constitution and bylaws for wortham chapel
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CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS
WORTHAM CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH
147 WEST CHURCH STREET
ALAMO, TENNESSEE 38001
PASTOR JAMES JOHNSON
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PREAMBLE
We de!"#e "$d e%&"'!(%) &)(% *$%&(&+&(*$ &* #e%e#e "$d %e+#e &)e
#($(!e% *. *+# ."(&), "$d &* /*e#$ &)e '*d ($ "$ *#de#! "$$e# T)(%
*$%&(&+&(*$ (!! 'e *)e#e$& (&) &)e #($(!e% "$d #"&(e% *. &)e
C)#(%&("$ ."(&) T)(% *$%&(&+&(*$ (!! %ee &* "($&"($ &)e !('e#&(e% *. e")
($d((d+"! e'e# *. &)(% )+#) "$d &)e .#eed* *. &)(% '*d &* &"e
"&(*$ (&) #e%e& &* (&% #e!"&(*$ &* *&)e# )+#)e% *. %((!"# ."(&) 'e!(e.%
We d* de!"#e "$d e%&"'!(%) &)(% *$%&(&+&(*$
I NAME
T)(% '*d %)"!! 'e $*$ "% W*#&)" C)"e! B"&(%& C)+#) !*"&ed "& 37
We%& C)+#) See& A!"*, Te$$e%%ee 38001
II PURPOSE
T)e +#*%e% *. W*#&)" C)"e! B"&(%& C)+#) "#e5
1 T* *#%)( "$d %e#e 6*d "$d &* .+!.(!! &)e 6#e"& C*(%%(*$ *. Je%+%
C)#(%& "% %e& .*#&) ($ M"&&)e 285 1-20
2 T* ($(%&e# &* &)e $eed% *. &)e e'e#% "$d *&)e#% (&)($ *+#
*+$(& "% &)e )+#) (% "'!e &* d* %*
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3 T* d* "$ "$d "!! &)($/% #e!"&ed &* "$d ($ *$$e&(*$ (&) &)e "##($/
*+& *. &)e *'e& "$d +#*%e )e#e($ "'*e %e&
III ARTICLES O9 9AITH
I. The Scriptures.
We 'e!(ee &)"& &)e H*! B('!e "% #(&&e$ ' e$ d(($e! ($%(#ed, "$d (%
" e#.e& e"%+#e *. )e"e$! ($%+&(*$: &)"& (& )"% 6*d .*# (&% "+&)*#,
%"!"&(*$ .*# (&% e$d, "$d +&) (&)*+& "$ (;&+#e *. e##*# .*# (&% "&&e#:
&)"& (& #ee"!% &)e #($(!e% ' )() 6*d (!! +d/e +%, "$d &)e#e.*#e (%,
"$d %)"!! #e"($ &* &)e e$d *. &)e *#!d, &)e +e e$&e# *. C)#(%&("$ +$(*$,
"$d &)e %+#ee %&"$d"#d ' )() "!! )+"$ *$d+&, #eed%, "$d*($(*$% %)"!! 'e (ed
II. The True God.
We 'e!(ee &)e S#(&+#e% &e") &)"& &)e#e (% *$e, "$d *$! *$e, !(($/ "$d
+e 6*d, "$ ($.($(&e, ($&e!!(/e$& S(#(&, )*%e $"e (% Je)*"), &)e M"e#
"$d S+#ee R+!e# *. )e"e$ "$d e"#&): ($e;#e%%('! /!*#(*+% ($ )*!($e%%,
"$d *#&) *. "!! *%%('!e )*$*# *$.(de$e "$d !*e: &)"& ($ &)e +$(& *. &)e
6*d)e"d &)e#e "#e &)#ee e#%*$%, &)e 9"&)e#, &)e S*$, "$d &)e H*! 6)*%&:
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)*$*#ed &)e d(($e !" ' )(% e#%*$"! *'ed(e$e, "$d ' )(% de"&) "de "
.+!! "&*$ee$& .*# *+# %($%: &)"& )"($/ #(%e$ .#* &)e de"d, )e (% $*
e$&)#*$ed ($ )e"e$: "$d +$(&($/ ($ )(% *$de#.+! e#%*$ &)e &e$de#e%&
%"&)(e% (&) d(($e e#.e&(*$%, )e (% ($ ee# "
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#e/e$e#"&($/ S(#(& *. 6*d: )e#e' 'e($/ dee! *$($ed *. *+# /+(!&,
