a transfer of church membership (see form in 813.5) to any local Church of the Nazarene that may be named, such transfer to be valid for three months only. When the reception of the transfer is acknowledged by the receiving local church, such person’s membership in the former local church shall cease. (813.6)
Index: transfer
203.8
To receive, by transfer from other districts, persons having ministerial credentials, members of the clergy, and those having commissions for continuing ministry roles, in harmony with 503, 507–510.1, including interim transfers approved by the District Advisory Board, who may be judged as desirable for membership in the district assembly upon favorable recommendation of the Ministerial Credentials Board. (228.9–228.10, 535–535.2)
203.9
To issue a transfer of members of the clergy, and those having commissions for continuing ministry roles according to 503, 507–510.1, including interim transfers approved by the District Advisory Board, who desire to transfer to another district upon favorable recommendation of the Ministerial Credentials Board. (228.9–228.10, 535-535.1)
223
The District Advisory Board may issue a transfer of membership to a member of the clergy, a minister of Christian education (510), or a deaconess (507), who desires to transfer to another district assembly, before the meeting of the district assembly in which such person’s membership is held. Such transfers may be accepted by the receiving District Advisory Board, granting to those transferred full rights and privileges of membership on the district on which it is received. The receiving district assembly shall have final approval of all such Advisory Board transfer receptions upon favorable recommendation by the Ministerial Credentials Board. (203.8–203.9, 228.9–228.10, 535–535.2)
228.9
228.10
515.14
The pastor may, when requested by a member, grant a transfer of church membership, a certificate of commendation, or a letter of release. (111–111.1, 112.2, 813.3–813.6)
535
When a member of the clergy desires to transfer to another district, transfer of ministerial membership may be issued by vote of the district assembly, or by the District Advisory Board in the interim of assemblies, in which his or her ministerial membership is held. Such transfer may be received by the District Advisory Board in the interim before the district assembly meets, granting to said minister full rights and privileges of membership on the district on which it is received, subject to final approval of the Ministerial Credentials Board and the district assembly. (203.8–203.9, 223, 228.9–228.10)
535.1
The transfer of a licensed minister shall be valid only when a detailed record of the licensee’s grades in a validated course of study for licensed ministers, properly certified by the secretary of the District Ministerial Studies Board of the issuing district assembly, has been sent to the secretary of the District Ministerial Studies Board of the receiving district. The secretary of the District Ministerial Studies Board of the receiving district shall notify his or her district secretary that the licensee’s record of grades has been received. The minister being transferred shall actively pursue the matter of the reporting of his or her grades in a validated course of study to the receiving district. (230.1–230.2)
535.2
The district assembly receiving a transfer shall notify the district assembly issuing said transfer of the reception of the transferred person’s membership. Until the transfer is received by vote of the district assembly to which addressed, the person thus transferred shall be a member of the issuing district assembly. Such transfer is valid only until the close of the next session following the date of issue of the district assembly to which addressed. (203.8, 223, 228.10)