1996 Book of Discipline: Paragraph 2624| General Conference 2000

ś 2624. Chargeable Offenses--1. A bishop, clergy member of an annual conference (ś364), local pastor, clergy on honorable or administrative location, or diaconal minister may choose a trial when charged with one or more of the following offenses: (a) immorality; (b) practices declared by The United Methodist Church to be incompatible with Christian teachings;¹⁵ (c) crime; (d) failure to perform the work of the ministry; (e) disobedience to the Order and Discipline of The United Methodist Church; (f) dissemination of doctrines contrary to the established standards of doctrine of the Church; (g) relationships and/or behavior that undermines the ministry of another pastor;¹⁶ (h) racial harassment; (i) child abuse; (j) sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, or sexual abuse.¹⁷

[FTN] 15. See Judicial Council Decision 702.

[FTN] 16. See Judicial Council Decision 702.

[FTN] 17. See Judicial Council Decisions 736, 768.

2. A bishop, clergy member of an annual conference, or diaconal minister may be brought to trial when the appropriate body recommends involuntary termination.¹⁸

[FTN] 18. See Judicial Council Decision 767.

3. A lay member of a local church may be charged with the following offenses, and, if so, may choose a trial: (a) immorality; (b) crime; (c) disobedience to the Order and Discipline of The United Methodist Church; (d) dissemination of doctrines contrary to the established standards of doctrine of the Church; (e) racial harassment; (f) sexual abuse or harassment.



	1996 Discipline ¶ 2624
	ś 2624. Chargeable Offenses--1. A bishop, clergy member of an annual conference (ś364), local pastor, clergy on honorable or administrative location, or diaconal minister may choose a trial when charged with one or more of the following offenses: (a) immorality; (b) practices declared by The United Methodist Church to be incompatible with Christian teachings;¹⁵ (c) crime; (d) failure to perform the work of the ministry; (e) disobedience to the Order and Discipline of The United Methodist Church; (f) dissemination of doctrines contrary to the established standards of doctrine of the Church; (g) relationships and/or behavior that undermines the ministry of another pastor;¹⁶ (h) racial harassment; (i) child abuse; (j) sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, or sexual abuse.¹⁷ [FTN] 15. See Judicial Council Decision 702. [FTN] 16. See Judicial Council Decision 702. [FTN] 17. See Judicial Council Decisions 736, 768. 2. A bishop, clergy member of an annual conference, or diaconal minister may be brought to trial when the appropriate body recommends involuntary termination.¹⁸ [FTN] 18. See Judicial Council Decision 767. 3. A lay member of a local church may be charged with the following offenses, and, if so, may choose a trial: (a) immorality; (b) crime; (c) disobedience to the Order and Discipline of The United Methodist Church; (d) dissemination of doctrines contrary to the established standards of doctrine of the Church; (e) racial harassment; (f) sexual abuse or harassment.
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1996 Discipline ¶ 2624