¶ 818. The
Interdenominational Cooperation Fund--1. The General Commission on Christian
Unity and Interreligious Concerns, in consultation with the Council of Bishops,
shall recommend to the General Council on Finance and Administration the amount
of the annual Interdenominational Cooperation Fund allocation to each of
the recipients of the fund. The council shall recommend to the General
Conference the amounts to be included in the annual Interdenominational
Cooperation Fund budget.
2. This fund shall provide the
United Methodist share of the basic budgets of those organizations that relate
to the ecumenical responsibilities of the Council of Bishops and of the General
Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns. Such organizations
shall include the Consultation on Church Union and the Church of Christ Uniting,
the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and the World
Council of Churches. The fund shall also provide for the expenses of
representatives chosen by the Council of Bishops or by the General Commission on
Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns to attend meetings and committees of
such ecumenical agencies. The General Council on Finance and Administration
shall reimburse such expenses from vouchers approved by persons designated by
the general secretary of the General Commission on Christian Unity and
Interreligious Concerns or by the general secretary of the General Council on
Finance and Administration.
3. Before the beginning of each
calendar year, the General Council on Finance and Administration shall determine
and communicate to the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious
Concerns the sum available from the Interdenominational Cooperation Fund
Contingency Reserve to be allocated by the commission to meet emerging needs of
ecumenical agencies.