| 868-406 |
Each A.C. elect its own bishop for one eight-year term
|
| 349-646.01 |
Each AC shall have a ccym or other structure to provide for these functions
|
| 390-643.01 |
Each AC shall have a com. on communications or other structure to maintain connections
|
| 678-622 |
Each AC shall have a commission on equitable compensation
|
| 360-650 |
Each AC shall have a conf. comm. on Native Am. ministry or other structure for these functions
|
| 475-647.01 |
Each AC shall have a conf. coun. on yg adult ministry or other structure for these functions
|
| 391-641 |
Each AC, including CC, a conf. commission on the status & role of women or other structure
|
| 1073-NonDis |
Each UM theological school include multi-ethnic development in curricula and program development
|
| 685-608 |
Each ac shall have a conf. council on finance & admnistration
|
| 861-NonDis |
Each annual conference hold training seminar to identify unmet spiritual needs of community
|
| 1223-621 |
Each church/charge is obliged to pay full compensation as approved by the CC
|
| 1098-204 |
Each congregation write theological description of their worship and mission
|
| 696-636.02 |
Each episcopal area shall have residence com. or other structure to provide for these functions
|
| 1114-258.01 |
Each local church shall have a Sunday school for educational ministry
|
| 1511-333.01 |
Each one appointed to full-time service should have four weeks annual vacation
|
| 486-531 |
Each youth may be a "professing" member
|
| 839-R599 |
East Timor
|
| 106-NonDis |
Easter to be on the Sunday following the first vernal full moon
|
| 237-R432 |
Economic Justice for a New Millennium
|
| 1092-217.07 |
Ecumenical creed and doctrinal standards of the UMC summarize faith in the OT and NT
|
| 1278-R1 |
Ecumenical dialogues on native spirituality
|
| 210-262.02 |
Educate the church community about the value of diversity in clery and lay staff
|
| 1282-510.02 |
Eight-year expiration for resolutions
|
| 1120-258.02 |
Eighteen-year-old church members may vote at Church Conferences
|
| 1498-659 |
Elder on DCOM shouldn't review a candidate from her/his charge
|
| 706-116 |
Elders are called to the office & responsibilities of deacon as well
|
| 1540-417 |
Elders elect DS by secret ballot & 3/5 vote count
|
| 29-324 |
Elders in full connection
|
| 1417-328.01 |
Elders shall be continued unless granted an incapacity leave
|
| 1211-255.01 |
Elect a scouting coordinator when there are scout ministries or civic youth-serving ministries
|
| 647-256 |
Elect earth advocacy chairperson
|
| 1131-262.01 |
Elect nominees "either" from the floor "or through recommendation of Comm. on Nom. and Personnel."
|
| 728-318 |
Eligibility and rights of probationary membership
|
| 1013-NonDis |
Eliminate GCOM
|
| 300-0 |
Eliminate Gen' Bd of Church & Society
|
| 584-0 |
Eliminate Gen' Comm. on the Status & Role of Women
|
| 1481-NonDis |
Eliminate The Book of Resolutions
|
| 827-NonDis |
Eliminate one-year break in service requirement concerning cash-out in staff retirement benefits
|
| 1505-417 |
Eliminate references to mandatory retirement
|
| 418-NonDis |
Eliminate violent video game machines
|
| 822-NonDis |
Elminate monthly contribution requirement in MPP
|
| 831-NonDis |
Elminate waiting period for participating in the staff retirement benefits program
|
| 1345-NonDis |
Embracing the gift of the historic episcopate
|
| 238-R440 |
Emphasis of concern for workers
|
| 604-NonDis |
Emphasis tithing as part of spiritual growth & GBOD develop training and materials
|
| 1005-NonDis |
Enact moratorium on UMC restructuring
|
| 1070-1405 |
Encourage Chrsitian presence in UM related institutions
|
| 1229-65 |
Encourage all individuals to be senitive to others in language use
|
| 760-NonDis |
Encourage plan for seminary graduates to retire their debt/financial planning
|
| 899-NonDis |
End USA-UN economic santions against Iraq
|
| 845-NonDis |
Ending Puerto Rico's colonial status
|
| 1306-NonDis |
Ending Puerto Rico's colonial status
|
| 942-NonDis |
Endorsing advocacy
|
| 230-R60 |
Energy policy statement
|
| 507-68 |
Enforced military service is incompatible w/the gospel
|
| 599-NonDis |
Engage Cleveland community & ownership of pro. baseball team to engage in dialogue re sp. mascot
|
| 804-NonDis |
Enlarge U.S. pres. cabinet to include a Sec'ty of Peace
|
| 351-67.-1 |
Ensure products one purchases are not made in sweatshop conditions
|
| 241-R478 |
Environmental health & safety in workplace and community
|
| 235-R73 |
Environmental stewardship
|
| 1162-NonDis-$ |
