2016 Wesleyan Discipline: 5865
From Wesleyan Discipline
Presentation of Candidates
5865. (Then the district superintendent shall present the candidates individually to the General Superintendent, saying:)
I present ____________ ____________ unto you to be commissioned as ____________.
(Then the presiding minister (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3091; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5850) shall address the congregation, saying:)
Dear Friends, these are they whom we purpose this day to commission as ____________ in The Wesleyan Church. After inquiry and examination, we discover that they have met the stated requirements of the Church, and we believe them to be worthy and proper persons for this service.