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Church Business Meeting

Church business meetings duly called by the pastor, or the church board in consultation with the pastor, may be held monthly or quarterly according to the needs of the church. At San Francisco Central, church business meetings are held annually in December.

Members in regular standing on the roll of the church conducting the business meeting may attend and vote. Votes by proxy or letter shall not be accepted. In order to maintain a spirit of close cooperation between the local church and the conference / mission / field, the church shall secure counsel from the cconference / mission / field officers on all major matters. The officers (president, secretary, treasurer) of the conference / mission / field to which the church belongs may attend without vote (unless granted by the church) any church business meeting within the conference / mission / field territory. A duly called business meeting of the church is a meeting that has been called at the regular Sabbath worship service, together with proper announcements as to the time and place of the meeting. At such meetings, at which the pastor will preside (or will arrange for the local elder to preside), full information should be given to the congregation regarding the work of the church. At the close of the year, reports should be rendered covering the activities of the church for the entire year and, based on those reports, the church should approve a full plan of action for the next year. When possible, reports and the next year's plan of action should be presented in writing.