| 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, The; 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
|