¶ 2550. Study of Local Church Potential--In
static, declining, or changing population areas, churches of fifty members or
less shall study, under the leadership of the district superintendent, the
district board of church location and building, and the appropriate conference
agency, their potential in the area to determine how they shall continue to:
develop programs as organized churches (¶¶ 201-204), develop cooperative parish
ministries (¶ 207-211) or ecumenical shared ministries (¶ 206.3); or give
special attention to redevelopment, relocation, or discontinuance.