PIKE BAPTIST CHURCH
BLUE RIDGE, TEXAS
CONSTITUTION
PREAMBLE
We declare and establish this Constitution to preserve and secure the principles of our faith and to govern the Church in an orderly manner while pursuing its ministry. This constitution will guide this Church in conducting the ministry of Jesus Christ locally, nationally or across all borders as He leads.
I
NAME
This Church shall be known as the PIKE BAPTIST CHURCH of BLUE RIDGE, TEXAS, a non-profit corporation, organized under the laws of the state of Texas, articles of incorporation.
II
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission at PIKE BAPTIST CHURCH of BLUE RIDGE is to be a united spiritual body empowered by the Holy Spirit to teach, baptize, and disciple our community and beyond (Matthew 28:18-20).
III
OBJECTIVES
To help members realize their spiritual gifts and encourage them to use these gifts in the sharing of Christ (I Corinthians 12).
To be a Church whose purpose is to be Christ-like in our daily living by emphasizing total commitment to the lordship of Christ (I Thessalonians 2:1-13).
To help members grow in the knowledge of God and man through Church programs of worship, Bible teaching, training, education, and missions (Acts 2:42-47).
To encourage members to support the ministry of the Church through personal stewardship (Luke 6:38).
IV
STATEMENT OF BASIC BELIEFS
We affirm the Holy Bible (Protestant edition) as the inspired word of God and the basis for our beliefs. This Church subscribes to the current doctrinal statement of The Baptist Faith and Message as adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention in 1963. We voluntarily band ourselves together as a body of baptized believers in Jesus Christ personally committed to sharing the good news of salvation to lost mankind and to minister to all. The ordinances of the Church are believer's Baptism and the Lord's Supper.
V
POLITY AND RELATIONSHIPS
The government of this Church is vested in the body of believers who compose it. Persons duly received by the members shall constitute the membership (see Article II of the Bylaws).
All internal groups created and empowered by the Church shall report to and be accountable only to the Church, unless otherwise specified by Church action (i.e. - called church conference meetings).
This Church is subject to the control of no other ecclesiastical body, but recognizes and enjoys mutual counsel and cooperation, which are common among Baptist churches. Insofar as is practical, this Church will, in a democratic sense, cooperate with and support the association, the state convention, and the Southern Baptist Convention.
AMENDMENTS
Changes in the Constitution may be made at any business meeting of the Church provided each amendment shall have been presented in writing at a previous business meeting and copies of the proposed amendment shall have been furnished to each member present at the earlier meeting or upon request. Amendments to the Constitution shall be adopted by two-thirds standard vote of Church members present.
The undersigned, being the duly elected and qualified Secretary of the Corporation /Moderator, hereby certifies that the Corporation on ____________, duly adopted the foregoing Constitution of the Corporation.
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Last Amendment approved on ______________
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BYLAWS
PIKE BAPTIST CHURCH OF BLUE RIDGE, TEXAS
PREAMBLE
For the more certain preservation and security of the principles of our faith, and to the end that this body may be governed in an orderly manner, and for the purpose of preserving the liberties inherent in each individual member of Pike Baptist Church of Blue Ridge, Texas (the "Church") and the freedom of action of this body with respect to its relation to other churches of like faith and order, we do declare and establish these Bylaws.
ARTICLE I
NAME AND PURPOSE
SECTION 1. NAME
The name of the church shall be PIKE BAPTIST CHURCH of BLUE RIDGE, TEXAS.
SECTION 2. PURPOSE
The Church is formed to support public worship and to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ through such ministries as may be determined by the Church and as herein described in our Constitution and Bylaws.
ARTICLE II
CHURCH GOVERNMENT AND MEMBERSHIP SECTION 1. GOVERNMENT
The sovereign Baptist Church under the Lordship of Jesus Christ retains unto itself the exclusive right to temporal life of this Church. The membership reserves the exclusive right to determine who shall be members of this Church and the condition of such membership. This Church is a democracy, its authority vested in its members, as set forth herein. The Church is subject to the control of no other ecclesiastical body, but enjoys mutual counsel and cooperation with other churches of like faith and order.
