Assemblies of God USA

=== Districts ===
[[File:AG_district_map.png|thumb|200x200px|Map of districts of the Assemblies of God in the United States|left]]
[[File:Ohio_Ministry_Network_office.jpg|thumb|Ohio Ministry Network Office, Columbus, Ohio]]
Churches are organized into sections and sections into [[Middle judicatory|middle judicatories]] called districts. The 66 districts oversee "all the ecclesial and sacerdotal activities" within their jurisdiction,<ref name="GC09ConstitutionX.2.p972">General Council Minutes 2009, Constitution, Article X section 2, p. 97.</ref> which includes recommending ministers for national credentialing and mediating disputes within local congregations.<ref name="agstructure2" /> There are two types of districts. Geographical districts serve areas corresponding to state boundaries, while non-geographical language or ethnic districts serve a particular language or ethnic group, such as Hispanic and Samoan churches.<ref name="agstructure2" />

Districts are governed by representative bodies called ''district councils'', which meet annually. District council membership includes all resident ministers and one lay delegate per AG church located within the district. When the district council is not in session, a district is led by a [[Superintendent (ecclesiastical)|superintendent]] and a presbytery (board of directors) whose members are elected by and represent the sections.<ref name="southernmissouri2">See for example the Southern Missouri District Council's [http://somoag.org/files/WebPages/Administration/ConBylaws09.pdf 2009 Constitution and Bylaws] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130045810/http://somoag.org/files/WebPages/Administration/ConBylaws09.pdf|date=2010-11-30}}, p. 19. Accessed June 12, 2010.</ref> A [[presbyter]] "minister[s] to ministers" and "model[s] spiritual maturity and leadership" to the ministers and churches in his section.<ref name="GC09BylawsV.5.p1122">General Council Minutes 2009, Bylaws, Article V section 5, p. 112.</ref>