2016 Wesleyan Discipline:World Organization: General Conferences

B. General Conferences

2620. An established national/regional conference may be advanced to the status of a general conference by The International Conference of The Wesleyan Church, upon authorization by the North American General Conference (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1590:10; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:6745:10; cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:6515:2i).

2625. A General Conference is a body which has full authority over the Church in its assigned territory, in keeping with the provisions of The International Conference of The Wesleyan Church. A General Conference has the right to manage its own internal governance, including revising its discipline, as long as it does not violate the Essentials.

C. General Conference Interrelations

2630. The relationships between general conferences shall be supervised by the International Board of Appeals. (See Appendix A.)

2640. The unity of The Wesleyan Church worldwide is to be recognized and maintained through the relationships provided in the Charter of The International Conference of The Wesleyan Church (see Appendix A). The North American General Conference shall relate to all other general conferences as outlined in the Charter, including the recognition of the right of members and ministers to transfer membership and/or credentials between general conferences, subject to the same approval as that provided for transfers between its own local churches and districts (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:325; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1655:31; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:6730).