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The Book of Discipline constitutes the law and doctrine of the United Methodist Church. [1] It follows similar works for its predecessor denominations. It was originally published in 1784, in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has been published every four years thereafter following the meeting of the General Conference, which passes legislation that is included in the Book of Discipline.
The General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) is a general agency of the United Methodist Church. It is one of four international general program boards of The United Methodist Church as set out the UMC Book of Discipline. The General Board has headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., and at the Interchurch Center in New York City ...
The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church directs the local church to offer membership preparation or confirmation classes to all people, including adults. [242] The term confirmation is generally reserved for youth, while some variation on membership class is generally used for adults wishing to join the church.
That policy expired at the end of 2023 and the UMC General Conference, which is the denomination’s top legislative body, removed the provision from the UMC Book of Discipline at the assembly’s ...
When the amended UMC Book of Discipline takes effect on Jan. 1, 2025, other LGBTQ+ inclusion-related petitions and most regionalization-related petitions will take effect. But one regionalization ...
Formally, The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church—the policy document that governs all UMC congregations—does not allow “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” to be ordained or ...
A Book of Discipline (or in its shortened form Discipline) [1] is a book detailing the beliefs, standards, doctrines, canon law, and polity of a particular Christian denomination. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] They are often re-written by the governing body of the church concerned due to changes in society and in the denomination itself. [ 4 ]
Local United Methodist knows there are churches who will choose to leave the denomination, but asks that they do so honestly, and in peace If a United Methodist Church must leave denomination ...