SECTION 2. CANDIDACY
Any person may become a candidate for membership in the Church. All candidates desiring to become members of the Church shall be presented to the Church for election to membership at any regular Church service for membership in any of the following ways:
(1) By profession of faith and for Baptism according to the policies of this Church.
(2) By promise of letter of recommendation from another Baptist Church.
(3) By restoration upon a statement of prior conversion experience and Baptism in a Baptist Church where no letter is obtainable.
(4) By statement of a prior conversion experience and scriptural baptism when no letter is obtainable, with review by the Pastor and the Membership Committee. Scriptural baptism is defined as follows:
(a.) According to Matthew 28:19 a person must have accepted Christ before they can be baptized. Therefore, baptism must have been performed after that person personally accepted Christ.
(b.) The biblical meaning of the word baptism means to immerse, therefore, it is the belief that biblical baptism calls for the person to have their body immersed in the water.
(c.) The immersion in water is both a symbol and identification with the life, death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. Therefore according to scripture it is very important that the person has a symbolic understanding of baptism and that it is not a means of salvation (Matthew 28:19-20; Ephesians 2:8-10).
Should there be any dissent as to any candidate becoming a member of the Church, the affirmative vote of three-fourths of those Church members present at the Church service shall be required to elect such candidate to membership.
SECTION 3. CLASSES OF MEMBERS
There shall be two classes of members of the Church.
(1) The first class of members shall be referred to as the "active members." The names of the members of this class shall be put on the active membership roll. This class shall consist of all initial members of the Church as of the date of these Bylaws who are actively involved in the Church, as that term is defined herein, and all members admitted hereafter from time to time, unless such members are transferred to the inactive membership roll.
(2) The second class of members shall be referred to as the "inactive members." The names of the members of this class shall be put on the inactive membership roll. This class shall consist of those members who once were members on the active membership roll, but whose names are transferred from the active membership roll to the inactive membership roll by the Membership Committee when those members are not "actively involved" in the Church.
(3) The Membership Committee shall annually, or as the need arises, inspect the active membership roll and identify those members on said roll who have not been "actively involved" in the Church within the last twelve months. Upon identification of those members, the Membership Committee shall transfer those members from the active membership roll to the inactive membership roll. The determination by the Membership Committee to transfer a member from the active membership roll to the inactive membership roll shall be final and conclusive, subject to Article II, Section 3(5).
(4) In order to be determined by the Membership Committee to be "actively involved" in the Church, a member must have attended a regular or special service of the Church or have made substantiated contribution to the Church, at least quarterly. An exception will be made for the homebound and members of the military. They will not be moved to inactive status based on quarterly attendance.
(5) Any member whose name appears on the inactive membership roll may request that his or her name be transferred to the active membership roll by making such request to the Membership Committee after becoming "actively involved" in the Church again. Such transfer to the active membership roll shall be made by the Membership Committee effective thirty days after the request if the Membership Committee is able to confirm that the member has become "actively involved" in the Church again.
SECTION 4. RIGHTS OF MEMBERS
(1) Every member of the Church who is on the active membership roll, the age of sixteen and above, is entitled to vote at all elections and on all questions submitted to the Church in conference, provided the member is present. Members of the Church on the inactive membership roll are not entitled to vote. Cumulative voting shall not be allowed on any matter to be voted upon.
(2) Every member of the Church on the active membership roll will be considered for admittance and/or acceptance into a church teaching or governing position after a said time of twelve months has been served as a layman. Other positions, such as committee membership and/or assistance in any other organization of the church may be recommended at any time by the Nominating Committee, organization's director or committee's chairman, in consultation with the pastor, and at any church business meeting.
(3) Every member of the Church may participate in the ordinances of the Church as administered by the Church.
SECTION 5. TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP
Members shall be terminated in the following ways:
(1) death of the member;
(2) dismission to another Baptist church;
(3) exclusion by action of this Church; or
(4) erasure upon request or proof of membership in a church of another denomination.
SECTION 6. EXCLUSION OF A MEMBER
Should a member become an offense to the Church by reason of immoral or unchristian conduct, or by denying acceptance of fundamental doctrines of the Church, it shall be the responsibility of the Membership Committee to take steps to resolve the offense in accordance with Matthew 18:15-20. If the Membership Committee determines exclusion of the member becomes necessary, after due personal notice and hearing in private by the Membership Committee and after faithful efforts have been made to bring such member to repentance, membership may be withdrawn upon recommendation of the Membership Committee. The basis for the recommendation of the Membership Committee shall not be required to be made officially public, announced in public, or disclosed to the general church membership or the general public.
