Decision Number 1054

Decision

The Report of the Task Force on Connectional Funding violates ¶¶ 247.14, 611.1, 612, 613, 614 and 621 of the 2004 Book of Discipline. General Conference has set forth very specific and detailed processes by which annual conferences are to determine and set their budget. The Task Force's proposed legislation undermines those processes and is in direct conflict with many disciplinary provisions. Any recommendations by the Task Force to the Iowa Annual Conference regarding issues of stewardship, connectional funding, and budget processes may not conflict with said paragraphs. 

Mary A. Daffin and Shamwange P. Kyungu were absent.