¶ 39. Article
V. Transfer of Local Churches--1. A local church may be
transferred from one annual conference to another in which it is geographically
located upon approval by a two-thirds vote of those present and voting in each
of the following:
a) the charge
conference;
b) the congregational
meeting of the local church;
c) each of the two annual
conferences involved.
The vote shall be certified by
the secretaries of the specified conferences or meetings to the bishops having
supervision of the annual conferences involved, and upon their announcement of
the required majorities the transfer shall immediately be
effective.
2. The vote on approval of
transfer shall be taken by each annual conference at its first session after the
matter is submitted to it.
3. Transfers under the provisions
of this article shall not be governed or restricted by other provisions of this
Constitution relating to changes of boundaries of
conferences.