Committees
This local church committee deals with matters of personnel.
This is the yearly gathering of UMC clergy and laity in of a conference for worship, business and connectionalism.
What is Annual Conference?
The mission statement of The United Methodist Church.
What is "to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world?"
The acronym "IGRC" stands for this.
What is the Illinois Great Rivers Conference?
These are the chief missional strategists of a district and oversee the churches in it.
What are District Superintendents?
This local church committee is given the task of caring for church property
What is the Trustees?
This is the only group that can speak for The United Methodist Church.
What is General Conference?
The part of the Book of Discipline which states that all United Methodist property is held by other United Methodists.
What is the Trust Clause?
The IGRC was the result of a merger of these two conferences.
What are the Southern Illinois Conference and the Central Illinois Conference?
Ordained elders and deacons are said to be ordained in _____ connection.
What is full?
This the the chairperson of the local church Committee on Nominations
This conference elects and appoints bishops and sets conference boundaries.
What is Jurisdictional Conference?
United Methodist pastors are _____, which means that they are moved around.
What is itinerant?
The IGRC's current bishop.
Who is Bishop Frank Beard?
The money that a local church pays to the conference which supports the mission and ministry of The UMC is called this.
What are apportionments?
This is the group of elected episcopal leaders of The UMC
What is the Council of Bishops?
To acquire or sell property, a local church must have this kind of conference.
What is a charge conference?
General Conference typically receives over 1,000 pieces of legislation. These people can submit this legislation.
What is any United Methodist?
What is 5?
The only racially based jurisdiction was called this.
What is the Central Jurisdiction.
This conference committee is tasked with monitoring, research, education and advocacy to end sexism in the IGRC and in The UMC.
What is COSROW?
(The Committee on the Status and Role of Women)
John Wesley called the habitual gathering of Methodists in various groups ____ conferencing.
What is holy?
The Judicial Council is modeled after this.
What is the United States Supreme Court?
The IGRC encompasses all of Illinois south of this interstate, as well as a handful north of it.
What is I-80?
GBHEM stands for this.