d"$/e# "$d )e!!e%%$e%% "$d *. &)e " *. %"!"&(*$ ' C)#(%&, e &+#$ &*
6*d (&) +$.e(/$ed *$(&(*$, *$.e%%(*$, "$d %+!("&(*$ .*# e#: "&
&)e %"e &(e )e"#&(! #ee(($/ &)e L*#d Je%+% C)#(%& "% *+# #*)e&,
#(e%& "$d ($/, "$d #e!($/ *$ )( "!*$e "% &)e *$! "$d "!!-%+..((e$&S"(*#
IX. Gods !urpose of Grace.
We 'e!(ee &)e S#(&+#e% &e") &)"& e!e&(*$ (% &)e e&e#$"! +#*%e *. 6*d,
"*#d($/ &* )() )e /#"(*+%! #e/e$e#"&e%, %"$&(.(e% "$d %"e% %($$e#%:
&)"& 'e($/ e#.e&! *$%(%&e$& (&) &)e .#ee "/e$ *. "$, (& *#e)e$d%
"!! &)e e"$% ($ *$$e&(*$ (&) &)e e$d: &)"& (& (% " *%& /!*#(*+% d(%!" *.
6*d=% %*e#e(/$ /**d$e%%, 'e($/ ($.($(&e! .#ee, (%e, )*! "$d
+$)"$/e"'!e: &)"& (& +&&e#! e;!+de% '*"%&($/ "$d #**&e% )+(!(&, !*e,#"e#, #"(%e, +%& ($ 6*d, "$d "&(e ((&"&(*$ *. )(% .#ee e#: &)"& (&
e$*+#"/e% &)e +%e *. e"$% ($ &)e )(/)e%& de/#ee: &)"& (& " 'e
"%e#&"($ed ' (&% e..e&% ($ "!! )* +! 'e!(ee &)e 6*%e!: &)"& (& (% &)e
.*+$d"&(*$ *. C)#(%&("$ "%%+#"$e: "$d &)"& &* "%e#&"($ (& (&) #e/"#d &*
*+#%e!e% de"$d% "$d de%e#e% &)e +&*%& d(!(/e$e
X. Sanctification.
We 'e!(ee &)e S#(&+#e% &e") &)"& S"$&(.("&(*$ (% &)e #*e%% ' )(),
"*#d($/ &* &)e (!! *. 6*d, e "#e "de "#&"e#% *. )(% )*!($e%%: &)"& (&(% " #*/#e%%(e *#: &)"& (& (% 'e/+$ ($ #e/e$e#"&(*$: "$d &)"& (& (% "##(ed
*$ ($ &)e )e"#&% *. 'e!(ee#% ' &)e #e%e$e "$d *e# *. &)e H*! S(#(&,
&)e Se"!e# "$d C*.*#&e#, ($ &)e *$&($+"! +%e *. &)e "*($&ed e"$%
e%e("!! &)e *#d *. 6*d, %e!.-e;"($"&(*$, %e!.-de$("!, "&).+!$e%%, "$d
#"e#
XI. !erseverance of the Saints.
We 'e!(ee &)e S#(&+#e% &e") &)"& %+) *$! "#e #e"! 'e!(ee#% "% e$d+#e
&* &)e e$d: &)"& &)e(# e#%ee#($/ "&&")e$& &* C)#(%& (% &)e /#"$d "#)() d(%&($/+(%)e% &)e .#* %+e#.(("! #*.e%%*#%: &)"& " %e("!
P#*(de$e "&)e% *e# &)e(# e!."#e: "$d &)e "#e e& ' &)e *e# *.
6*d &)#*+/) ."(&) +$&* %"!"&(*$
XII. The "a# and Gospel.
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We 'e!(ee &)e S#(&+#e% &e") &)"& &)e L" *. 6*d (% &)e e&e#$"! "$d
+$)"$/e"'!e #+!e *. )(% *#"! /*e#$e$&: &)"& (& (% )*!, +%& "$d /**d:
"$d &)"& &)e ($"'(!(& )() &)e S#(&+#e% "%#('e &* ."!!e$ e$ &* .+!.(!! (&%
#ee&%, "#(%e e$&(#e! .#* &)e(# !*e *. %($: &* de!(e# &)e .#* )(),
"$d &* #e%&*#e &)e &)#*+/) " Med("&*# &* +$.e(/$ed *'ed(e$e &* &)e )*!L", (% *$e /#e"& e$d *. &)e 6*%e!, "$d *. &)e Me"$% *. 6#"e *$$e&ed
(&) &)e e%&"'!(%)e$& *. &)e (%('!e )+#)
XIII. $ Gospel %hurch.
We 'e!(ee &)e S#(&+#e% &e") &)"& " (%('!e )+#) *. C)#(%& (% "
*$/#e/"&(*$ *. '"&(@ed 'e!(ee#%, "%%*("&ed ' *e$"$& ($ &)e ."(&) "$d
.e!!*%)( *. &)e 6*%e!: *'%e#($/ &)e *#d($"$e% *. C)#(%&: /*e#$ed '
)(% !"%: "$d e;e#(%($/ &)e /(.&%, #(/)&%, "$d #((!e/e% ($e%&ed ($ &)e '
H(% W*#d: &)"& (&% *$! %#(&+#"! *..(e#% "#e B(%)*% *# P"%&*#%, "$dDe"*$% )*%e +"!(.("&(*$%, !"(% "$d d+&(e% "#e de.($ed ($ &)e
