Common use of of The Book of Discipline Clause in Contracts

of The Book of Discipline. of The United Methodist Church (2016 Edition, as amended)(the “Discipline”), at which at least two-thirds (2/3) of the professing members present at the church conference of Local Church voted to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church “for reasons of conscience regarding a change in the requirements and provisions of the Book of Discipline related to the practice of homosexuality or the ordination or marriage of self-avowed practicing homosexuals as resolved and adopted by the 2019 General Conference, or the actions or inactions of its annual conference related to these issues which follow.”

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Samples: Disaffiliation Agreement, Disaffiliation Agreement, Disaffiliation Agreement

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of The Book of Discipline. of The United Methodist Church (2016 Edition, as amended)(the “Discipline”), at which at least two-thirds (2/3) of the professing members present at the church conference of Local Church voted to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church “for reasons of conscience regarding a change in the requirements and provisions of the Book of Discipline related to the practice of homosexuality or the ordination or marriage of self-avowed practicing homosexuals as resolved and adopted by the 2019 General Conference, or the actions or inactions of its annual conference related to these issues which follow.”

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Disaffiliation Agreement

of The Book of Discipline. of The United Methodist Church (2016 Church(2016 Edition, as amended)(the “Discipline”), at which at least two-thirds (2/3) of the professing members present at the church conference of Local Church voted to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church “for reasons of conscience regarding a change in the requirements and provisions of the Book of Discipline related to the practice of homosexuality or the ordination or marriage of self-avowed practicing homosexuals as resolved and adopted by the 2019 General Conference, or the actions or inactions of its annual conference related to these issues which followwhichfollow.”

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Disaffiliation Agreement

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of The Book of Discipline. of The United Methodist Church (2016 Edition, as amended)(the “Discipline”), at which at least two-thirds (2/3) of the professing members present at the church conference of Local Church voted to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church, because of our beliefs in the inherent authority in the Word of God as given to us in the Holy Bible, the Local Church has a disagreement “for reasons of conscience regarding a change in the requirements and provisions of the Book of Discipline related to the practice of homosexuality or the ordination or marriage of self-avowed practicing homosexuals as resolved and adopted by the 2019 General Conference, or the actions or inactions of its annual conference related to these issues which follow.”

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Disaffiliation Agreement

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