1996 Book of Discipline: Paragraph 1906| General Conference 2000

ś 1906. 1. The General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns shall be composed of thirty-eight (38) United Methodists as follows:

a) Four bishops appointed by the Council of Bishops, one of whom shall be the ecumenical officer of the Council of Bishops (term to begin September 1, 1996) and one of whom shall be from a central conference.

b) Persons from each jurisdiction, based on the following formula: North Central--5, Northeastern--4, South Central--6, Southeastern--5, and Western--2, elected by the jurisdictional conferences (see ś 705).

c) One person from the central conferences, elected by the Council of Bishops.

d) Nine (9) additional members with vote selected by the elected commission at the organizational meeting. It is recommended that persons elected by each jurisdiction and by the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns be inclusive of ethnic representation--Asian American, African American, Hispanic American, Native American, and Pacific Islander--and youth and young adults. Two (2) additional members with vote may include persons from the other churches in the Consultation on Church Union.

2. All members shall be selected with a view to balances envisioned in ś 705 and may well include persons from administration or faculty of United Methodist schools of theology and undergraduate colleges, campus ministers, seminarians, members of conference commissions on Christian unity and interreligious concerns, delegates to or members of central or executive committees of the World Council of Churches and the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., the Consultation on Church Union, the World Methodist Council, and staff of regional and local cooperative agencies.

3. The general commission shall be authorized to fill vacancies in its membership during the quadrennium according to the three categories of membership: (a) by requesting appointment by the Council of Bishops; (b) by requesting replacement appointment by the appropriate jurisdictional College of Bishops (see ś 712); (c) by its own nomination and election process for the other directors.



	1996 Discipline ¶ 1906
	ś 1906. 1. The General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns shall be composed of thirty-eight (38) United Methodists as follows: a) Four bishops appointed by the Council of Bishops, one of whom shall be the ecumenical officer of the Council of Bishops (term to begin September 1, 1996) and one of whom shall be from a central conference. b) Persons from each jurisdiction, based on the following formula: North Central--5, Northeastern--4, South Central--6, Southeastern--5, and Western--2, elected by the jurisdictional conferences (see ś 705). c) One person from the central conferences, elected by the Council of Bishops. d) Nine (9) additional members with vote selected by the elected commission at the organizational meeting. It is recommended that persons elected by each jurisdiction and by the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns be inclusive of ethnic representation--Asian American, African American, Hispanic American, Native American, and Pacific Islander--and youth and young adults. Two (2) additional members with vote may include persons from the other churches in the Consultation on Church Union. 2. All members shall be selected with a view to balances envisioned in ś 705 and may well include persons from administration or faculty of United Methodist schools of theology and undergraduate colleges, campus ministers, seminarians, members of conference commissions on Christian unity and interreligious concerns, delegates to or members of central or executive committees of the World Council of Churches and the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., the Consultation on Church Union, the World Methodist Council, and staff of regional and local cooperative agencies. 3. The general commission shall be authorized to fill vacancies in its membership during the quadrennium according to the three categories of membership: (a) by requesting appointment by the Council of Bishops; (b) by requesting replacement appointment by the appropriate jurisdictional College of Bishops (see ś 712); (c) by its own nomination and election process for the other directors.
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1996 Discipline ¶ 1906