Manila Episcopal Area

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Petitions for Affiliated Autonomy Unanimously Ratified!

Nine petitions for Affiliated Autonomous Methodist Church approved by the Central Conference last November 2004 were unanimously ratified by all voting delegates during the 35th session of the SouthWest Philippines Annual Conference held at Roxas, Mindoro Oriental from March 8-10, 2005.

Voting forty eight (48) in favor, without against and abstention,the delegates at the SouthWest Philippines Annual Conference unanimously ratified the petitions of the following annual conferences: Bicol Provisional Philippines Annual Conference, East Mindanao Philippines Annual Conference, Middle Philippines Annual Conference, Palawan Philippines Annual Conference, Pangasinan Philippines Annual Conference, Philippines Annual Conference, Philippines Annual Conference East, SouthWest Philippines Annual Conference at North Central Philippines Annual Conference.

The same petitions shall be submitted for ratification by other annual conferences during their session.