2016 Wesleyan Discipline: 633

633. Special Session.

(1) General Business. The local church conference may be called into special session by the pastor, or in times of emergency by the district superintendent, for the transaction of any business other than the election of officers, with announcement from the pulpit in two regular services, the first of which shall be given not less than one week before the appointed time. Notice shall also be given one week in advance in the church bulletin, when such is available. The requirements for special sessions dealing with legal or property matters are set forth in 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:4040 and 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:4700.

(2) Reception of Members. In those churches in which the local church conference must vote on the reception of members (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:567), the pastor may call a special session for such a vote, with announcement from the pulpit in one regular service in advance of the appointed time.

(3) Pastoral Vote. The vice-chair of the local board of administration (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:635; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:773), when authorized to do so by the local board of administration, and having notified the district superintendent, may call a special session of the local church conference to conduct a pastoral vote, with announcement from the pulpit, and in the weekly bulletin when such is available, at least two weeks in advance of the appointed time, except that during negotiations for calling a new pastor the announcement need be made only from the pulpit and in only one regular service in advance of the appointed time.