To elect a District Church Properties Board in keeping with provisions of 233. (204.1)
Index: members
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)
203.23
To elect, by ballot, at a session within 16 months of the meeting of the General Assembly, or within 24 months in areas where travel visas or other unusual preparations are necessary, all of the lay delegates and all but one of the ministerial delegates, since one shall be the district superintendent. Every Phase 3 district assembly shall be entitled to representation at the General Assembly by an equal number of ministerial and lay delegates. The district superintendent at the time of the General Assembly shall be one of the ministerial delegates, and the remaining ministerial delegates shall be ordained ministers. In case the district superintendent is unable to attend, or in case there has been a vacancy and the new district superintendent has not been appointed, the properly elected alternate shall be seated in the district superintendent’s place. The Nominating Committee shall submit a nominating ballot containing at least six times the number of delegates eligible from that district in each category, ministerial and lay. From these nominees, the number of names for the electing ballot will be reduced to no more than three times the number to be elected. Then, the allowed delegates and alternates shall be elected by plurality vote, according to paragraphs 301.1–301.3. Each district assembly may elect alternates not to exceed twice the number of delegates. In situations where travel visas are problematic, a district assembly may authorize the District Advisory Board to select additional alternates. Delegates elected are expected to attend faithfully all meetings of the General Assembly from opening to closing unless providentially prevented. (25.1–25.3, 301.1–301.3, 303, 332.1)
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221
The District Advisory Board shall be composed of the district superintendent ex-officio and up to three assigned ordained ministers and up to three laypersons elected by ballot by the district assembly annually or for terms not to exceed four years to serve until the final adjournment of the next district assembly and until their successors are elected and qualified. However, their terms of service may be staggered by electing a proportion of the board annually.
When a district exceeds a total membership of 5,000, it may elect one additional assigned ordained minister and one additional layperson for each successive 2,500 members or the final major part of 2,500 members. (203.14)
221.2
The district superintendent shall be ex-officio chairperson of the District Advisory Board.
221.4
233
The District Church Properties Board shall be composed of the district superintendent ex-officio and no fewer than two assigned ministers and two lay members. Members may be elected by the district assembly to serve for a term of four years or until their successors are elected and qualified. The District Advisory Board may serve as the District Church Properties Board upon favorable vote of the district assembly.
301.1
Each Phase 3 district shall be entitled to representation in the General Assembly by: one assigned ordained minister and one layperson for the first 4,000 or fewer full church members, and one additional assigned ordained minister and one additional layperson for the next 4,000 full members, and for each successive additional 4,000 full members. “Assigned ordained minister” shall include elders and deacons. (See chart below.)
Number of Full Members Number of Delegates
0–4,000 2 (1 lay, 1 ministerial)
4,001–8,000 4 (2 lay, 2 ministerial)
8,001–12,000 6 (3 lay, 3 ministerial)
12,001–16,000 8 (4 lay, 4 ministerial)
16,001–20,000 10 (5 lay, 5 ministerial)
20,001–24,000 12 (6 lay, 6 ministerial)
24,001–28,000 14 (7 lay, 7 ministerial)
28,001–32,000 16 (8 lay, 8 ministerial)
32,001–36,000 18 (9 lay, 9 ministerial)
Etc.
301.2
Each Phase 2 district shall be entitled to one assigned ordained minister and one layperson delegate to the General Assembly. The assigned ordained ministerial delegate shall be the district superintendent. An alternate will be elected for each delegate.