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500 THE DISTRICT A district is any group of Primitive Methodist Churches within a given geographical area, the bounds of which shall be set by the Conference. 501 THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT The District Superintendent is a Conference officer. He shall be a Primitive Methodist ordained Elder. He shall be an active attending member of a Primitive Methodist Church within that District. He shall be nominated by his District and elected by Conference for a four (4) year term with a two (2) consecutive term limit. One half (1/2) of the total number of District Superintendents shall be elected every two (2) years. He shall hold official supervision over all churches and all Pastors within the bounds of his District. He shall be authorized in the event of any contingency to meet with the Pastor, and/or the congregation, and/or the Quarterly Conference involved. The District Superintendent shall be an encourager and resource person in the areas of church growth and leadership. The District Superintendent may call all District meetings when necessary and preside over them. He shall notify the churches in his District and the other District Superintendents of the names of Pastors available for pastoral change. He shall also notify the Pastors o fhis District of any open Conference churches. Should a vacancy occur in any church, the District Superintendent shall, with the Quarterly Conference, and the approval of the District, make satisfactory arrangements to fill the vacancy until Conference. The General Secretary shall be notified of the arrangement. He shall receive the reports of the churches of his District, compile and forward the reports to the General Secretary before Conference. 502 DISTRICT MEETINGS District meetings shall be held at the discretion of the District Superintendents. All Conference Pastors, District Supply Pastors within the District, a lay delegate elected by each church, and all person residing within the District who are Conference officers shall have voice and vote at the meetings. All retired Primitive Methodist Pastors shall have the privilege of vote at the District Meeting either in the District where they reside or in which they hold their member but not at both. 503 DISTRICT CONFERENCE Each District shall hold a District Conference prior to the Annual Conference. This meeting must be held within one week after the Sunday the Pastor responds to the Pastoral contract offer. If this conference falls during Holy Week then the District Conference will be held the following week. See paragraph 502 for the composition of the District Conference. Agenda: A. Devotions B. Election of Recording Secretary. The Recording Secretary shall be elected to a term of office to run concurrently with the District Superintendent. They shall record and maintain the minutes of the District Conference and supply the District Superintendent with a copy. C. Reading of minutes of the previous meeting. D. Reading of reports of special committees. E. Receiving reports of the local churches. F. Receiving and settling of all complaints and appeals. G. Appoint a committee that shall interview all candidates who have been recommended by their Quarterly Conferences, and act upon the report of said committee. H. Acting upon the application of any church desiring to affiliate with the denomination. I. Receiving applications for buildings or improvements, and grant permission for the borrowing of monies. J. Acting upon the information presented with regard to the establishment of new congregations. K. Set the date for next year's District Conference. L. Miscellaneous business. 504 PASTORAL ASSOCIATION Each district is encouraged to organize a Pastoral association for the purpose of fellowship. |
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