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</style><table class="sidebar sidebar-collapse nomobile nowraplinks plainlist" style="line-height:1.4em;"><tbody><tr><td class="sidebar-pretitle" style="background-color:#f8e0e0;">Part of a series on</td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-title-with-pretitle" style="background-color:#f8e0e0;;font-size:160%;"><a href="Methodism" title="Methodism">Methodism</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-image"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"></span><div class="sidebar-caption" style="padding-bottom:0.4em;"><a href="John_Wesley" title="John Wesley">John Wesley</a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content">

<ul><li><div style="display:inline-block; padding:0.2em 0.4em; line-height:1.2em;"><a href="Methodism#Origins" title="Methodism">History</a> (<a href="History_of_Methodism_in_the_United_States" title="History of Methodism in the United States">in the United States</a>)</div></li></ul>

<ul><li><a href="Anglicanism" title="Anglicanism">Anglicanism</a></li>

<li><a href="Arminianism" title="Arminianism">Arminianism</a></li>

<li><a href="First_Great_Awakening" title="First Great Awakening">First Great Awakening</a></li>

<li><a href="Moravian_Church" title="Moravian Church">Moravianism</a></li>

<li><a href="Nonconformist_(Protestantism)" title="Nonconformist (Protestantism)">Nonconformism</a></li>

<li><a href="Pietism" title="Pietism">Pietism</a></li>

<li><a href="Wesleyan_theology" title="Wesleyan theology">Wesleyan theology</a></li></ul>

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<div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background-color:#f8e0e0;;background:#f8e0e0;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="Methodist_doctrine" class="mw-redirect" title="Methodist doctrine">Doctrine</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base, #202122 ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="padding-bottom:0;">

Doctrinal standards</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;">

<ul><li><a href="Bible" title="Bible">Bible</a>

<ul><li><a href="Old_Testament" title="Old Testament">Old Testament</a></li>

<li><a href="New_Testament" title="New Testament">New Testament</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Creed" title="Creed">Creeds</a>

<ul><li><a href="Nicene_Creed" title="Nicene Creed">Nicene Creed</a></li>

<li><a href="Apostles'_Creed" title="Apostles' Creed">Apostles' Creed</a></li></ul></li>

<li><i><a href="Articles_of_Religion_(Methodist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Articles of Religion (Methodist)">Articles of Religion</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="Sermons_on_Several_Occasions" class="mw-redirect" title="Sermons on Several Occasions">Sermons on Several Occasions</a></i></li>

<li><div style="display:inline-block; padding:0.2em 0.4em; line-height:1.2em;"><i><a href="Explanatory_Notes_Upon_the_New_Testament" title="Explanatory Notes Upon the New Testament">Explanatory Notes Upon the New Testament</a></i></div></li></ul>

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Distinctive beliefs and practices</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;">

<ul><li><a href="Assurance_(theology)#John_Wesley_and_Methodism" title="Assurance (theology)">Assurance of faith</a></li>

<li><a href="Conditional_preservation_of_the_saints" title="Conditional preservation of the saints">Conditional preservation<br>of the saints</a></li>

<li><a href="Priesthood_of_all_believers" title="Priesthood of all believers">Priesthood of all believers</a></li>

<li><a href="Saints_in_Methodism" title="Saints in Methodism">Sainthood</a></li>

<li><a href="Wesleyan_Quadrilateral" title="Wesleyan Quadrilateral">Four sources of theological authority</a></li>

<li><a href="Covenant_theology" title="Covenant theology">Covenant theology</a></li>

<li><a href="Substitutionary_atonement" title="Substitutionary atonement">Substitutionary atonement</a></li>

<li><a href="Imparted_righteousness" title="Imparted righteousness">Imparted righteousness</a></li>

<li><a href="Ten_Commandments#Methodist" title="Ten Commandments">Moral law</a></li>

<li><a href="Born_again" title="Born again">New birth</a></li>

<li><a href="Outward_holiness" title="Outward holiness">Outward holiness</a></li>

<li><a href="Prevenient_grace" title="Prevenient grace">Prevenient grace</a></li>

<li><a href="Real_presence_of_Christ_in_the_Eucharist#Methodist" title="Real presence of Christ in the Eucharist">Real presence</a></li>

<li><a href="Sanctification_in_Christianity#Methodism" title="Sanctification in Christianity">Sanctification (growth in grace)</a></li>

<li><a href="Sunday_Sabbatarianism" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunday Sabbatarianism">Sunday Sabbatarianism</a></li>

<li><a href="Christian_perfection" title="Christian perfection">Christian perfection</a></li>