Episcopal Fund
|
| 1365-823-$ |
Episcopal Fund dispensed from the date of the bishop's consecration
|
| 692-618 |
Episcopal fund apportionments
|
| 842-R529 |
Equal justice
|
| 280-66 |
Equal rights regardless of social or economic class
|
| 1225-622.02 |
Equitable compensation for clergy support
|
| 648-249.12 |
Equitable salary for all appointed clergy
|
| 407-R247 |
Eradicating abusive child labor
|
| 761-R481 |
Eradication of Sexual Harassment in The United Methodist Church and Society
|
| 38-2301 |
Establish GCUMM beyond the temporary status in the founding legislation
|
| 492-NonDis-! |
Establish Office of Transformational Ministry
|
| 476-1101 |
Establish UM outreach on World Wide Web
|
| 1545-427-! |
Establish a Commisson on Faith and Order
|
| 254-NonDis |
Establish a national Truth Commission to examine U.S. support of human rights abuses worldwide
|
| 1050-NonDis |
Establish a training program for bishops and district superintendents
|
| 245-NonDis |
Establish a unified date for Easter
|
| 1351-NonDis-! |
Establish an Evangelical Missionary Conference in Western Jurisdiction
|
| 529-NonDis |
Establish an annual conference judicial branch
|
| 1491-NonDis |
Establish an official ministry to persons who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind
|
| 561-NonDis-! |
Establish committee to examine ways to offset clergy seminary debt
|
| 941-NonDis-$ |
Establish diminution of apportionment system
|
| 1370-NonDis |
Establish narrow guidelines for grant support given by UM boards/agencies
|
| 1068-1418 |
Establish process for recognizing UM doctrine at UM seminaries & affiliated institutions
|
| 531-NonDis-$ |
Establish study commission to set up annual conference judiciary
|
| 1008-NonDis |
Establish study commission to simplify complaint and trial procedures
|
| 473-NonDis |
Establish task force on relationship of science and theology
|
| 523-NonDis |
Establish tradition of wearing a red flower on Easter Sunday
|
| 107-NonDis-$ |
Establish universal pension fund for lowest paid clergy
|
| 1045-NonDis |
Evaluation of bishops
|
| 1434-NonDis |
Evaluation of gen'l program related agencies and Gen'l Com/Communication & GCArchives and History
|
| 1244-315.05 |
Evangelism as alternate route requirement for candidates
|
| 1202-315.04 |
Evangelism as requirement for candidates.
|
| 1203-315.06 |
Evangelism as requirement for local pastor candidate.
|
| 903-NonDis |
Evangelism become the number one Missionary Priority
|
| 98-502.03 |
Every AC shall elect one youth delegate to GC
|
| 796-NonDis |
Every UMC be an official weapon-free zone
|
| 1144-66 |
Every church must have a child advocate on staff
|
| 1350-NonDis |
Every church set up a church media library ministry
|
| 1401-705.02 |
Every general agency to have a member on board from Com. on Pan Methodist Cooperation
|
| 705-303.04 |
Every local congregation should nurture candidates for ordained ministry
|
| 140-214 |
Exclude from UMC membership all fornicators, adulterers, and homosexuals
|
| 250-507 |
Exclude general church agencies from petitioning General Conference
|
| 468-31 |
Exclude homosexuals from ordained ministry; deny recognition of homosexual unions
|
| 651-607.05 |
Exempt Bd of Ordained Ministry from the one third, one third, one third requirement
|
| 1176-NonDis-$ |
Exempt from pension build-up P.R.Methodish Church pastors entering into plan after 1/2/2001
|
| 1055-NonDis |
Exempt those still waiting reg. requirements for ordination as Elder from further processes
|
| 1076-NonDis |
Expand criteria for Merit scholarships to include nonUMC college/university students
|
| 1111-253 |
Expand lay leadership members
|
| 518-2624.03 |
Expand number of chargeable offenses for lay member of a local church
|
| 819-NonDis |
Expansion of disability eligibility in the MPP
|
| 72-R617 |
Explore justice/peace issues as reason for tours to Bible lands
|
| 1028-NonDis |
Explore practical ministries of interethnic reconciliation among Hutu & Tutsi people
|
| 1095-217 |
Express dissension internally and not publically or in the secular media
|
| 1266-NonDis |
Expressing grief for acts of violence
|
| 1286-NonDis |
Extend a quadrennium the pension build-up of P.R. Methodist pastors participating as of 12/31/92
|
| 964-NonDis-$ |
Extend for one quadrennium pension build-up of P.R.Meth.Ch pastors in theplan on 12/31/92
|
| 162-NonDis-$ |
Extend provisions for relationship with Iglesia Metodista de Puerto Rico
|
| 637-343.01 |
Extension Course of Study school as an option for clergy to complete educational requirements
|