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:'''<span id="1233:26">(26)</span>''' To elect four ordained ministers and three lay members as members of the district board of review, and to elect two ordained ministers and two lay members to serve as alternates and to fill vacancies as set forth in [[5218]].
:'''<span id="1233:26">(26)</span>''' Authorize the establishment of a mission ([[537]]; [[655:14]]), a developing church ([[510]]), an urban missional church ([[523]]), or a church ([[518]]), and to receive a report from the district superintendent on the effecting of such organizations ([[520:6]]); to reclassify an established church as a developing church when its number of members drops to thirty or fewer ([[518:7a]]); and to declare a church as discontinued or abandoned ([[1180:22]]; [[4730]]). Any established church that is not under discipline may not be discontinued without a corroborating vote of the local church conference ([[655:12]]).

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(26) Authorize the establishment of a mission (537; 655:14), a developing church (510), an urban missional church (523), or a church (518), and to receive a report from the district superintendent on the effecting of such organizations (520:6); to reclassify an established church as a developing church when its number of members drops to thirty or fewer (518:7a); and to declare a church as discontinued or abandoned (1180:22; 4730). Any established church that is not under discipline may not be discontinued without a corroborating vote of the local church conference (655:12).