The Church may restore to membership any person previously excluded, upon request of the excluded person, and after the excluded person has met with the Membership Committee and indicated such person's repentance, upon recommendation of the Membership Committee and by a majority vote of the Church members present at a regular business meeting to approve said recommendation.
It shall be the practice of this Church to emphasize to its members that every reasonable measure will be taken to assist any troubled member. The attitude of members toward one another shall be guided by a concern for redemption rather than punishment.
ARTICLE III
CHURCH OFFICERS, STAFF AND COMMITTEES
All who serve as officers and ministerial staff of the Church and those who serve on church committees shall be members of this Church.
SECTION 1. CHURCH OFFICERS
The officers of this Church shall be the Pastor, the Ministerial staff, the Deacons, a Moderator, a Clerk, a Treasurer, Sunday School Director, and Trustees.
(1) PASTOR
The Pastor is responsible for leading the Church to function as a New Testament church. The Pastor will lead the congregation, the organizations, and the Church staff to perform their tasks. The Pastor may sit in on any organization or committee meeting as an ex officio member.
The Pastor is leader of pastoral ministries in the Church. As such he works with the Deacons and Church staff to: (1) lead the Church in the achievement of its mission,
(2) proclaim the Gospel to believers and unbelievers, and (3) care for the Church's members and other persons in the community.
A Pastor shall be chosen and called by the Church whenever a vacancy occurs. The election shall take place at a meeting called for that purpose, of which at least one week's public notice has been given.
A Pastor Selection Committee shall seek out a suitable Pastor, and its recommendation will constitute a nomination. The Committee shall bring to the consideration of the Church only one name at a time. Election shall be by ballot, an affirmative vote of two-thirds of those present being necessary for approval. The Pastor, thus elected, shall serve until the relationship is terminated by his relinquishment or the Church's declaration as herein below provided.
The Pastor may relinquish the office of Pastor by giving at least 30 days written notice to the Church of the resignation. The Church may declare the office of Pastor to be vacant and the Pastor's employment terminated. Such action shall take place at a meeting called for that purpose, which shall be called as and shall constitute a special business meeting. The meeting may be called upon the recommendation of a majority of the Deacon body or as voted on by the Church members on the active membership roll. The moderator for this meeting shall be the Chairman of the Deacons. The vote to declare the office vacant shall be by secret ballot, and the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members present shall be necessary to declare the office vacant and the Pastor's employment thereby terminated. Except in instances of gross misconduct by the Pastor, upon the Church declaring the office to be vacant, the Church will compensate the Pastor with no less than one month’s pay compensation and no more than two month’s pay compensation, upon a church member vote. The termination shall be immediate and the compensation shall be rendered in not more than thirty days.
(2) MINISTERIAL STAFF
The ministerial staff shall be called and employed as the Church determines the need for such offices. A job description shall be written when the need for a staff member is determined. Each employed staff member shall serve until the relationship is terminated by the staff member's relinquishment or the Church's declaration as herein below provided. A staff member may relinquish the position by giving at least two week's notice at the time of resignation.
The Church may declare the position to be vacant and the staff member's employment terminated at a meeting called for that purpose. The meeting shall be called upon recommendation of a majority of the Deacon body or by written petition signed by not less than one-fourth of the Church members on the active membership roll. The vote to declare the office of the staff member vacant shall be by secret ballot, and the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members present shall be necessary to declare the office vacant and the staff members' employment thereby terminated. Such vacancy shall be effective immediately unless otherwise so stated. Except in instances of gross misconduct by the staff members, upon the Church declaring the office to be vacant, the Church will compensate the staff member with no less than one-twelfth of his or her annual compensation. The termination shall be immediate and the compensation shall be rendered in not more than thirty days.
(3) DEACONS
Deacons of the church shall be ordained to provide spiritual leadership for and service to the fellowship of the Church. They shall guard the unity of spirit within the Church, and shall recommend establishment of policies concerning the material interests of the Church and its ministries, subject to the will of the Church.
