The Manual

3.   Officers of the Corporation (Board of Administration) At its first meeting following its election by the general conference, the board of administration shall elect a chair from among its lay members. elect the following officers of the corporation from among its members: vice-chair, secretary, treasurer. When employees of the […]

2.   Authority and Functions 2.1 The board shall have general organizational, promotional and supervisory powers over   all activities of the church during the interim between general conference sessions. It shall meet regularly, at times to be determined by the board, but no less than once in each 12-month period.  A

1.   Membership  The membership of the board of administration shall consist of 16 members as defined in ¶420.2.1. The bishop shall receive notification of all board of administration meetings and minutes, and shall be entitled to be present and participate fully without vote in all meetings except for those held

2.6       Term of Office The term of all board or committee members shall begin at the end of the general conference session at which the member is elected and continue until the end of the next regular session. The members of any board or committee of the general conference may

2.4    Study Commission on Doctrine The general conference shall elect a study commission on doctrine made up of nine members consisting of both lay and ministerial members.  The commission shall provide a forum for the debate and discussion of issues related to doctrine, membership and ritual and serve as the

2.3    Nominating Committee 2.3.1  Election of the Nominating Committee: The general conference shall elect a nominating committee of no fewer than eight members, who are not members of another standing board/committee of the conference.  The committee shall have, to the extent possible, equal lay and ministerial representation and balanced representation

2.      Standing Board and Committees  The general conference shall elect, according to the principles outlined in ¶420.2.6, the following standing board and committees that will serve from the end of the session until the end of the next regular session. No person may serve on more than one standing board

2.5    Delegate(s) – Free Methodist World Conference In accordance with the delegate formula of the constitution of the Free Methodist World Conference, the Canadian General Conference is represented at the World Conference by a ministerial and a lay delegate.  The bishop shall serve as the ministerial delegate and the chair

1.      Study Teams The board of administration shall establish study teams in advance of a general conference session.  These study teams will be authorized to study ministry and administrative needs of the Canadian church and present working papers and recommendations to the general conference for its consideration. The teams shall

President: see ¶250.2.3 Secretary: The general conference shall elect a member to serve as secretary during each session.  The secretary may appoint an assistant.