2016 Wesleyan Discipline: Discontinue church members: Power to
From Wesleyan Discipline
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- (1) To receive and expel or discontinue members subject to the provisions of The Discipline. This right vests severally in each local church. (Cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:365.)
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- (1) To approve by vote the reception of members and to expel or discontinue members unless it delegates full authority concerning membership to the local board of administration (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:567; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:315:1). Such authority may be withdrawn from the local board of administration at any annual session of the local church conference.
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- (10) To approve the reception of student members (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:564); or to drop student members from the roll (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:564-565).