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2547. Deeding Church Property to Federated Churches or Other Evangelical
Denominations--1. With the consent of the presiding bishop and of a
majority of the district superintendents and of the district board of church
location and building and at the request of the charge conference or of a
meeting of the membership of the church, where required by local law, and in
accordance with the said law, the annual conference may instruct and direct the
board of trustees of a local church to deed church property to a federated
church.
2.
With the consent of the presiding bishop and of a majority of the district
superintendents and of the district board of church location and building and
at the request of the charge conference or of a meeting of the membership of
the local church, where required by local law, and in accordance with said law,
the annual conference may instruct and direct the board of trustees of a local
church to deed church property to one of the other denominations represented in
the Commission on Pan-Methodist Cooperation or to another evangelical
denomination under an allocation, exchange of property, or comity agreement; provided
that such agreement shall have been committed to writing and signed and
approved by the duly qualified and authorized representatives of both parties
concerned.