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Charge Conference * Within the pastoral charge the basic unit in the connectional system of The United Methodist Church is the Charge Conference. It shall meet at least annually. The primary responsibilities of the Charge Conference in the annual meeting shall be to review and evaluate the total mission and ministry of the church, receive reports, and adopt objectives and goals recommended by the Church Council that are in keeping with the objectives of The United Methodist Church. The membership of the Charge Conference shall be all members of the Church Council or other appropriate body, together with retired ordained ministers and retired diaconal ministers who elect to hold their membership in said Charge Conference and any others as may be designated in the Discipline. The members present and voting at any duly announced meeting shall constitute a quorum. The district superintendent shall fix the time of meetings of the Charge Conference; the Charge Conference shall determine the place of meeting. Notice of time and place of a regular or special session of the Charge Conference shall be given at least ten days in advance. The district superintendent shall preside at the meetings of the Charge Conference or may designate an elder to preside.
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