Church Government
The Bible Missionary Church government is patterned after that of the Church of the Nazarene from which it seceded. Its form of government is republican in nature giving equal representation to local churches, lay members, and elders.
The church holds a general conference every four years at which major policy issues for the denomination as a whole are addressed. The most recent general conference took place in 2007. The general conference elects general officers, including two general moderators, and a general board. The general conference also governs additions and deletions to the manual (termed "memorials"). General conference business follows Parliamentary Procedure and Robert's Rules of Order.
In addition, the American church is composed of the following self-governing districts:
Arkansas District (Arkansas) California-Arizona-Nevada District Intermountain District District (Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Alaska) Louisiana-South Texas District Great Lakes District (Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ontario) Northeast District (New England, Pennsylvania, and Eastern seaboard) Northwest District (Idaho, Montana, East Oregon) North Pacific District (Washington, Oregon) Southeast District (Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida) Southwest District (Oklahoma, Texas) Midwest District (Missouri, E. Kansas) Although most foreign churches come under the jurisdiction of the foreign missions committee (appointed by the general board), the churches in Mexico, Japan, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines are self-governing, organized districts of the Bible Missionary Church.
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