We are not a hierarchy. As an ordained elder in the denomination for these many years, I can assure you that we are not. We are a “connectional” system and not a “hierarchical” system.
The individual church does NOT report to the national church. It reports ONLY to it’s own district and region(annual conference.) Our highest officer is the bishop of our region (west ohio in my case) and my bishop is one of very many bishops. Each of them can tell the others to take a hike, and there’s no “arch”bishop over any of them who can tell them what to do.
I have NEVER sent one report to any national office ever.
LOL Okay you are ‘connetional’. But you still send money to the national leadership, and they still have spent it on some things I’m quite sure you wouldn’t be happy about.