Decision Number 207

Decision

It is therefore the decision of the Judicial Council:

1. That the Quarterly Conference is given the specific and final authority of determining whether or not members may be dropped from the membership roll of a local church in accord with the provisions of Paragraph 127, 1960 Discipline.


2. That the "five year clause" specified in Paragraph 127 begins with the date the pastor and the special committee of the Commission on Membership and Evangelism initiate the process outlined in Paragraph 127, but in no case can it begin prior to May 7, 1960.