Article 8 - Area Presbytery

Article 8 - Area Presbytery

ARTICLE 8

AREA PRESBYTERY





8.1 There shall be an Area Presbytery which shall be the
co-ordinating and the highest policy-making body in
the Area to which the Area Executive Committee shall
be responsible. It shall be chaired by the Area Head.


8.2 MEMBERSHIP
The Area Presbytery shall comprise the following: –


(a) The Area Head



(b) The Area Executive Committee members



(c) All Area Ministry Leaders, their Assistants and Chairmen
of Area Committees



(d) All District Executive Committee members



(e) Two (2) Deacons’ representatives from each District/
Worship Centre



(f) Three (3) Deaconesses’ representatives from each
District/Worship Centre



(g) All other serving Ministers in the Area



(h) All Ministers’ wives in the Area



(i) Retired officers and other persons may be invited to attend but without voting rights.



8.3 FUNCTIONS



(a) It shall be the highest policy-making body in the Area



(b) It shall elect the Area Executive Committee members



(c) It shall receive and approve reports submitted by the
various organs of The Church in the Area



(d) It shall appoint and review Area office holders



(e) It shall approve the Area Budget



8.4. NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF DEACONS’ REPRESENTATIVES

The District Executive Committee shall nominate four (4) Deacons to be voted upon by the District Presbytery. The two (2) Deacons who obtain the highest votes shall represent the District.



8.5 NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF DEACONESSES’ REPRESENTATIVES

The District Executive Committee shall nominate five (5) Deaconesses to be voted upon by the District Presbytery.
The three (3) Deaconesses who obtain the highest votes shall represent the District.



8.6 QUORUM

The quorum of the Area Presbyteries shall be two-thirds (2/3) of the membership.



8.7 VOTING

Shall be by secret ballot,



8.8 TERM OF OFFICE

Deacons’ and Deaconesses’ representatives, shall hold office for three (3) years and maybe reviewed for further terms.



8.9 AREA HEAD

There shall be an Area Head who shall be an Apostle, Prophet or an experienced minister appointed by the Executive Council with the approval of the General Council.



8.9.1 FUNCTIONS



(a) He shall be responsible to the Chairman of The Church
for the administration of The Church in the Area



(b) He shall chair the meetings of the Area Presbytery, the
Area Executive Committee and every Area meeting,
convention or rally he attends in the Area


He shall implement the policies and decisions of the General Council and the Executive Council in the Area


He shall be responsible for the administration of The Church in the Area and the implementation of the decisions of the Area Presbytery


He shall perform such functions as are assigned to him by the Chairman and the Executive Council


He shall be an ex-officio member of all Boards and Committees in the Area


He shall report on the Area to the General Council through the Chairman of The Church


He shall organize retreats, seminars, and prayer sessions for the Area



AREA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

There shall be established an Area Executive Committee at the Area level to be responsible to the Area Presbytery.


8.10.1 MEMBERSHIP



Each Area Executive Committee shall be made up of seven (7) members as follows:



(a) The Area Head as Chairman



(b) The Area Secretary who shall be a Minister



(c) Two (2) Ministers



(d) The Area Deacon



(e) Two (2) Elders



(f) (i) In an Area where a Prophet is a District
Minister, he shall become an automatic



(c) Should the vacancy be created in respect of the one (1) member, three (3) members shall be nominated. In the case of two (2) vacancies, four (4) nominations shall be made.



8.17 VOTING

Shall be by secret ballot.



8.18 AREA SECRETARY

There shall be an Area Secretary who shall be a Minister.



8.18.1 FUNCTIONS



(a) He shall take minutes at the Area Presbytery and
Area Executive Committee meetings



(b) He shall be responsible to the Area Head



(c) He shall be an ex:-ofricio member of all Committees
in the Area



(d) He shall perform such other functions as are
assigned to him by the Area Head.



8.18.2 ELECTION



(a) The Area Head in consultation with the Area Executive
Committee shall nominate one(l) Minister to be voted
upon by the Area Presbytery



(b) The candidate so nominated shall be elected by two-
thirds (2/3) majority votes of the members present and
voting.



8.18.3 TERM OF OFFICE

The Area Secretary shall hold office for three (3) years and maybe reviewed for further terms.