2006 New York Code - Powers And Duties Of Trustees.

 
    §  330.  Powers  and  duties  of  trustees.  1.  The  trustees  of  an
  incorporated United Methodist church shall have the custody and  control
  of  all  the temporalities and property belonging to the corporation and
  of the revenues from such property, and shall  administer  the  same  in
  accordance with the discipline, rules and usages of The United Methodist
  Church, and with the provisions of law relating thereto, for the support
  and maintenance of the corporation or providing the members thereof at a
  corporate  meeting  thereof  shall  so  authorize,  of  some  religious,
  charitable or benevolent object, conducted by such church, or  connected
  with  it,  or  with  The United Methodist Church, and they shall not use
  such property for any other purpose or divert the same from such uses.
    2. The trustees shall be responsible to the charge conference  of  the
  church  in  a manner not inconsistent with any directions of a corporate
  meeting, and  shall  annually  make  a  written  report  to  the  charge
  conference  which  report  shall  include  the  items  required  by  the
  discipline of The United Methodist Church.
    3. The trustees shall not prevent or  interfere  with  the  pastor  or
  other  duly  authorized  ministers of The United Methodist Church in the
  use of said property for religious services  or  other  proper  meetings
  recognized by the law and usage of The United Methodist Church.