Boland Annual Conference Lay Organization

 


  Boland Annual Conference Lay Organization

 

Welcome to the blog of the Boland Annual Conference Lay Organization. The Boland Conference is situated in South Africa and part of the 15th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

We will use this platform to provide history and information about the African Methodist Episcopal church in the form and articles and training blogs.

The Lay Organization of the African Methodist Episcopal Church is commissioned (according to its mission statement) to teach, train and empower its members for lay ministry, global leadership and service following the tenets of Jesus Christ.

Its purpose is to organize and train the laity of the African Methodist Episcopal Church so that laypersons may maximally utilize their God-given abilities and skills to improve and extend the kingdom, to create happiness, peace, and harmony among its members.

Who is a layperson anyway?
All persons who have joined the A.M.E.denomination and have not been ordained is a layperson. It is each person’s responsibility to become an active member of the Lay Organization.

How do I benefit from joining the Lay Organization?
The benefits received from being an active member of the Lay organization include knowledge about the:

  • Rules, laws and procedures of the AME Church as outlined in the AME Discipline.
  • Lay Organization on the Local, District, Conference and the Connectional levels.
  • Constitution and by-laws which govern the political leadership in the local, district, conference and connectional levels of the church.
  • The function of each level of the Lay Organization

Why have a Lay Organization at the church level?
The reason for organizing at the local church level is to provide the proper instructions for each new and old member of the local church as it relates to duties, responsibilities and loyalty to the AME Church as outlined in the AME Discipline

What does the Connectional Lay Organization consist of?
The Connectional Lay Organization shall be composed of the Episcopal District Lay Organizations, Conference Lay Organizations, District Lay Organizations of the Annual Conference and Organization of a Station or Circuit. 

 

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