2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1038

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1038. The minimum requirements for an established district are:

(1) Twenty churches.
(2) Seven hundred fifty members
(3) The holding of all property in trust for The Wesleyan Church as required in 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:4610, or steps taken to accomplish the same (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:4590-4630; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:4650-4880; cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:4140).
(4) A reasonable degree of spiritual, organizational, and financial stability.
(5) A recommendation by the General Superintendent in concurrence with the Executive Director of Church Multiplication and Discipleship (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1935:40).