Terminology

3. a prescribed form of ritual governing the works or actions or a ceremony
6. Group that dresses the altar
7. A book of questions and answers for teaching the Christian faith
8. established form of rites and ceremonies of the church
12. invested with or conferring full powers, the authority of trustees, at the local and conference levels to purchase or sell property
14. a term applied to am ordained preacher who retires from active ministry because of age or disability
16. a term for to commandments
19. any member in good standing and of good moral and religious character desiring to engage in urban and rural work to teach lecture or exhort or, educational missionary or religious subjects

1. board that manages the temporal concerns of the church
2. a system of government or policy of the church in which bishops are the general superintendents, chief administrative and executive heads
4. the act or ceremony of offering something in religious worship
5. refers to those items set forth in accordance with the laws of the AME church
9. the members of a local church who have not been ordained as deacons or elders
10. Acts instituted by Jesus Christ as a means of grace
11. the service of preparation which precedes participation in the sacrament of Holy communion
12. used in relation to all children who have been baptized and are under the care of the church until they become full members
13. a general organization or similarly minded concerned members of the AME church, both lay and ministers, who analyzed laws, programs, proposals and projects
14. an ordained preacher for who there is no appointment available or one is allowed to be without appointment by request
15. the act of a person who unites with a congregation after meeting all the requirements necessary for full membership
17. an established rune or custom of conduct or directions for liturgical service
18. book of worship