Index C
From Wesleyan Discipline
C
| Calendar of events, local | 782:7 |
| California | SEE Pacific Southwest district and Southwest Hispanic district |
| Calling a pastor | 690-718 |
| Camp meeting board | 1180:20 |
| Camps, summer | 1455:4 |
| Campus ministries | SEE Student Ministries |
| Canada: Area boundaries | 2435; 2460 |
| Canada: District boundaries | 2400; 2403:1-2 |
| Canada: The Wesleyan Church of | 70 |
| Canada | SEE ALSO Alliance of the Reformed Baptist Church of Canada; Kingswood University |
| Candidates for license, commission, and ordination, examination of | 1390:1, 3–4; 3033:6; 3070:4; 3104:3; 3460; 3470 |
| Canon, the | 218 |
| Caribbean | 35; 65; 80; 2565; 6750:2 |
| Central America | 27 |
| Central Canada district | 2403:2; 2435; 2460 |
| Central New York district | 2403:3; 2435; 2460 |
| Ceremonies of churches | 420 |
| Certificate: Commission | 6280 |
| Certificate: Membership | 6052 |
| Certificate: General evangelists | 3285:1; 6340 |
| Certificate: Interim pastor’s authorization | 6250 |
| Certificate: Ordination | 3070:7; 6300 |
| Certificate: Pocket, of standing | 6430 |
| Certificate: Student membership | 6070 |
| Certificate: Study course | 3033:3; 3059:1g; 3070:3; 6410 |
| Certificate: Supply pastor’s authorization | 3260:4; 6240 |
| Certificate: Validating ordination, commission, or license | 3104:5; 6320 |
| Chaplains: Committee on | 2395 |
| Chaplains: Institutional chaplains | 3330 |
| Chaplains: Military chaplains | 3330 |
| Charge, pastoral | 315; 503 |
| Charity, Christian | 220; 265:3 |
| Charter, International Conference | 125; 1590:4; 2640; 2680; Appendix A, 6500-6770 |
| Chesapeake district | 2403:4; 2435; 2460 |
| Chief Financial Officer/General Treasurer | 1970-1976 |
| Child Care | SEE Day Care |
| Children, responsibility to | 265:7 |
| Children’s camps | 1455:4 |
| Children’s church | 880:2 |
| Children’s committee, local spiritual formation | 878 |
| Children’s ministry division of spiritual formation | 800:3; 1250:5 |
| Children’s ministries, district director of | 1489 |
| Children’s worker | 3210:5; 3450–3480; 6360–6380 |
| Chile | 80 |
| Choir director | 870 |
| Christ: Atonement of | 226 |
| Christ: Body of | 240 |
| Christ: Member of Trinity | 210 |
| Christ: Merits for justification | 23 |
| Christ: Resurrection of | 214 |
| Christ: Sacraments commanded by | 242 |
| Christ: Second coming of | 214; 244; 246 |
| Christ: Son of God | 214 |
| Christian day school | SEE Day care and/or day schools |
| Christian education | SEE Church Multiplication and Discipleship |
| Christian fellowship | 420 |
| Christian liberty, special direction concerning | 440 |
| Christian perfection | 236. SEE Entire Sanctification |
| Christian social concern | 410; 1655:45 |
| Christian unity: Interdenominational relationships | 450; 1935:24 |
| Christian unity: Special direction concerning | 450 |
| Christian worship | 420 |
| Church: Article of Religion | 240 |
| Church: Christ the only head of | 270 |
| Church: Membership Commitments for | 265 |
| Church | SEE ALSO local church; Wesleyan Church |
| Church board | 750–795 |
| Church Builders’ Club | 1426:6 |
| Church buildings: Dedication, ritual | 5950 |
| Church buildings: Use of | 313:4]] |
| Church, developing | 510 |
| Church, developing: Categories of | 510:6 |
| Church, developing: Definition | 510 |
| Church, developing: Delegate to district conference | 510:5 |
| Church, developing: Government of | 510:3 |
| Church, developing: In developing district | 542 |
| Church, developing: Local advisory council of | 510:2–3 |
| Church, developing: Membership in | 510:2 |
| Church, developing: Minimum organization | 807 |