<li><a href="Second_work_of_grace" title="Second work of grace">Second work of grace</a></li>

<li><a href="Baptism_with_the_Holy_Spirit#Entire_sanctification" title="Baptism with the Holy Spirit">Baptism with the Holy Spirit</a></li>

<li><a href="Christian_views_on_sin#Methodist_views" title="Christian views on sin">Views on sin</a></li>

<li><a href="Works_of_piety" title="Works of piety">Works of piety</a></li>

<li><a href="Works_of_mercy" title="Works of mercy">Works of mercy</a></li></ul></td>

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<ul><li><i><a href="The_Sunday_Service_of_the_Methodists" title="The Sunday Service of the Methodists">The Sunday Service of the Methodists</a></i></li>

<li><a href="Covenant_Renewal_Service" title="Covenant Renewal Service">Covenant Renewal Service</a></li>

<li><a href="Revival_meeting" title="Revival meeting">Revival service</a></li>

<li><a href="Altar_call" title="Altar call">Altar call</a></li>

<li><a href="Mourner's_bench" title="Mourner's bench">Mourner's bench</a></li>

<li><a href="Camp_meeting" title="Camp meeting">Camp meeting</a></li>

<li><a href="Tabernacle_(Methodist)" title="Tabernacle (Methodist)">Tabernacle</a></li>

<li><a href="Tent_revival" title="Tent revival">Tent revival</a></li>

<li><a href="Brush_arbor_revival" title="Brush arbor revival">Brush arbor revival</a></li>

<li><a href="Agape_feast" title="Agape feast">Lovefeast</a></li>

<li><a href="Singing_(meeting)" title="Singing (meeting)">Singings</a></li>

<li><a href="Watchnight_service" title="Watchnight service">Watchnight service</a></li></ul></div></div></td>

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<ul><li><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="John_Wesley" title="John Wesley">John Wesley</a></li><li><a href="Charles_Wesley" title="Charles Wesley">Charles Wesley</a></li></ul></div></li>

<li><a href="Richard_Allen_(bishop)" title="Richard Allen (bishop)">Richard Allen</a></li>

<li><a href="Francis_Asbury" title="Francis Asbury">Francis Asbury</a></li>

<li><a href="Thomas_Coke_(bishop)" title="Thomas Coke (bishop)">Thomas Coke</a></li>

<li><a href="John_William_Fletcher" title="John William Fletcher">John William Fletcher</a></li>

<li><a href="Orange_Scott" title="Orange Scott">Orange Scott</a></li>

<li><a href="William_Williams_Pantycelyn" title="William Williams Pantycelyn">William Williams Pantycelyn</a></li>

<li><a href="B._T._Roberts" title="B. T. Roberts">Benjamin Titus Roberts</a></li>

<li><a href="Walter_Ashbel_Sellew" title="Walter Ashbel Sellew">Walter Ashbel Sellew</a></li>

<li><a href="Howell_Harris" title="Howell Harris">Howell Harris</a></li>

<li><a href="Albert_Outler" title="Albert Outler">Albert Outler</a></li>

<li><a href="James_Varick" title="James Varick">James Varick</a></li>

<li><a href="Selina_Hastings%2C_Countess_of_Huntingdon" title="Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon">Countess of Huntingdon</a></li>

<li><a href="Phoebe_Palmer" title="Phoebe Palmer">Phoebe Palmer</a></li>

<li><a href="George_Whitefield" title="George Whitefield">George Whitefield</a></li></ul>

<ul><li><a href="List_of_bishops_of_the_United_Methodist_Church" title="List of bishops of the United Methodist Church">List of bishops</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_Methodist_theologians" title="List of Methodist theologians">List of theologians</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Methodist_Church_of_Great_Britain" title="Methodist Church of Great Britain">Methodist Church of Great Britain</a></li>

<li><a href="Free_Methodist_Church" title="Free Methodist Church">Free Methodist Church</a></li>

<li><a href="United_Methodist_Church" title="United Methodist Church">United Methodist Church</a></li>

<li><a href="World_Methodist_Council" title="World Methodist Council">World Methodist Council</a></li>

<li><a href="Global_Methodist_Church" title="Global Methodist Church">Global Methodist Church</a></li>

<li><i><a href="List_of_Methodist_denominations" title="List of Methodist denominations">Other Methodist denominations</a></i></li></ul></div></div></td>

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<ul><li><a href="Connexionalism" title="Connexionalism">Connexionalism</a></li>

<li><a href="Methodist_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Methodist Circuit">Methodist Circuit</a></li>

