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Question:  Do the members of the board of trustees have to be members of the church?

Answer:  ¶ 2524 of the 2008 Book of Discipline states "The trustees shall be as determined by law, and at least two-thirds shall be professing members of The United Methodist Church.”

From The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church — 2008. Copyright © 2008 by The United Methodist Publishing House. Used by permission.

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