Anyone wishing to join (Name of Church) shall make request for membership to a Pastor or an Elder. The individual shall be given a membership application, a copy of the Statement of Faith, and a copy of the constitution. The Elders shall meet with the applicant following completion of the application. Section 3. Receiving of New Members

camps, nursing homes, and cemeteries, and any other ministries that the church may be led of God to establish. Section 2. The church shall also ordain and license men to the Gospel ministry; evangelize the unsaved by the proclaiming of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ; educate believers in a manner consistent with the

The name of this organization shall be Ministry Name located in City, state of State, County. ARTICLE II. PREROGATIVES Section 1. This ministry is organized as a ministry of the church exclusively for charitable, religious, and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the

Section 3 – A copy of this constitution and bylaws shall at all times be kept by the church clerk and another copy shall be kept in the church office. All amendments and revisions shall, after passage by the vote of the church, be prepared by the church clerk and incorporated in the constitution and bylaws and made available to church members ...

CHURCH CONSTITUTION Please Note: This sample constitution is intended to serve as a guideline for your church to help in drafting a church constitution. The primary purpose of a church constitution is to set forth the spiritual foundations of the church. It is a statement of faith and beliefs. It is not required by law that a church have a ...

(The following is a sample of a church Constitution and Bylaws. This can be revised and fitted to any local church’ s need/situation.) The Constitution and Bylaws Committee of _____(name of church)_____ met last __(date)___, ... Family Ministry. (d) Seek to solve any fellowship problem of the church. (e) Assist the pastor in administering the ...

Sample Constitution Use the following sample and flesh it out to fit your ministry context. I. NAME The name of this organization, a nonprofit Corporation, shall be the _____ Evangelical Free Church. II. STATEMENT OF FAITH The Statement of faith of this church shall be the same as that of The Evangelical Free church of America and its North ...

and spiritually mature members of the church body to enhance the church’s ministry and to increase potential for growth. Respectively, the Elders, Deacons, and Corporate Officers have been entrusted with the spiritual, administrative, and legal oversight of the church. Section 1. Church Body – The church body is defined as its members. The ...

this constitution. Article VII Changes and Amendments A. Sections A and B of Article II shall not be amended or removed. B. This constitution (except those sections listed above) may be amended through the following procedure: A motion for amendment must be made in writing at the annual meeting of the congregation, and cannot be adopted until the

which the church is located or a not for profit company under Commonwealth law. 3.3. ‘Administration Department’ means the group of Partners appointed to serve the Church as defined in this Constitution to manage the Business Affairs of the church including administrators, secretaries, bookkeepers etc. 3.4.