<li><a href="Pastoral_charge" title="Pastoral charge">Pastoral charge</a></li>

<li><a href="Class_meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Class meeting">Class meeting</a>

<ul><li><a href="Penitent_band" title="Penitent band">Penitent band</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td>

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<ul><li><a href="Holiness_movement" title="Holiness movement">Holiness movement</a></li>

<li><a href="Conservative_holiness_movement" title="Conservative holiness movement">Conservative holiness movement</a></li>

<li><a href="Holiness_Pentecostalism" title="Holiness Pentecostalism">Holiness Pentecostalism</a></li>

<li><a href="Evangelicalism" title="Evangelicalism">Evangelicalism</a></li></ul></div></div></td>

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<ul><li><a href="Saints_in_Methodism" title="Saints in Methodism">Saints in Methodism</a></li>

<li><a href="Christian_views_on_alcohol#Methodism" title="Christian views on alcohol">Methodist views on alcohol</a></li>

<li><a href="Methodist_local_preacher" title="Methodist local preacher">Methodist local preacher</a></li>

<li><a href="Itinerant_preacher" title="Itinerant preacher">Itinerant preacher</a>

<ul><li><a href="Circuit_rider_(religious)" title="Circuit rider (religious)">Circuit rider</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Steward_(Methodism)" title="Steward (Methodism)">Steward</a></li>

<li><a href="Homosexuality_and_Methodism" title="Homosexuality and Methodism">Homosexuality and Methodism</a></li>

<li><a href="Ordination_of_women_in_Methodism" title="Ordination of women in Methodism">Ordination of women in Methodism</a></li>

<li><a href="Bishops_in_Methodism" title="Bishops in Methodism">Bishops in Methodism</a></li></ul>

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<p><a href="Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> • <a href="Protestantism" title="Protestantism">Protestantism</a>

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<p>The <b>General Conference</b>, in several <a href="Methodist_denominations" class="mw-redirect" title="Methodist denominations">Methodist denominations</a>, is the top legislative body for all matters within the denomination.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Allegheny_Wesleyan_Methodist_Connection">Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection</h2></div>

<p>With regard to the membership of the General Conference of the <a href="Allegheny_Wesleyan_Methodist_Connection" title="Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection">Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection</a>, the 2014 <i>Discipline</i>, states:<sup id="cite_ref-AWMC2014_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AWMC2014-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The voting members of the General Conference shall be the same as those who are credentialed in paragraph 63 of the Discipline, and the annual conference and quadrennial conference business may be conducted concurrently. The general conference shall commence with the opening call to order, and final adjournment is at the sine die adjournment of annual conference.<sup id="cite_ref-AWMC2014_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AWMC2014-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Evangelical_Wesleyan_Church">Evangelical Wesleyan Church</h2></div>

<p>The General Conference of the <a href="Evangelical_Wesleyan_Church" title="Evangelical Wesleyan Church">Evangelical Wesleyan Church</a> meets every four years and is "composed of the bishops and an equal number of ministerial and lay delegates to be elected by the annual conferences".<sup id="cite_ref-EWC2015_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EWC2015-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the top legislative body in the Church.<sup id="cite_ref-EWC2015_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EWC2015-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Free_Methodist_Church">Free Methodist Church</h2></div>

<p>¶200 of <i>The Book of Discipline</i> of the <a href="Free_Methodist_Church" title="Free Methodist Church">Free Methodist Church</a> states that "The general conferences are the governing bodies of the Free Methodist Church. Each general conference shall consist of at least one annual conference or may, when necessary, make alternative provision for caring for annual conference functions as provided for in ¶220.2."<sup id="cite_ref-FMC2014_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FMC2014-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="United_Methodist_Church">United Methodist Church</h2></div>

<p>The <i><a href="Book_of_Discipline_(United_Methodist)" title="Book of Discipline (United Methodist)">Book of Discipline</a></i> and <a href="Constitution" title="Constitution">constitution</a> of the United Methodist connection define the composition of the General Conference as no less than 600 and no more 1,000 delegates, half <a href="Laity" title="Laity">laity</a> and half <a href="Clergy" title="Clergy">clergy</a>. These delegates are elected by the <a href="Annual_Conferences_of_the_United_Methodist_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Annual Conferences of the United Methodist Church">Annual Conferences</a> and several other specialized bodies within the structure of The United Methodist Church.

