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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
¶ 1322. Successor entity—United Methodist Women shall be the name of the organization of The United Methodist Church formerly known as Women’s Division of the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church, which shall succeed to, control, and be responsible for the work formerly carried out by the Woman’s Society of Christian Service of The Methodist Church, the Women’s Society of World Service of The Evangelical United Brethren Church, the Women’s Society of Christian Service of The United Methodist Church, and those other organizations of women of similar purposes that have operated in the churches forming the United Methodist tradition, including the Women’s Missionary Association of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ; the Woman’s Missionary Society of The Evangelical Church; the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society, the Woman’s Home Missionary Society, the Wesleyan Service Guild, and the Ladies’ Aid Societies of The Methodist Episcopal Church; the Woman’s Missionary Society, the Woman’s Board of Foreign Missions, the Woman’s Board of Home Missions, and the Woman’s Missionary Council of The Methodist Episcopal Church, South; and the Woman’s Convention of the Board of Missions of The Methodist Protestant Church. This list shall not be construed as exhaustive. ¶ 1323. Membership of the Board of Directors—United Methodist Women shall have a board of directors composed of 25 members as follows: 20 shall be laywomen elected by the jurisdiction organizations of United Methodist Women at quadrennial meetings (¶ 536.4); and five shall be laywomen elected by the board of directors. The staff cabinet of United Methodist Women shall be members ex officio, without vote. ¶ 1324. Organization—The board of directors of United Methodist Women may elect an executive committee of such membership as it may determine, which shall exercise the powers of the board ad interim. The members of the staff cabinet of United Methodist Women shall be members of the executive committee, ex officio without vote. The board of directors of United Methodist Women shall be organized into sections or committees as the directors shall determine. ¶ 1325. Assembly—There may be an assembly of United Methodist Women. The board of directors of United Methodist Women shall determine the time and place of meeting and the purpose of the Assembly. 628
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