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Proposed Changes to Bylaws

The Affirmation Council are presenting changes to Affirmation's bylaws. These changes will be presented, discussed and voted on at the next annual meeting of Affirmation to be held during the anniversary celebration in San Francisco, September 24-26, 2010.

Download and view the proposed changes to the bylaws (83K, rtf format)

The proposed changes reflect the differences in the way Affirmation is organized and operating since the bylaws were last altered in October 2005, including:

updating the organization's name to the current legal name,
adding electronic means of notification to already existing means,
the minimum and maximum number of Council members,
the way new Council members are elected and the terms they serve,
and moving the date of the end of the fiscal year so it does not occur during the quadrennial General Conference of The United Methodist Church.

As an independent voice of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer people, Affirmation radically reclaims the compassionate and transforming gospel of Jesus Christ by relentlessly pursuing full inclusion in the Church as we journey with the Spirit in creating God's beloved community. We affirm a Gospel of respect, love, justice and mercy for all. Affirmation is an activist, all-volunteer, not-for-profit organization with no official ties to The United Methodist Church.