2016 Wesleyan Discipline:Letters: Standing for minister

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(3) If a minister so requests, the district superintendent may grant a letter of standing (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:6460; cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1310:29), which shall immediately terminate ministerial membership in The Wesleyan Church. Such a letter of standing shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance in the case of an ordained minister, or until the next session of the district conference from which withdrawn in the case of a commissioned or licensed minister (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3124).

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(5) If a minister leaves for parts unknown or fails to submit the annual service report (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1402; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3059:4c; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3089:3), the district board of administration may recommend and the district conference may order that the minister be declared withdrawn (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3040; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3120; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3124).

(6) No letters of transfer or standing shall be granted to any minister by a district superintendent until satisfactory evidence is given by the applicant that no outstanding debts are unprovided for, and that the minister has honorably withdrawn from the contract for service with the church or district.

6460. District Letter of Standing (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3100:3; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3480).

This certifies that ____________ has been up to this date a(n) _______________* in good standing in the ______________ District of The Wesleyan Church, and being desirous of removing from The Wesleyan Church, is hereby released and cordially recommended to the Christian confidence of those to whom this letter may be presented.

By the authority and in behalf of _________________ District of The Wesleyan Church, this ______ day of __________, A.D. ________.

________________________ District Superintendent

It is understood that this letter terminates immediately any relationship the bearer may have had to The Wesleyan Church as a minister or special worker. (*Insert the proper term, namely ordained minister, commissioned minister, licensed minister, ministerial student, commissioned special worker or licensed special worker. If licensed special worker, add the particular type of service, such as licensed special worker—director of music, director of spiritual formation, youth director, song evangelist, children’s worker, spouse in ministry, lay evangelist or social worker.)