2016 Wesleyan Discipline:725:24

(24) To see that no steps are taken involving the church in financial liability without proper authorization from the local board of administration and local church conference, or without the approval of the district board of administration when such financial liability involves the mortgaging or other encumbering of the church property (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:655:12–13; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:782:28–32; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1233:33).