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Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church (the
Discipline). The Discipline sets forth guidelines and specific
duties that petitioner was required to follow in order to retain
his position as a minister for the church.
Under the Discipline, bishops were authorized to and did
appoint petitioner to various positions within the church.
Petitioner was required to accept the appointments in order to
retain his position as a minister for the church.
During the first 5 months of 1990, petitioner was appointed
and served as senior pastor for the First United Methodist Church
in Hurst, Texas. As senior pastor in Hurst, petitioner was
required to and did perform typical duties of a pastor.
Petitioner conducted worship services, preached, visited and
counseled parishioners, performed baptisms, weddings, and
funerals, and oversaw the general welfare of the church.
As senior pastor, petitioner reported to and was supervised
by a district superintendent. Petitioner submitted reports to
the district superintendent regarding the number of baptisms,
number of new members, attendance, finances, and other church
matters.
Petitioner’s congregation organized an executive council and
a pastor-parish relations committee to provide guidance and
direction to petitioner as their minister. Petitioner worked
with this committee to implement various programs for the church.
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