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. The national conferences shall act on the proposed amendment during their first meeting following General Conference. If and when one-half of the national conferences ratify the amendment, the amendment shall be declared to be in effect, according to the procedure established by the General Conference.