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Laws and Discipline

OF THE METHODIST CHURCH OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
ELEVENTH EDITION (ISBN: 978-1-91883-34-2)

Foreword
1  The Church
2  The Methodist Church of Southern Africa
3  Church Membership
4  Ordained Ministry
5  The Connexion
6  The Districts
7  The Circuits and the Societies
8  The Methodist Connexional Office
9  Church Property
10 Units of the Church's Mission
11 Discipline of Members and Ministers
12 Special Organisations and Committees
13 The Methodist Order of Deacons
14 Order of Evangelism
15 Connexional Chaplaincy Committee
Appendix 1: The Methodist Church of Southern Africa (Private) Act 111/1978
Appendix 2: Resolution on Pastoral Work
Appendix 3: Rules of a helper
Appendix 4: Rules of debate
Appendix 5: Order of business for synods
Appendix 6: Order of business for youth synods
Appendix 7: Order of business for the convocation of the Diaconal Order
Appendix 8: Circuit Quarterly Meetings
Appendix 9: Circuit Local Preachers Quarterly Meeting
Appendix 10: Procedure for electing a Presiding Bishop
Appendix 11: Procedure for electing a Bishop
Appendix 12: Procedure for electing the Lay President
Appendix 13: Procedure for electing the Secretary of Conference
Appendix 14: Mediation and Arbitration process

A PDF copy of the whole of the Eleventh Edition of L and D is available below

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