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In many Methodist Churches, a District Conference is a unit of church organisation with respect to hierarchy.

Evangelical Wesleyan Church

In the Evangelical Wesleyan Church, district conferences are required to be held thrice a year. It is presided over by a bishop.[1] It grants and renews licenses to preach, recommends suitable local preachers to the annual conference, recommends suitable deaconesses to the annual conference, among other responsibilities.[1]

Primitive Methodist Church

In the Primitive Methodist Church, a district superintendent presides over the district conference.[2]

United Methodist Church

In the United Methodist Church, district conferences consist of clergy from the district, as well as lay delegates from each pastoral charge.[3] It is presided over by a District Superintendent.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b The Discipline of the Evangelical Wesleyan Church. Evangelical Wesleyan Church. 2015. p. 91.
  2. ^ "Discipline of the Primitive Methodist Church". Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b "District conference". The United Methodist Church. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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