2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1. Minimum Organization of Local Church Officers, Boards and Committees

Minimum Organization of Local Church Officers, Boards and Committees

807. Developing church. A developing church may operate without any regularly constituted officers other than the pastor, but will ordinarily have a local advisory council of three to five members appointed by the district superintendent in cooperation with the pastor. The pastor and these members will form the local advisory council. This council may then appoint such other officers and committees as are needed and for which qualified personnel are available (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:510:3).

810. Church. An established church, in addition to the local church conference and the local board of administration, shall have a minimum organization consisting of a local church secretary (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:830), a local church treasurer (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:842), an offering teller (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:845:3), an auditing committee (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:863), and a board of trustees consisting of at least three members (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:850-859). Normally it would have a Sunday school superintendent and staff (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:889-910). Additional offices, positions, and committees may be added as provided herewith by the local church conference and the local board of administration as need requires and as qualified personnel are available.