2098 New Hope Road Hertford, NC 27944 Tel: 252.264.0399
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New Hope United Methodist Church |
Leadership In The UMCThe Judicial Council is the highest judicial body or "court" of The United Methodist Church. Its nine members are elected by the General Conference. The Judicial Council determines the constitutionality of acts or proposed acts of the General, Jurisdictional, Central, and Annual Conferences. It acts on these either on appeal of lower rulings or through requests for declaratory decisions. It also rules on whether acts of other official bodies of the denomination conform to The Book of Discipline. This is done in accordance with procedures established in The Book of Discipline. Keith D. Boyette, SecretaryJudicial Council Of The United Methodist Church 10501 Plank Road Spotsylvania, VA 22553 540–972–8808 Fax 540–972–0547 judicialcouncil@umc.org Council Of Bishops
The Council of Bishops is made up of all active and retired bishops of The United Methodist Church. The Council meets twice a year. According to the Book of Discipline. “The Church expects the Council of Bishops to speak to the Church and from the Church to the world and to give leadership in the quest for Christian unity and interreligious relationships” (¶ 427.2). The Bishops lead and oversee the spiritual and temporal affairs of the United Methodist Church, which confesses Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, and particularly to lead the Church in its mission of witness and service in the world (The Discipline ¶ 414). The council comprises 50 active bishops in the United States; 18 bishops in Europe, Asia and Africa; plus 96 retired bishops worldwide. They are the top clergy leaders in the nearly 11 million–member church. Bishops are elected by one of the five jurisdictional conferences held every four years in the United States and by the central conferences outside of the U.S. Bishops are consecrated at the jurisdictional conference and are expected to report for work in their new areas on Sept. 1st. Bishops are assigned by their jurisdiction to serve a geographical area for a four-year term. There are 50 episcopal areas in the United States and 18 episcopal areas outside of the U.S. Bishops and Episcopal Area Offices are grouped by Jurisdiction. The President of the Council of Bishops presides over its meetings, but has no additional authority over the other members of the Council. Administrative work is handled by the Secretary of the Council. Raleigh Episcopal Area Bishop The United Methodist Church is comprised of six jurisdictions. Within these jurisdictions, Episcopal areas are assigned to different Bishops. New Hope United Methodist Church is located in the Southeastern Jurisdiction, Raleigh Episcopal Area. The Raleigh Episcopal Area is comprised of 12 Districts. Bishop Alfred Wesley Gwinn, Jr. serves the North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church. In The United Methodist Church, a bishop serves as a general superintendent of the entire church. In the United Methodist tradition, bishops are not “ordained” as bishops, but are clergy elected and consecrated to the office of bishop. Bishops give general oversight to the worldly and spiritual interests of the Church. District Superintendent, Elizabeth City District
The Reverend Dr. Robert (Carl) Frazier, Jr. was appointed superintendent of the Elizabeth City District effective July 1, 2008. Dr. Frazier serves on the Methodist University Board of Trustees, located in Fayetteville, NC. Prior to his appointment as superintendent, Dr. Frazier was Senior Minister of St. Luke United Methodist Church in Sanford, NC. He previously served for six years as Pastor of Hay Street UMC and eight years at St. Francis UMC in Cary. His wife Mary is an elementary school teacher. Daughter Elizabeth Graduated from Wofford College in SC and is attending Duke Diuvinity School in Durham. Daughter Ellen is attending Meredith College in Raleigh. District Superintendent appointments are for one year but can be extended for a number of years. District superintendents normally serve six year terms but no
more than eight years consecutively and not to exceed a total of 12 years in a lifetime. A district superintendent, a church elder, oversees and has supervisory responsibilities for the total ministry of the clergy and of the churches in the communities of the district in their missions of witness and service in the world (Discipline 414).
The 12 district superintendents in the North Carolina Conference meet together with the bishop as the cabinet for appointment making and other responsibilities. The district name is usually the name of the city where the superintendent resides. Pastor, New Hope United Methodist Church
The Pastor is the administrative officer of the church and is an ex officio member of all conferences, boards, councils, commissions, committees, and task forces, unless restricted by The Discipline (The Discipline 243.3). The Pastor oversees the total ministry of the local church in its nurturing ministries and in fullfilling its mission of witness and service in the world (The Discipline 331).
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