| Church, developing: Pastoral appointment for | 510:1 |
| Church, developing: Property of | 510:4. SEE ALSO Property, local church |
| Church discipline: For members | 260, 268 |
| Church discipline: Judicial | 5000–5008 |
| Church discipline: Local committee | 837:1 |
| Church discipline: Meaning and purpose of | 5000 |
| Church discipline: Principles of administering | 5002 |
| Church growth | SEE Church Multiplication and Discipleship |
| Church law: Classification of | 125–190 |
| Church law: Elementary principles governing | 270–286 |
| Church law: Interpretation of | 2060–2068 |
| Church law: Judiciary | 5000–5004; SEE ALSO Rules on church law |
| Church letters | 6000–6070 |
| Church member, membership | 550–610 |
| Church member, membership: Associate/Assistant pastor’s | 578:2 |
| Church member, membership: Categories of | 295 |
| Church member, membership: Classes for | 568; 725:11; 782:8; 880:11 |
| Church member, membership: Developing church | 510 |
| Church member, membership: Elementary principle governing | 272 |
| Church member, membership: Essence and meaning of | 260; 550 |
| Church member, membership: Letters and certificates | 6000–6070 |
| Church member, membership: Minister’s | 310; 578:2; 3097–3100 |
| Church member, membership: Pastor’s | 578:2 |
| Church member, membership: Reception of | 566–570 |
| Church member, membership: Records | 610 |
| Church member, membership: Ritual | 295; 5550–5595 |
| Church member, membership: Roll for developing church | 510:2 |
| Church member, membership: Termination of | SEE Termination of membership |
| Church member, membership: Transfer of | 575–582 |
| Church member, membership: Conditions of | 295; 297; 553 |
| Church member, membership: Constitutionally established | 295 |
| Church member, membership: Judicial procedure against | 555 |
| Church member, membership: Reception of | 553; 566–570 |
| Church member, membership: Restoration of | 268 |
| Church member, membership: Rights of | 302, 555 |
| Church member, membership: Transfer of | 302:6; 575; 578:2; 580 |
| Church member, membership, student | 552, 564–565, 610 |
| Church member, membership, student: Certificate of membership | 6070 |
| Church members, relations with one another | 265:8–13 |
| Church Multiplication and Discipleship Division: Executive Director | 2307 |
| Church Multiplication and Discipleship Division: General Duties | 2310 |
| Church Multiplication and Discipleship Division: Purpose | 2306 |
| Church Multiplication and Discipleship Division: Vision | 2305 |
| Church officers; officials: District | 1250–1292 |
| Church officers; officials: General | 1800–1880 |
| Church officers; officials: Local | 815; 800 |
| Church plant | 510:6 |
| Church property | SEE abandoned church property, Property, General; Property, General Church; property, local church |
| Church secretary | 775; 830 |
| Church treasurer | 752:1; 842 |
| Church hearings: Elementary principle governing | 276 |
| Cincinnati, OH | 24 |
| Circuit | 525–535 |
| Circuit: Advisory council | 530–535 |
| Circuit: Boundaries set by district | 323:5 |
| Circuit: Committees | 535 |
| Circuit: Conferences | 528 |
| Circuit: Definition | 525 |
| Circuit: Developing district | 542 |
| Circuit: License lay ministers | 528:2 |
| Circuit: Nominating committee | 535 |
| Circuit: Organization of | 525–535 |
| Circuit:Parsonage | 528:5; 532 |
| Circuit: Pastoral charge, a type of | 315 |
| Circuit: Pastor’s membership | 578:2 |
| Circuit: Powers of | 525 |
| Circuit: Property | 528:5; 532 |
| Circuit: Relationship to its constituent churches | 525 |
| Circuit: Secretary | 528:4; 530 |
