1996 Book of Discipline: Paragraph 1501| General Conference 2000

Section IX. General Board of Pension and Health Benefits

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

ś 1501. Name--1. a) There shall be a General Board of Pension and Health Benefits of The United Methodist Church, hereinafter called the general board, having the general supervision and administration of the support, relief, and assistance and pensioning of clergy of this denomination, lay workers of the various units of the Church, and their families.

b) The general board shall be the successor to the General Board of Pensions of The United Methodist Church, the Board of Pensions of The Evangelical United Brethren Church, and the General Board of Pensions of The Methodist Church.

2. The general board shall have authority to establish, maintain, and discontinue the location of its headquarters office and such auxiliary offices as it shall deem proper and advisable.

3. The general board shall report to and be amenable to the General Conference.

4. The effective date of this paragraph will be at the close of the 1996 General Conference.



	1996 Discipline ¶ 1501
	Section IX. General Board of Pension and Health Benefits GENERAL ADMINISTRATION ś 1501. Name--1. a) There shall be a General Board of Pension and Health Benefits of The United Methodist Church, hereinafter called the general board, having the general supervision and administration of the support, relief, and assistance and pensioning of clergy of this denomination, lay workers of the various units of the Church, and their families. b) The general board shall be the successor to the General Board of Pensions of The United Methodist Church, the Board of Pensions of The Evangelical United Brethren Church, and the General Board of Pensions of The Methodist Church. 2. The general board shall have authority to establish, maintain, and discontinue the location of its headquarters office and such auxiliary offices as it shall deem proper and advisable. 3. The general board shall report to and be amenable to the General Conference. 4. The effective date of this paragraph will be at the close of the 1996 General Conference.
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1996 Discipline ¶ 1501