First and foremost, LWMMC operates under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

We also recognize that in the organizing of the Church there is a need for Church leadership and governance.

As a Global Methodist Church, we adhere to the Book of Doctrines and Disciplines of the Global Methodist Church, which can be found HERE.

Paragraph 437 of the BOD states:
1. “The Basic organizational plan for the local church may be designed by each congregation in such a manner that it provides for a comprehensive program of nurture, outreach, and witness to all. In addition to a Charge Conference, a congregation must have a church council or similar governing board. The Charge conference shall determine how to allocate the other responsibilities outline on the BOD.

2. Members of the church’s governing board or council shall be persons of genuine Christian character who love the church, are morally disciplined, are committed to the mandate of inclusiveness in the life of the church, are loyal to the ethical standards of the Global Methodist Church and are competent to administer its affairs. All persons with vote must be professing members of the Global Methodist Church in relationship to the Local Church where they would be serving. The pastor shall be the administrative officer of the church, and as such, shall be an ex officio member of all conferences, boards, councils, commissions, committees and task forces, unless otherwise restricted by the BOD.

3. Open Meetings. All meetings of official administrative bodies of the local church shall be open to all professing church members. The only exception to this rule is if the committee is dealing with personnel, legal, or contractual issues and a majority of the body votes to close the meeting only for the portion of the time that deals with those specific issues. All meetings of the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee or its equivalent shall be closed unless the committee invites another person or persons to meet with it to address a particular issue.