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Local congregations are governed by Sessions made up of representatives of the congregation, a conciliar approach which is found at other levels of decision-making ( Presbytery, Synod and General Assembly ).
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Local congregations have far-reaching powers concerning " controversial " matters ( such as whether or not women are admitted as members of the congregation's consistory or admittance to holy communion ).
Local congregations ( branches, wards, and stakes ) have de jure boundaries by which members are allocated, and membership records are centralized.
The United Church was founded in 1925 as a merger of four Protestant denominations: the Methodist Church of Canada, the Congregational Union of Ontario and Quebec, two-thirds of the congregations of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, and the Association of Local Union Churches.
Local congregations are grouped administratively into geographical Districts.
While individual congregations are supposed to hold guidance from the general synod " in the highest regard ", the UCC's constitution requires that the " autonomy of the Local Church is inherent and modifiable only by its own action ".
Local congregations may also choose to hold monthly or weekly meetings for women with similar needs and interests.
Local congregations are " integral parts " of the General Assembly of the Church of God, House of Prayer, and are subject to the General Assembly and its officials.
Local congregations should be independent and autonomous, but not isolated from other Baptist congregations.
Local congregations are independent and autonomous, but the AMEC believes this does not "… imply autonomy from the Authority of Scripture and its clear teachings …"
Local congregations in the fellowship have no financial obligations to the fellowship, and the fellowship exercises no control over them.
Local ADF congregations are known as " groves " ( like groves of trees ), and while group rituals are often regarded as more powerful than rituals performed individually, ADF also has many solitary members ; some by choice, and some because there are no groves within easy traveling distance.
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Local jobs can be seen and counted, while opportunities elsewhere are regarded as more hypothetical.
Local school districts are hard pressed financially and unenthusiastic about vocational training.
Local thickenings ( often called warts ) are common, such as those found on toads.
Local affiliates of the ACLU are active in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.
Local printers are also increasingly taking over the process of photofinishing as digital photo printers become commonplace.
Local meetings of hierarchs have been called " pan-Orthodox ", but these have invariably been simply meetings of local hierarchs of whatever Eastern Orthodox jurisdictions are party to a specific local matter.
Local bus services are provided by Emsworth & District, which operate services to Havant and Chichester.
Local bus services inside cities and towns are often tightly regulated by the councils.
The national championship winners from the Top-4 ranked nations receive automatic qualification, while the remaining two spots are made up by a team nominated by the Local Event organiser and the winner of the previous year's EuroFloorball Cup.
Local terms for the procedure include tahara in Egypt ; tahur in Sudan ; and bolokoli in Mali, which Anika Rahman and Nahid Toubia write are words synonymous with purification.
Local trains however are subsidised by the German states, which pay the operating companies to run these trains.
In the Local Group, the Milky Way and M31 ( the Andromeda Galaxy ) are gravitationally bound, and currently approaching each other at high speed.
* Local topocentric coordinates are azimuth ( direction angle within the plane of the horizon ) and elevation angle ( or zenith angle ) and distance.
Local preparations for use in otolaryngology often contain pharmacologic equivalents of adrenaline, while steroid and vitamin D creams are used extensively in dermatological practice.
Local autobahns are A 352 ( a short cut between A7 ( north ) and A2 ( west ), also known as the airport autobahn because it passes Hanover Airport ) and the A 37.
The Regions are administered by Regional Authorities which were established by the Local Government Act 1991 and came into existence in 1994.
The boundaries of the areas and the number of councillors assigned are fixed from time to time by order of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, following a report by the Local Government Commission, and based on population changes recorded in the census.
Also, some address ranges are considered special, such as link-local addresses for use on the local link only, Unique Local addresses ( ULA ) as described in RFC 4193, and solicited-node multicast addresses used in the Neighbor Discovery Protocol.
Local timber merchants are harvesting scarce species of rosewood trees from protected rainforests within Marojejy National Park and exporting the wood to China for the production of luxury furniture and musical instruments.
The inhabitants who are registered elect the Council every three years, as voters in the Local Councils ' Electoral Register.
Local councils are responsible for the general upkeep and embellishment of the locality, local wardens, and refuse collection, and carry out general administrative duties for the central government such as collection of government rents and funds, and answering government-related public inquiries.
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Their mandate and operations are governed by the Local Government Act 1995.
Local government in County Carlow is governed by the Local Government Acts, the most recent of which ( Local Government Act 2001 ) established a two-tier structure of local government.
While the metropolitan area is governed by several municipalities, a large portion of central Brisbane is governed by the Brisbane City Council, which is by far Australia's largest Local Government Area by population.
The cultures are each governed by a "+ ruler " ( an out of character position ) and a council of " Local Admins " or " LAs " who assist the + ruler.
All Philippine cities are chartered cities, whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their own specific charters in addition to the Local Government Code of 1991, which specifies the administrative structure and political powers of subnational government entities.
Maghull has been governed by the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton since the Local Government Act 1974, when the boundaries were redrawn Maghull moved from Lancashire into Merseyside.
All schools are governed by Newport Local Education Authority.
Today, the grant of honorary freedom in the United Kingdom is governed by the Local Government Act 1972 ( as amended by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 ).
Local chieftains or beys governed Mani on behalf of the Ottomans.
The area now generally composes the Rodney Ward and Rodney Local Board and is governed by Auckland Council since 1 November 2010.
The Local Government Act, Ordinance No. 52 ( 1935 ) governed the decency of swimming costumes and was in force between 1935 and 1961, and resulted in public controversy as the two-piece " bikini " became popular after World War II.
An administrative county of Monmouthshire, governed by an elected county council, was formed in 1889 under the terms of the Local Government Act 1888.
As a city council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001.
Burnie is governed by the City of Burnie Local Government Area.
The Minister for Local Government at the time, Gerry Peacocke, nevertheless announced the secession of A Riding from Warringah Council, considering that those who did not vote did not have any particular inclination to how they were governed, and thus Pittwater Council was created.
The county council is governed by the Local Government Act 2001.
The county councils created under British rule in 1899 continue to exist in the Republic of Ireland, although they are now governed under legislation passed by Oireachtas Éireann, principally the Local Government Act 2001.
In Wales a " principal area " is any one of the areas governed by a unit of local government created by the Local Government ( Wales ) Act 1994 ( which amended the Local Government Act 1972 ) and to which the first-named Act allocates the English-language descriptive titles of :-
Olongapo City, belonging to the 1st District of Zambales, is governed by a City Mayor designated as its Local Chief Executive and by a City Council as its Legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code.
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