2016 Memorials

These are the memorials that have been considered by the Committee on Memorials for forwarding to General Conference 2016. By clicking on each memorial, you can read it, see whether it is recommended, and comment, if you choose.

• Memorial 1 ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS:

  Journal Committee (committee reviews and approves minutes of daily proceedings)

• Memorial 3 ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS:

  Unfinished Business referred to Gen. Bd.

• Memorial 54 CONSTITUTION:

  Doctrine of Sin: revision of memorial from 2012 GC

• Memorial 60 CONSTITUTION:

  Amendment – marriage and divorce: aims to clear up apparent conflict with 265:5 and 6 re: biblical grounds for divorce

• Memorial 61 CONSTITUTION:

  Amendment – marriage and divorce: rewrite of 265:5-6

• Memorial 62 CONSTITUTION:

  Amendment regarding gifts of the Spirit

• Memorial 63 CONSTITUTION:

  Amendment regarding gender diversity and expression

• Memorial 64 CONSTITUTION:

  Amendment regarding membership: moves para. 260-268 (Membership Commitments) out of Constitution into Statutory Law

• Memorial 66 GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT

  Calls for working group to study gifts of the Spirit

• Memorial 67 CONSTITUTION:

  Amendment regarding marriage and family

• Memorial 68 CONSTITUTION:

  Amendment regarding conditions of membership: rewrites 297:1-4; also moves 397:5 to para. 567.

• Memorial 75 GUIDES AND HELPS TO HOLY LIVING:

  New name for Membership Commitments; makes them required for leadership

• Memorial 76 GUIDES AND HELPS TO HOLY LIVING:

  Contingency for paragraphs in Memorial 75

• Memorial 80 CHRISTIAN SOCIAL CONCERNS:

  Human Sexuality

• Memorial 82 SPECIAL DIRECTIONS:

  Israel’s right to exist

• Memorial 85 SPECIAL DIRECTIONS:

  Messianic Jewish ministries

• Memorial 105 LOCAL CHURCH:

  Urban mission church as a new category

• Memorial 106 LOCAL CHURCH:

  Urban missional church as a new category

• Memorial 110 LOCAL CHURCH:

  Membership: rewrite of Part 2, Chapter 2 on membership

• Memorial 115 LOCAL CHURCH:

  New membership category: “inactive members”

• Memorial 220 LOCAL CHURCH CONFERENCE:

  Right to Approve its Discontinuance

• Memorial 240 DISTRICT BOARD:

  Authority to dismiss employees

• Memorial 275 ANNUAL SERVICE REPORT:

  Exception for infirmity or incapacity

• Memorial 300 GENERAL CONFERENCE:

  Making WBCA director a voting member of Gen. Conf.

• Memorial 345 GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT EMERITUS NOMINATION

  for Jo Anne Lyon

• Memorial 350 UNITED STEWARDSHIP FUND:

  Basis: exempts humanitarian giving

• Memorial 351 UNITED STEWARDSHIP FUND:

  Assess on past or present fiscal year

• Memorial 352 UNITED STEWARDSHIP FUND:

  Exempts Wesleyan Emergency Relief Fund

• Memorial 353 UNITED STEWARDSHIP FUND:

  Reduction for developing churches

• Memorial 354 UNITED STEWARDSHIP FUND:

  Reduction for developing churches; covered by 353

• Memorial 355 UNITED STEWARDSHIP FUND:

  BASIS

• Memorial 360 UNITED STEWARDSHIP FUND:

  Percentage adjustment

• Memorial 361 UNITED STEWARDSHIP FUND:

  Incremental reduction over five years

• Memorial 362 UNITED STEWARDSHIP FUND:

  Reduction of USF

• Memorial 363 EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS FUND (EIF):

  to encourage Wesleyan students to attend Wesleyan schools

• Memorial 364 DISTRICT APPORTIONMENT:

  Revising the wording of district officer

• Memorial 365 DISTRICT APPORTIONMENT:

  Revising the wording of district officer

• Memorial 366 GENERAL BOARD OF REVIEW:

  relocates Gen. Bd. of Review section in Discipline

• Memorial 390 TASK FORCE to study financial cost of ministerial education
• Memorial 391 TASK FORCE to study financial cost of ministerial education
• Memorial 395 REDEFINING BOUNDARIES FOR MOUNTAIN PLAINS DISTRICT
• Memorial 396 REDEFINING BOUNDARIES FOR NORTHWEST DISTRICT
• Memorial 397 DEFINING BOUNDARIES OF CROSSROADS DISTRICT
• Memorial 398 REDEFINING BOUNDARIES OF SOUTHWEST HISPANIC DISTRICT
• Memorial 399 REPRESENTATIVE AREA LISTINGS
• Memorial 450 CANADIAN ESTABLISHED NATIONAL CONFERENCE
• Memorial 455 IBERO-AMERICAN ESTABLISHED REGIONAL CONFERENCE
• Memorial 512 ORDAINED MINISTERS: Duties
• Memorial 515 DUTIES OF ORDAINED MINISTER:

  Clarifies duties and reporting expectations

• Memorial 700 LOCAL CHURCH INCORPORATION:

  Revision

• Memorial 765 SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS:

  Revision of Ex-Officio Membership

• Memorial 770 AFFILIATE CORPORATIONS:

  Board of directors

• Memorial 845 LOCAL CHURCH PROPERTY:

  Transfer of Ownership

• Memorial 848 LOCAL CHURCH PROPERTY:

  Transfer of property church joining TWC

• Memorial 900 JUDICIARY:

  Revision

• Memorial 902 JUDICIARY:

  Change of terminology

• Memorial 1090 SERVICE CREDENTIALS:

  Change to certificate of ordination