2016 Wesleyan Discipline: Branch Sunday schools
From Wesleyan Discipline
655
- (16) To authorize, subject to the approval of the district board of administration, the establishment and operation of a mission (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:537; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:782:6; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1233:30), a branch Sunday school, or a developing church, in order to share the benefits of the gospel with others.
782
- (6) To direct the church in its evangelistic outreach, seeking to win its community to Christ; to establish an extension department of spiritual formation (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:880:15; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:913); to recommend to the local church conference the establishment and operation of a mission, a branch Sunday school, a branch small group Bible study, or a developing church, as it deems necessary and proper (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:537; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:655:16).
880
- (15) To conduct extension classes, small group Bible studies, and branch Sunday schools when such are properly authorized (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:655:16; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:782:6).