Every Deacon of the Church is expected to seek out and occupy a chosen place of service in the Church program in addition to performing services as a Deacon. All Deacons shall actively support, with time and finances, the work of the Lord through the various ministries of the Church. All Deacons are expected to attend all business meetings of the Church as a matter of example and service, in supplying their voice to these deliberations. All Deacons are expected to attend the Church worship services and perform assigned duties incident to the conduct of the Sunday services.
The church shall elect the number of Deacons desired by the Church from time to time. Only those persons who meet the scriptural qualifications set forth in Acts 6:1-6 and I Timothy 3:8-13, and who have been members of the Church for at least one year shall be elected. Elections shall be by secret ballot after receiving the affirmative vote of a majority of the Church members present at a regular business meeting. Once elected, Deacons shall serve thereafter as long as they are faithful to their duties. A Deacon may no longer serve if the Deacon becomes inactive until such time as the Deacon becomes faithful again, or if requested to separate from the Deacon body upon a majority vote by the Deacons present at a meeting of the Deacons with advance notice to the Deacon so voted upon.
The officers of the Deacons will be the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Secretary. They shall be elected each year. The Pastor shall be notified of Deacon Meetings and invited to attend.
In accordance with the New Testament, Deacons are to be servants of the Church. The ministry of the Deacon is to serve with the Pastor and shall be to carry out God's work in the Church and community in helping the Church members and others in the community any way they can. (See Policies & Procedures section for more details.)
There shall be no obligation to recognize a Deacon who comes to this Church from another church of like faith, but after six months the Deacon may be considered by the Deacon body and recommended by the Deacon body to the Church. A majority vote of the Church members present shall entitle the Deacon to serve as part of the Deacon body of this Church.
(4) MODERATOR
The Church will elect a Moderator to preside over Church business meetings. In the absence of the Moderator, the chairman of the Deacons shall preside or, in the absence of both, the Sunday School Director, or Trustee shall call the Church to order and preside.
In guarding and maintaining the fellowship of the Church, the aim of the Moderator must be to bring unity among people of different views, ideas, and convictions. The objective of the Moderator should be to maintain the spirit of Christian love while presiding, to be fair and courteous to all members, to help members understand parliamentary procedures without embarrassment to them, to insist that motions be stated and seconded before discussed, to suggest that a member make a motion, to call on the person who makes a motion to discuss it first, to encourage full and free debate by leading members to talk through their disagreements and try to avoid trivial matters, to alternate discussions so as to bring out both sides of a question by giving a member who has not spoken preference over the one who has, to respect the minority who has a right to be heard even though the majority must prevail, and to always take the affirmative vote first and the negative vote second.
The Moderator must maintain a neutral position while presiding. If the Moderator wishes to debate a question under consideration, he should ask an assistant to preside.
(5) CHURCH CLERK
The Church shall elect annually a Clerk as its clerical officer, who shall serve until a successor has been elected. The Clerk shall be responsible for keeping a suitable record of all official actions of the Church and recording minutes of the Church business meetings, except as otherwise herein provided. The Clerk or assistant must be present at all regular and special Church business meetings to record the results of all matters voted upon. In regular meetings the Clerk shall record information on applicants for Church membership and other decisions. In business meetings, the Clerk shall record all actions voted on by the Church and follow through on all necessary correspondence related to the actions. The Clerk shall be responsible for keeping a register of names of members with dates of admission, dismissal, death, or erasure, the active membership roll and the inactive membership roll, together with a record of baptisms and applications of new members who respond to the invitations. The Clerk shall issue letters of dismissal voted on by the Church, preserve on file all communications and written official reports, and give required notice for all meetings where notice is necessary, as indicated in these Bylaws. The Clerk shall be responsible for preparing the annual letter of the Church to the local association. The Clerk shall also preserve the records for present and future use, correspond with other churches and members, and preserve records of Church history. The Clerk shall also work with the Moderator in preparation of an agenda for Church business meetings.
All Church records are Church property and shall be kept in the Church office when an office is maintained.
(6) CHURCH TREASURER
The Church shall elect annually a Church Treasurer as its financial officer who shall serve until a successor has been elected. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive, preserve, and pay out, upon receipt of vouchers approved and signed by authorized personnel, all money or things of value paid by or given to the Church, keeping at all times an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to render to the Church at each regular business meeting an itemized report of the receipts and disbursements of the preceding month. The Treasurer's report and records may be audited annually by an auditing committee or
public accountant.