| Circuit: Trustees | 530; 532 |
| Circuit: Vice-chair | 530 |
| Civil rights | 220; 265:12; 360:3d SEE ALSO Rights |
| Classification of church law | 125–190 |
| Clergy Development | SEE Education and Clergy Development Division |
| College: By local churches | 1180:27 |
| College: President, ritual for installation | 5945 |
| College: Program of study for ministry | 3170:2 |
| College: Trustees | 2362 |
| College: | SEE ALSO Educational institutions, general |
| Colombia | 18; 80 |
| Colorado | SEE Mountain Plains District |
| Colorado-Nebraska district | SEE Mountain Plains District |
| Comity committees: District | 1060 |
| Commissioned lay missionary: Commission form | 6400 |
| Commissioned lay missionary: Listing of | 1240:V:D |
| Commissioned lay missionary: Regulations governing | 3490 |
| Commissioned minister: Certificate for commission | 6280 |
| Commissioned minister: Course of study | 3210:3 |
| Commissioned minister: District listing of | 1240 |
| Commissioned minister: Duties of | 3059:3 |
| Commissioned minister: Qualifications for | 3059:1 |
| Commissioned minister: Regulations for | 3059:4 |
| Commissioned minister: Rights of | 3059:2 |
| Commissioned special worker: In process of transfer | 1240:V:B; 3470 |
| Commissioned special worker: Listing of | 1240:V:A |
| Commissioned special worker: Regulations governing | 3470–3480 |
| Commissioning: Of lay missionaries | 3490, 5850 |
| Commissioning: Of lay workers | 3470, 5850 |
| Commissioning: Of ministers | 5800 |
| Commissioning: Of special workers | 5850 |
| Commitments, membership | 260–268 |
| Committees: Chaplains | 2395; 3330 |
| Committees: District | 1250 |
| Committees: Editing | 1585 |
| Committees: General Conference | 1565 |
| Committees: General Conference Planning | 1570 |
| Committees: Local Church | 800 |
| Committees: Special Nominations | 1580 |
| Communications, department of | SEE Communication and Administration Division |
| Communication and Administration Division: Executive Director | 2110 |
| Communication and Administration Division: General Duties | 2115 |
| Communication and Administration Division: Purpose | 2105 |
| Communication and Administration Division: Vision | 2100 |
| Communion | 242; 293 |
| Communion committee, local | 873 |
| Compensation of ministers | 286; 782:15 |
| Complaints: Against course of study books | 375:5 |
| Complaints: Against ministers | 313:7 |
| Conditions of membership | 297 |
| Conference | SEE Circuit: Conference; District conference; General Conference; local church conference |
| Conference action committee, district | 1165–1168 |
| Conference minutes, district | 1178 |
| Confession of faith as basis for reception of members | 565–570 |
| Conflict of laws | 1796–1799 |
| Conflict Resolution | 5004 |
| Connecticut | SEE Eastern NY-New England district |
| Conscientious objector | 410:3 |
| Constitution of the North American General Conference, The: | 200–385 |
| Constitution of the North American General Conference, The: Adoption of | 50 |
| Constitution of the North American General Conference, The: Amendments | 385 |
| Constitution of the North American General Conference, The: Current authority for | 185 |
| Constitution of the North American General Conference, The: Function | 145 |
| Constitution of the North American General Conference, The: Identification of | 135 |
| Constitution of the North American General Conference, The: Summary of contents | 135–145; 200 |
| Constitution of the North American General Conference, The: Text of | 200–385 |
| Constitution of the North American General Conference, The: Unique type of church law | 135–145 |
