Inc. General Conference 1. The General Conference meets every four years to oversee and coordinate United Brethren ministry worldwide. The General Conference consists of ordained ministers and laypersons from each national conference. Each national conference shall determine the method for selecting delegates its own delegates. All officials elected by the international General Conference are members ex officio of that Conference.
All delegates have full and equal rights of participation.
The General Conference guards the church's historic position of firmly upholding biblical absolutes, allowing freedom in areas not clearly mandated by Scripture, and encouraging tolerance and unity when differences arise. National conferences can appeal such actions. The General Conference accepts national conferences into the membership of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, International. The General Conference considers amendments to the international Constitution, Core Values, and Bylaws. The General Conference determines the way in which the international ministries are funded.