</p><p>The General Conference meets on a quadrennial basis, that is, once every four years. Special sessions may be called by the <a href="United_Methodist_Council_of_Bishops" title="United Methodist Council of Bishops">Council of Bishops</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_general_conferences_of_The_United_Methodist_Church">List of general conferences of The United Methodist Church</h3></div>

<ul><li>1968: Dallas, Texas (Uniting Conference)</li>

<li>1970: St. Louis, Missouri (Special Called Session)</li>

<li>1972: Atlanta, Georgia</li>

<li>1980: Indianapolis, Indiana</li>

<li>1984: Baltimore, Maryland</li>

<li>1988: St. Louis, Missouri</li>

<li>1992: Louisville, Kentucky</li>

<li>1996: Denver, Colorado</li>

<li>2000: Cleveland, Ohio</li>

<li>2004: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</li>

<li>2008: Fort Worth, Texas</li>

<li>2012: Tampa, Florida</li>

<li>2016: Portland, Oregon</li>

<li>2019: St. Louis, Missouri (Special Called Session)</li>

<li>2020: postponed due to COVID pandemic, was to have been in Minneapolis</li>

<li>2024: Charlotte, North Carolina (Officially Called the Postponed 2020 General Conference)</li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legislative_committees">Legislative committees</h3></div>

<p>Petitions are assigned to legislative committees based on their content. Legislative committees elect committee leadership and then break into subcommittees to review and refine legislation. Subcommittees bring petitions before the entire committee with the recommendation to reject, adopt, or adopt as amended. During consideration by the entire committee, additional amendments may be made. Then, the entire committee votes to recommend to the General Conference (the almost 1000 delegates) what action should be taken on the legislation. No action is final until taken by the General Conference in plenary session.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p><b>Church and Society 1:</b> This committee will receive all petitions and resolutions relating to the work and concerns of the Board of Church and Society and the Social Principles, with the exception of paragraphs in The Book of Discipline dealing with the nurturing community and the social community.

</p><p><b>Church and Society 2:</b> All petitions and resolutions relating to the nurturing community and the social community sections of the Social Principles will be referred to this committee.

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<p><b>Conferences:</b> This committee shall receive all petitions and resolutions relating to the composition and activities of the General, jurisdictional, annual, provisional, missionary and district conferences. </p>

<p><b>Discipleship:</b> All petitions and resolutions relating to the work and concerns of the Board of Discipleship shall be referred to this committee. <i>(This committee is typically one of the committees with the highest number of members. Both the </i>Discipleship<i> and </i>Ministry and Higher Education<i> Committees usually approach 100 members. 2008 Discipleship Committee members were approximately 65% laity.)</i>

</p><p><b>Faith and Order:</b> All petitions relating to "Doctrinal Standards and Our Theological Task," "The Ministry of All Christians" and the meaning of ordination and conference membership will be referred to this committee.

</p><p><b>Financial Administration:</b> This committee shall receive all petitions and resolutions relating to the work and concerns of the Council on Finance and Administration, the Board of Pension and Health Benefits, and the United Methodist Publishing House. The budget and recommendations prepared by the General Council on Finance and Administration shall be submitted to this committee for study and review. Thereafter, when the General Council on Finance and Administration presents its report to the General Conference for action, the committee shall present its recommendations and may propose amendments.

</p><p><b>General Administration:</b> Petitions and resolutions relating to the work and concerns of the Connectional Table shall be referred to this committee. The report of the Connectional Table shall be submitted to this committee for study and review. After the Connectional Table presents its report to the General Conference for action, the committee shall present its recommendations and may propose amendments.

</p><p><b>Global Ministries:</b> All petitions and resolutions relating to the work and concerns of the Board of Global Ministries shall be referred to this committee.

</p><p><b>Independent Commissions:</b> This committee shall receive all petitions and resolutions relating to commissions and ecumenical concerns. The commissions include Archives and History, Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns, Communications, Religion and Race, the Status and Role of Women, and United Methodist Men. Ecumenical concerns relate to the denomination's membership in or relationship with the World Methodist Council, the National Council of Churches, other councils and consultations of churches, and the American Bible Society.

</p><p><b>Judicial Administration:</b> All petitions and resolutions relating to judiciary concerns and investigations, trials and appeals are handled by this committee.

</p><p><b>Local Church:</b> This committee will receive all petitions and resolutions relating to the organization of the local church and its membership, programs, boards, councils, commissions and committees. The committee will also consider petitions relating to local church property.

