2016 Wesleyan Discipline: 1590:10–11

(10) To organize the work in the United States and Canada into districts and to determine their boundaries, for which a recommendation shall be received from the General Board (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:317; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1036; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1655:34; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:2400-2403); to authorize the establishing of an established national conference as set forth in 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:2610:10; and to authorize the establishing of a general conference as set forth in 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:2620.

(11) To authorize the establishing of a developing district (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1006) or a provisional district (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1020); to reclassify a provisional district (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1034) or an established district (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1042-1045).