District Conference

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

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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]

See also

References

The Discipline of the Evangelical Wesleyan Church. Evangelical Wesleyan Church. 2015. p. 91.
"Discipline of the Primitive Methodist Church". Retrieved 28 June 2019.
"District conference". The United Methodist Church. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

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