The Treasurer shall serve on or work closely with the Stewardship/Budget Committee to develop and recommend to the Church adequate policies and procedures related to receiving, accounting, disbursing, and reporting Church monies, and to maintain members' records of contributions and provide quarterly and annually reports of the same.
Upon rendering the annual account at the end of each fiscal year and its acceptance and approval by the Church, the records shall be delivered by the Treasurer to the Church Clerk, who shall keep and preserve the annual account as a part of the permanent records of the Church.
(7) TRUSTEES
The Church shall elect annually three or more trustees to act for the Church in legal matters who shall serve until successors are elected. They shall hold the Church property in the corporate name of the Church. Upon specific vote of the Church authorizing each action, they shall have the power to buy, sell, mortgage, lease or transfer any Church property, but not otherwise. When the signatures of the Trustees are required, any three or more shall sign legal documents involving the sale, mortgage, purchase, or rental of property, or other legal documents related to Church approved matters.
SECTION 2. NON-MINISTERIAL STAFF
The non-ministerial staff members shall be employed as the Church determines the need for their services.
Upon church directive, the Church Personnel Committee shall have the authority to hire and/or terminate the services of non-ministerial staff members. Such employment and termination of services shall occur after consultation with the supervising staff member, the Church Treasurer, and, as appropriate, with the consultation of related committees of the Church.
SECTION 3. CHURCH COMMITTEES
The following committees shall serve at the discretion of the Church as needed in its ministry.
(1) Barnabas Committee
The Barnabas Committee consisting of three (3) to five (5) members is there to help and encourage the Pastor, new members, and in time of disagreement with staff and/or members.
(2) Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee shall consist of five (5) elected committee members on three (3) years rotational terms. This committee shall also consist of three (3) additional members which are the Sunday School Director, Discipleship Training Director, and Chairman of the Deacons.
The Nominating Committee shall act on behalf of the church to nominate persons to fill positions, including committee members, and church elected leadership positions, with the person whose gifts, potential, and commitment match the requirements of the positions. This committee shall work to be certain that every leader and every potential leader find personal fulfillment and an opportunity to use their God-given gifts. The committee shall first approve the person considered for a position before presenting the person to the church for a vote.
Section 4. MUSIC ORGANIZATION
The Church music organization, under the direction of the Church elected music director, shall be the music education, training, and performance organization of the Church. Its tasks shall be to teach music, train persons to lead, sing, and play music, provide music in the Church and community, and provide and interpret information regarding the work of the Church and denomination. The Church music program shall have such officers and organizations, as the program requires.
ARTICLE VCHURCH COUNCIL
The Church Council shall serve the Church by leading in planning, coordinating, conducting and evaluating the ministries and programs of the Church and its organizations. The Church Council will meet on a quarterly basis with the meetings to be on the first Sunday of the last month of the quarter (according to the Southern Baptist literature quarters).
The primary functions of the Church Council shall be to recommend to the Church suggested ministries and goals, to review and coordinate ministries and program plans recommended by the Church body and to evaluate achievements in terms of Church ministries and goals.
Regular members of the Church Council shall be the Pastor, other ministerial staff members, the church secretary, the chairman of the Deacons, the Sunday School Director, the Discipleship Training Director, all organizational leaders, and all committee chairpersons. Guest members may be any youth or adult church member who wishes to present an idea or ministry for council consideration.
All matters agreed upon by the Council, which call for action not already approved, shall be referred to the Church for approval or disapproval.
ARTICLE VI
CHURCH ORDINANCES
(1) BAPTISM
The Church may receive for Baptism all persons who have received Jesus Christ as their Savior by personal faith, who profess Him publicly at any worship service, and who
indicate a commitment to follow Christ as Lord. Baptism shall be by immersion in water. The Pastor, or whomever the Church shall authorize, shall administer Baptism. The Baptism Committee shall assist in the preparation for and the observance of Baptism. Baptism shall be administered as an act of worship during any worship service of the Church. A person who professes Christ and is not baptized after a reasonable length of time shall be counseled by the Pastor and for staff or Deacons. If negative interest is ascertained on the part of the candidate, he shall be deleted from membership in the Church and from those awaiting Baptism.
