2016 Wesleyan Discipline: Lord’s Supper: Administrants of
From Wesleyan Discipline
313
- (1) To preach the gospel and in the case of ordained ministers to administer baptism and the Lord’s Supper, to perform all parts of divine worship, and to solemnize the rite of matrimony.
725
- (6) To administer, if an ordained (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:313:1), commissioned (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3059:2a) or licensed minister (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3044:1), the sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Each pastor is encouraged to provide for the observance of the Lord’s Supper at least once each month, but is required to do so at least once every three months (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:293). A supply pastor shall secure the services of an ordained (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:313:1), commissioned (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3059:2) or licensed minister (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3044:1) who is a pastor, for such observance (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3260:2), except when authorization has been granted by a district superintendent as provided in 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3260:2.
3044
- (1) To preach the gospel (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:313:1), and, when appointed as a pastor or full-time associate or assistant pastor of a Wesleyan church, to administer baptism and the Lord’s Supper, to perform all parts of divine worship, and to solemnize the rite of matrimony wherever local laws will permit.
3075
- (1) To preach the gospel and to administer baptism and the Lord’s Supper, to perform all parts of divine worship and to solemnize the rite of matrimony (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:313:1).