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Governance of the British Methodist Church
The governing structure of the British Methodist Church is based on Circuits (headed by a Superintendent Minister), which are grouped into several large Districts.
A Circuit is a group of individual ''Societies'' or local churches under the care of one or more Ministers In the scale of organisation, the Circuit is about mid-way. Upwards, Circuits are grouped in ''Districts''. The Districts form the ''Connexion'', which is the overall national Methodist Church.〔The Methodist Church of Great Britain web site, (Structures ) page.〕 Downwards from the Circuit, a ''Class'' is the main sub-division of a local Church. This overall structure derives from John Wesley's organisational genius. This organisational structure does not apply to many non-Wesleyan branches of Methodism, nor to some of those that split from Wesleyan Methodism, such as the Wesleyan Reform Union.
The Circuit is the main functional unit of Methodism, in that a large number of activities are organised at this level. For example, Ministers are appointed firstly to the Circuit and secondly to the pastoral care of specific churches. Preaching appointments for both Ministers and ''Local Preachers'' are organised by the Circuit and advertised on a ''Circuit Plan'' issued every 3 months by the Superintendent Minister.
==Historical origins==
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