Constitution And Standing Orders Of The Methodist Church -

Whether you are a newly elected church steward, a seminarian studying polity, or a lifelong Methodist curious about the rules behind the routines, these documents invite you into a deeper appreciation of how a global movement stays united in mission, even while scattered in worship.

: They derive their power directly from the Deed of Union. Constitution And Standing Orders Of The Methodist Church

If you are reviewing this as a church leader: keep a copy close, but also invest in a Plain Guide to Standing Orders (published by the Methodist Publishing House). Use the full Constitution for legal compliance, but never let it override pastoral common sense—a principle Wesley himself would endorse. Whether you are a newly elected church steward,