| Constitutional law | 125–145 |
| Constitutionality: Of district conference acts | 375:2 |
| Constitutionality: Of General Conference acts | 375:1 |
| Continuing education | 3240 |
| Contract, pastoral | 697; 702 |
| Conversion | 228; 230; 297:1; 553:1 |
| Corporate offense | 5010 |
| Corporation, The Wesleyan Church: | 4200–4270 |
| Corporation, The Wesleyan Church: Amendments | 4270 |
| Corporation, The Wesleyan Church: Bequests | 4240 |
| Corporation, The Wesleyan Church: Devises | 4240 |
| Corporation, The Wesleyan Church: Directors | 4210 |
| Corporation, The Wesleyan Church: Donations | 4240 |
| Corporation, The Wesleyan Church: Name | 4200 |
| Corporation, The Wesleyan Church: Officers | 4220 |
| Corporation, The Wesleyan Church: Precedent corporations | 4230 |
| Corporation, The Wesleyan Church: Purpose | 4200 |
| Corporations, affiliate: | 4300–4425 |
| Corporations, affiliate: Basic Provisions | 4350 |
| Corporations, affiliate: Definition | 4340 |
| Corporations, district: | 4100–4150 |
| Corporations, district: Authorization | 4100–4110 |
| Corporations, district: Directors | 4120:6–7 |
| Corporations, district: Members | 4120:8 |
| Corporations, district: Provisional district | 4105 |
| Corporations, district: Ownership | 4120:9; 4140; 4150 |
| Corporations, district: Standard provisions | 4120 |
| Corporations, local church: | 4000–4070 |
| Corporations, local church: Authorization | 4000–4005 |
| Corporations, local church: Directors | 4010:7 |
| Corporations, local church: Members | 4010:8 |
| Corporations, local church: Ownership | 4010:6; 4030; cf. 4060–4070 |
| Corporations, local church: Property transactions | 4030 |
| Corporations, subsidiary: | 4300–4425 |
| Corporations, subsidiary: Authorization | 4300 |
| Corporations, subsidiary: Basic provisions | 4320 |
| Corporations, subsidiary: Directors | 4320:3–6, 8–9 |
| Corporations, subsidiary: Educational institutions | 2362; 4310:2 |
| Corporations, subsidiary: Hephzibah Ministries Inc. | 4310:4 |
| Corporations, subsidiary: Wesleyan Investment Foundation, Inc. | 4310:5 |
| Corporations, subsidiary: Wesleyan Pension Fund, Inc., The | 4310:3; 4400–4425 |
| Correspondence study courses | 2385–2388; 3170:3 |
| Costa Rica | 80 |
| Council, advisory: Circuit | 530 |
| Council, advisory: Developing church | 510:3 |
| Council, advisory: Pastor’s | 795 |
| Council of ordination | 1405 |
| Council, Wesleyan educational | 2355 |
| Counseling: Concerning divorce | 265:6 |
| Counseling: Concerning Membership Commitments | 837:1 |
| Counseling: Minister as counselor | 725:9 |
| Courses of study: | 2385–2388; 3170–3240 |
| Courses of study: Certificate of completion | 6410 |
| Courses of study: Commissioned minister’s | 3210:3 |
| Courses of study: Development of | 3200 |
| Courses of study: Lay minister’s | 3210:4 |
| Courses of study: Pre-ordination | 3210:1 |
| Courses of study: Special workers’ | 3210:5 |
| Courses of study: Specialized ministries | 3210:2 |
| Credentials: Forwarded to Executive Director of Communication and Administration | 1310:32; 5230; 5212:2 |
| Credentials: Of commissioned minister | 3059:4b |
| Credentials: Of ordained minister | 3089:2 |
| Credentials: Of licensed minister | 3055:2 |
| Credentials: Of ministerial student | 3015:5b |
| Crime | 5004:5; 5120:5; 5212:3 |
| Crossroads district | 2403:5; 2430; 2455 |
| Curacao | 35 |
| Current authority for church law | 185 |
| Custodians, local church: Employed by local board | 782:17 |
| Custodians, local church: Nominated by trustees | 856:5 |
| Custodians, local church: Supervised by pastor and local board of administration | 725:29; 782:17 |