(2) LORD'S SUPPER
This Church shall observe the Lord's Supper the first Sunday of each calendar quarter. The Pastor and Deacons shall administer the Lord's Supper. The Deacon body is responsible for the preparations. Participation in the Lord's Supper will be open to all born again Christians.
ARTICLE VII
CHURCH MEETINGS
SECTION 1. WORSHIP SERVICES
The Church shall meet regularly each Sunday morning, Sunday evening, and Wednesday evening for worship of Almighty God. Prayer, praise, preaching, instruction, and evangelism shall be among the ingredients of these services. The Pastor shall direct the services for all Church members and for all others who may choose to attend.
SECTION 2. SPECIAL SERVICES
Revival services and any other Church meetings for the advancement of the Church's objectives shall be held as recommended by the Pastor and Deacons and approved by the Church.
SECTION 3. REGULAR BUSINESS MEETINGS
The Church shall hold regular business meetings monthly, on the third Wednesday evening of each month, except as otherwise rescheduled by the Church. No notice of any regular business meeting is required unless such meeting is a rescheduled meeting. Notice of any such rescheduled meeting shall be announced at the next worship service.
SECTION 4. SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETINGS
The Church may call special business meetings to consider matters of special nature and significance. The notice of a special business meeting shall include the subject, the date, the time, and the place of the meeting, and it must be given by announcement in the Sunday worship services and the Wednesday evening service of the Church immediately prior to the meeting. No business except that for which the meeting was called may be transacted.
A special business meeting may be called by the Pastor and/or Chairman of the Deacons or by a written petition signed by not less than one-fourth of the Church members on the active membership roll, or as otherwise provided specifically in these Bylaws.
SECTION 5. QUORUM
A quorum shall consist of those members who attend any regular or special business meeting.
SECTION 6. RULES OF PROCEDURE
The most recently revised version of Robert's Rules of Order is the authority for parliamentary rules of procedure for all business meetings of the Church.
ARTICLE VIII
CHURCH FINANCES
SECTION 1. BUDGET
The Stewardship/Budget Committee shall prepare and submit to the Church for approval an inclusive budget, indicating by items the amount needed and sought for all expenses.
It is understood that membership in this Church involves financial obligation to support the Church and its causes through tithes and offerings.
SECTION 2. ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES
All funds received for any and all purposes shall pass through the hands of the Church Treasurer, or financial secretary, and be properly recorded on the books of the Church.
A system of accounting that will adequately provide for the handling of all funds shall be the responsibility of the Stewardship/Budget Committee and the Church Treasurer.
The Trustees shall be authorized to select and designate such depository or depositories for the funds and securities of the Church as they shall deem proper, upon recommendation of the Stewardship/Budget Committee and/or the Treasurer. All checks, notes, and contracts of the Church, and all orders for deposit or withdrawal of securities from the designated depository or depositories shall be signed by the Church Treasurer or one of the elected trustees.
SECTION 3. FISCAL YEAR
The Church fiscal year shall begin on September 1st and end August 31st.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
Changes in these Bylaws may be made at any business meeting of the Church provided each amendment shall have been presented in writing at a previous business meeting and copies of the proposed amendment shall have been furnished to each member present at the earlier meeting or upon request. Amendments to the bylaws shall be adopted by receiving the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Church members present at a business meeting.
ARTICLE X
OPERATION AND DISSOLUTION
This Church is organized and operated primarily for the purpose of engaging in religious worship or promoting the spiritual development or well being of individuals. It is to be operated in a way that does not result in the accrual of distributable profits, realization of private gain resulting from payment of compensation in excess of a reasonable allowance for salary or other compensation for services rendered, or realization of any other form of private gain.
The Church pledges its assets for use in performing the organization's religious functions. It directs that on discontinuance of the Church by dissolution or otherwise, the assets are to be transferred to a charitable, educational, religious, or other similar organization that is qualified as a charitable organization under Section 501c(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
The undersigned, being the duly elected and qualified Secretary of the Corporation / Moderator, hereby certifies that the foregoing Bylaws of the Corporation were duly adopted by the Corporation on ____________.
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Last Amendment approved on ______________
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