Laity may contact the ____________ about local church issues after they have talked with their pastor.

• A. State Overseer
• B. Church Board
• C. District Overseer
• D. Church Council

Answer: (C)

When a local church issue needs beyond-the-pastor attention, the next step in this church governance structure is to contact the District Overseer. The District Overseer oversees multiple churches within the district and is responsible for guidance, mediation, and ensuring church policies and doctrine are followed across that district. This position is the appropriate escalation point for concerns that affect more than one church or require district-level oversight, after the pastor has already been consulted.

The other options sit at different levels or scopes. A State Overseer handles matters that span larger regional areas, not the immediate district-level concerns. The Church Board or Church Council operate within the local church and handle internal governance and operations; they aren’t the designated channel for district-level oversight when issues aren’t resolved locally.