1996 Book of Discipline: Paragraph 30| General Conference 2000

¶ 30. Article I.--The annual conference shall be composed of clergy^48a members as defined by the General Conference, together with a lay member elected by each charge, the diaconal ministers, the conference president of United Methodist Women, the conference president of United Methodist Men, the conference lay leader, district lay leaders, the president or equivalent officer of the conference young adult organization, the president of the conference youth organization, and two young persons under twenty-five (25) years of age from each district to be selected in such a manner as may be determined by the annual conference.⁴⁹ In the annual conferences of the central conferences, the four-year participation and the two-year membership requirements may be waived by the annual conference for young persons under twenty-five (25) years of age. Such persons must be members of The United Methodist Church and active participants at the time of election.⁵⁰ Each charge served by more than one clergy shall be entitled to as many lay members as there are clergy members. The lay members shall have been for the two years next preceding their election members of The United Methodist Church⁵¹ and shall have been active participants in The United Methodist Church for at least four years next preceding their election.⁵²



	1996 Discipline ¶ 30
	`Section VI. Annual Conferences` ¶ 30. Article I.--The annual conference shall be composed of clergy^48a members as defined by the General Conference, together with a lay member elected by each charge, the diaconal ministers, the conference president of United Methodist Women, the conference president of United Methodist Men, the conference lay leader, district lay leaders, the president or equivalent officer of the conference young adult organization, the president of the conference youth organization, and two young persons under twenty-five (25) years of age from each district to be selected in such a manner as may be determined by the annual conference.⁴⁹ In the annual conferences of the central conferences, the four-year participation and the two-year membership requirements may be waived by the annual conference for young persons under twenty-five (25) years of age. Such persons must be members of The United Methodist Church and active participants at the time of election.⁵⁰ Each charge served by more than one clergy shall be entitled to as many lay members as there are clergy members. The lay members shall have been for the two years next preceding their election members of The United Methodist Church⁵¹ and shall have been active participants in The United Methodist Church for at least four years next preceding their election.⁵² `[FTN] 48a. Amended 1992.` `[FTN] 49. Amended 1968, 1970, 1980, 1984.` `[FTN] 50. Amended 1988.` `[FTN] 51. Amended 1972.` `[FTN] 52. Amended 1976.` `If the lay membership should number less than the clergy members of the annual conference, the annual conference shall, by its own formula, provide for the election of additional lay members to equalize lay and clergy membership of the annual conference.⁵³` `[FTN] 53. See Judicial Council Decisions 24, 113, 129, 349, 378, 479, 495, 511, 553, 561; and Decision 7, Interim Judicial Council.`
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1996 Discipline ¶ 30