Most Recent Decisions

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Title Date
Type
437 Request of the Council of Bishops for a Declaratory Decision as to the Right of Missionary Conferences to Ordain Ministers. April 13, 1978 Memorandum
429 Constitutionality of Action by Executive Committee of Board of Church and Society in Reinstatement of Section 10 of the "Health Care" Statement which was Deleted by the 1976 General Conference. October 29, 1977 Decision
436 Request of the Wyoming Conference for Declaratory Decision Concerning the "Eight-Year Rule" of Limitation on Service of a "Local Pastor" as Provided by Discipline. Paragraphs 408, 409 October 28, 1977 Decision
435 Request from the Florida Annual Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Constitutionality of Its Election Procedures for Electing Delegates to the General and Jurisdictional Conferences. October 28, 1977 Decision
434 Request of the Detroit Annual Conference for a Ruling on theConstitutionality of an Annual Conference Withholding Conference Funds from a Local Congregation in an Effort to Control the Ministry of the Church to Groups the Conference Wishes Excluded from the Use of such Facilities. October 28, 1977 Decision
433 Unconstitutionality of Paragraphs 451.2 and 934.6 because of Discrimination with Respect to Appointment, Minimum Salary and Pension Rights of Clergy Couples. October 28, 1977 Decision
432 An Appeal from The Central Pennsylvania Conference on a Bishop's Ruling that a Conference Rule Requiring Church-Owned Parsonages is Contrary to the Discipline. October 28, 1977 Decision
431 A Ruling of Bishop Cannon in the Philippines Central Conference on Question of the Number of Delegates from the Southwest Philippines Provisional Annual Conference to the 1976 Session of the Central Conference. October 28, 1977 Decision
430 A Ruling of Bishop Cannon in the Philippines Central Conference on Procedures adopted by the Conference for the Election of Bishops. October 28, 1977 Decision
428 Request of General Board of Pensions for a Declaratory Decision on the Meaning and Application of Paragraph 1706.4(i) of The Discipline, Dealing with Pension Schedules for Ministers who take Early Retirement under 434.5. October 28, 1977 Decision
427 Request of General Conference for a Declaratory Decision Relating to the Constitutionality of Paragraph 451.3. Second Hearing (Judicial Council Memorandum 419). April 22, 1977 Decision
426 A Petiton from the General Board of Global Ministries for a Declaratory Decision as to the Constitutionality, Meaning,Application and Effect of the Requirement that "Executive Staffs of all General Boards and Agencies shall be Members of The United Methodist Church" as found in Paragraph 809.1 of the 1976 Discipline. April 22, 1977 Decision

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