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Metropoles were formed as part of the 1974 reforms, consolidating many disparate local administrative structures. Prior to the establishment of the Episcopal Congregation of the Reformed Church in 1994, most Metropolitan Committees had two members, though some particularly large Metropoles had three, with the third member agreed upon by the bishops of the Fraternal and Methodist episcopal congregations within that Metropole. | Metropoles were formed as part of the 1974 reforms, consolidating many disparate local administrative structures. Prior to the establishment of the Episcopal Congregation of the Reformed Church in 1994, most Metropolitan Committees had two members, though some particularly large Metropoles had three, with the third member agreed upon by the bishops of the Fraternal and Methodist episcopal congregations within that Metropole. | ||
===Mission Areas=== | |||
In addition to the organization of the College in [[Levantia]], the College has erected "Mission Areas", administrative jurisdictions outside Levantia for the purpose of missionary activity and spreading the faith. The majority of active mission areas in the late 2020s are in [[Alshar]], with a sizeable and growing number being in [[Crona]]. Mission Areas function under a shared jurisdictional basis, with individual congregations and metropole-like "regions" functioning in an area, while a growing number of missions also include independently operating "faith engagement groups", non-clerical organizations of volunteers which preach to local populations. The faith engagement groups are known to be more {{wp|Evangelical Christian|Evangelical}} in theological outlook and temperament than the primary Collegiate hierarchy. | |||
As of 2028, 11 Mission Areas existed serving 18 different sovereign entities. Of these, 6 are in [[Alshar]], 4 are in [[Crona]], and 1 is in [[Audonia]]. Three of the four mission areas in Crona were established between 2015 and 2026, and these three serve the [[Nysdra Sea]] region including [[Cusinaut]] and now [[Varshan]] as well as other adjoining regions. | |||
==Ecumenical relations== | ==Ecumenical relations== | ||