2016 Wesleyan Discipline:General Board Duties Related to Judiciary

Related to Judiciary

(37) To exercise administrative and judicial discipline in accordance with the Constitution and as set forth in the General Board Policy on Church Discipline over officers elected by the General Conference including the general officials of the Church (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:360:2) and the area representatives of the General Board (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:340:1), over those elected or employed by the General Board (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:323:1), over districts (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:360:3c) and over district superintendents (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:323:1; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:360:2; cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5270-5288; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5350-5385).

(38) To hear and determine charges against the moral character of a minister or a lay member under its jurisdiction in keeping with the provisions of the Judiciary (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5125:2; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5227:1; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5270; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5279; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5282).

(39) To hear and determine any charges alleging an administrative offense in relation to official duties filed against a person under its jurisdiction and to administer discipline as it deems necessary and proper (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5270; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5279; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5282).

(40) To remove from office any person under its jurisdiction whenever the best interests and preservation of the Church or the disabling physical or mental health of the person require it, subject to the following conditions:

(a) To remove from office a general official elected by the General Conference (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1800:1a, b), or to remove from General Board membership an area representative, or to remove from office a district superintendent shall require a two-thirds majority vote of all the members of the General Board (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5279).

(b) To remove from office a person elected or employed by the General Board (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1800:2) shall require a majority vote of all the members of the General Board (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5282).

(41) To hear and determine charges against a district for an offense as set forth in 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5006 (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:375:6; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5350-5370).

(42) To administer discipline to a district which has been found guilty by the proper judicatory as set forth in the Judiciary (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5350-5385).

(43) To take whatever steps are necessary to preserve the interests of the Church within the bounds of a district under discipline.

(44) To end the state of discipline for a district, by a majority vote of all the members of the General Board, when the offense has been removed to the satisfaction of said majority (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5265), or to authorize the reorganization of a district (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5375-5380).