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Bylaws
Article I. Organizational Structure – General Level
4. Decorum Committee
a. The purpose of the Decorum Committee shall be to
propose the rules of decorum for the General
Conference.
b. The Decorum Committees shall consist of a chairman
and four (4) members at large.
5. Bylaws Committee
a. The purpose of the Bylaws Committee shall be to
review the Bylaws for any necessary amendments and
to consider proposed amendments submitted to the
committee in writing.
b. All resolutions or amendments having substantial effect
on the Bylaws must be submitted through the Bylaws
Committee or must bear the signatures of at least 40
delegates.
c. The Bylaws Committee shall consist of:
1) A chairman
2) Five (5) members of the Council of Bishops
3) Three (3) Senior Pastors
4) Three (3) laypersons
5) Three (3) members at large
d. At least two years prior to General Conference, the
Executive Committee of the Council of Bishops shall
recommend and the Council of Bishops shall approve
the membership of the Bylaws Committee.
e. When feasible, continuity between successive Bylaws
Committees shall be facilitated by reappointing less
than a majority of the members of one Bylaws
Committee to the next Bylaws Committee.
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