</p><p><b>Ministry and Higher Education:</b> All petitions and resolutions relating to the work and concerns of ordained ministries, higher education, seminaries, and the Division of Chaplaincy and Related Ministries of the Board of Higher Education and Ministry shall be referred to this committee. <i>(This committee is typically the most coveted committee for clergy delegates and is one of the committees with the highest number of members. Committee members were approximately 65% clergy in 2008.)</i>

</p><p><b>Superintendency:</b> Petitions and resolutions relating to the work and concerns of superintendents shall be referred to this committee. In addition, a Commission on Central Conference Affairs will handle legislative proposals affecting central conferences.

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<ul><li><a href="Conferences_of_the_United_Methodist_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Conferences of the United Methodist Church">Conferences of the United Methodist Church</a></li>

<li><a href="Annual_conferences_within_Methodism" title="Annual conferences within Methodism">Annual conferences within Methodism</a></li>

<li><a href="Jurisdictional_Conferences_(United_Methodist_Church)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jurisdictional Conferences (United Methodist Church)">Jurisdictional Conferences (United Methodist Church)</a></li>

<li><a href="Central_Conferences_(United_Methodist_Church)" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Conferences (United Methodist Church)">Central Conferences (United Methodist Church)</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_bishops_of_the_United_Methodist_Church" title="List of bishops of the United Methodist Church">List of bishops of the United Methodist Church</a></li>

<li><a href="Episcopal_area_(United_Methodist_Church)" class="mw-redirect" title="Episcopal area (United Methodist Church)">Episcopal area (United Methodist Church)</a></li>

<li><a href="Methodist_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Methodist Conference">Methodist Church of Great Britain § Conference</a></li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div>

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<ul><li><a href="Conferences_of_the_United_Methodist_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Conferences of the United Methodist Church">Conferences</a>

<ul><li><a href="General_conference_(United_Methodist_Church)" class="mw-redirect" title="General conference (United Methodist Church)">General</a></li>

<li><a href="Jurisdictional_conferences_(United_Methodist_Church)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jurisdictional conferences (United Methodist Church)">Jurisdictional</a></li>

<li><a href="Central_conferences_(United_Methodist_Church)" title="Central conferences (United Methodist Church)">Central</a></li>

<li><a href="Annual_conferences_within_Methodism#United_Methodist_Church" title="Annual conferences within Methodism">Annual</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Episcopal_area_(United_Methodist_Church)" class="mw-redirect" title="Episcopal area (United Methodist Church)">Episcopal area</a></li>

<li><a href="United_Methodist_Council_of_Bishops" title="United Methodist Council of Bishops">Council of Bishops</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="General_Board_of_Church_and_Society" title="General Board of Church and Society">General Board of Church and Society</a></li>

<li><a href="Discipleship_Ministries" title="Discipleship Ministries">Discipleship Ministries</a></li>

<li><a href="General_Commission_on_Christian_Unity_and_Interreligious_Concerns" title="General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns">General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns</a></li>

<li>United Methodist Publishing House

<ul><li><a href="Abingdon_Press" title="Abingdon Press">Abingdon Press</a></li>

<li><a href="Cokesbury" title="Cokesbury">Cokesbury</a></li></ul></li>

<li>General Board of Global Ministries (<a href="United_Methodist_Committee_on_Relief" title="United Methodist Committee on Relief">Committee on Relief</a>)</li></ul>

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<ul><li><i><a href="Book_of_Discipline_(United_Methodist)" title="Book of Discipline (United Methodist)">Book of Discipline</a></i></li>

<li><a href="Confession_of_Faith_(United_Methodist)" title="Confession of Faith (United Methodist)">Confession of Faith</a></li>

<li><i><a href="The_Book_of_Hymns" title="The Book of Hymns">The Book of Hymns</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="The_United_Methodist_Hymnal" title="The United Methodist Hymnal">The United Methodist Hymnal</a></i></li>

<li><a href="Book_of_Worship_for_Church_and_Home_(1965)" title="Book of Worship for Church and Home (1965)"><i>Book of Worship for Church and Home</i> (1965)</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="District_Superintendent_(Methodism)" class="mw-redirect" title="District Superintendent (Methodism)">District superintendent</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_bishops_of_the_United_Methodist_Church" title="List of bishops of the United Methodist Church">List of bishops</a></li>

<li><a href="Lay_leader" title="Lay leader">Lay leader</a></li>

<li><a href="Lay_speaker" title="Lay speaker">Lay speaker</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Ordination_of_women_in_the_United_Methodist_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Ordination of women in the United Methodist Church">Ordination of women</a></li>

<li><a href="LGBT_and_Methodism" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT and Methodism">LGBT issues</a></li>

<li><a href="Social_Creed_(Methodist)" title="Social Creed (Methodist)">Social Creed</a></li></ul>

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