E(%&!e% &* T(*&) "$d T(&+%
XIV. &aptis' and the "ords Supper.
We 'e!(ee &)e S#(&+#e% &e") &)"& C)#(%&("$ '"&(% (% &)e (e#%(*$ ($
"&e# *. " 'e!(ee#, ($&* &)e $"e *. &)e 9"&)e#, "$d S*$, "$d H*! 6)*%&:
&* %)* .*#&) ($ " %*!e$ "$d 'e"+&(.+! e'!e, *+# ."(&) ($ &)e #+(.(ed,
'+#(ed, "$d #(%e$ S"(*#, (&) (&% e..e&, ($ *+# de"&) &* %($ "$d #e%+##e&(*$
&* " $e !(.e: &)"& (& (% #e#e
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e;e& *$! ($ &)($/% **%ed &* &)e (!! *. *+# L*#d Je%+% C)#(%&, )* (%
&)e *$! L*#d *. &)e *$%(e$e, "$d &)e P#($e *. &)e ($/% *. &)e e"#&)
XVII. Righteous and Wic)ed.
We 'e!(ee &)e S#(&+#e% &e") &)"& &)e#e (% " #"d("! "$d e%%e$&("!
d(..e#e$e 'e&ee$ &)e #(/)&e*+% "$d &)e (ed: &)"& %+) *$! "% &)#*+/)
."(&) "#e +%&(.(ed ($ &)e $"e *. &)e L*#d Je%+%, "$d %"$&(.(ed ' &)e S(#(&
*. *+# 6*d, "#e +! #(/)&e*+% ($ )(% e%&ee: )(!e "!! %+) "% *$&($+e ($
(e$(&e$e "$d +$'e!(e. "#e ($ )(% %(/)& (ed, "$d +$de# &)e +#%e: "$d
&)(% d(%&($&(*$ )*!d% "*$/ e$ '*&) ($ "$d ".&e# de"&)
XVIII. The World to %o'e.
We 'e!(ee &)e S#(&+#e% &e") &)"& &)e e$d *. &)e *#!d (% "#*")($/:
&)"& "& &)e !"%& d", C)#(%& (!! de%e$d .#* )e"e$, "$d #"(%e &)e de"d.#* &)e /#"e .*# .($"! #e('+&(*$: &)"& " %*!e$ %e"#"&(*$ (!! &)e$ &"e
!"e: &)"& &)e (ed (!! 'e "d+d/ed &* e$d!e%% +$(%)e$&, "$d &)e
#(/)&e*+% &* e$d!e%% *: "$d &)"& &)(% +d/e$& (!! .(; .*#ee# &)e .($"!
%&"&e *. e$ ($ )e"e$ *# )e!!, *$ #($(!e% *. #(/)&e*+%$e%%
I 6OERNMENT
T)e /*e#$e$& *. W*#&)" C)"e! B"&(%& C)+#) (% e%&ed ($ (&%
e'e#% A!! /#*+% #e"&ed "$d e*e#ed ' &)e )+#) %)"!! #e*#& &*
"$d 'e "*+$&"'!e *$! &* &)e )+#) +$!e%% *&)e#(%e %e(.(ed ' &)e
)+#) T)(% )+#) (% %+'e& &* &)e *$*! *. $* *&)e# e!e%("%&("! '*d,
'+& #e*/$(@e% "$d %+%&"($% &)e *'!(/"&(*$% *. +&+"! *+$%e! "$d
**e#"&(*$ (&) *&)e# C)#(%&-e$&e#ed )+#)e%
N*$#*.(& S&"&+% "$d L(
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T)(% )+#) (% $*& *#/"$(@ed .*# #*.(& I$ &)e ee$& *. !(
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T)(% (% " %*e#e(/$ "$d de*#"&( B"&(%& )+#) +$de# &)e L*#d%)( *.
Je%+% C)#(%& T)e e'e#%)( #e&"($% +$&* (&%e!. &)e e;!+%(e #(/)& *. %e!.-
/*e#$e$& ($ "!! )"%e% *. &)e %(#(&+"! "$d &e*#"! !(.e *. &)e )+#)
T)e e'e#%)( #e%e#e% &)e e;!+%(e #(/)& &* de&e#($e )* %)"!! 'e
e'e#% *. &)(% )+#) "$d &)e *$d(&(*$% *. %+) e'e#%)(
SECTION 2 C"$d(d" .*# Me'e#%)(
A$ e#%*$ " *..e# )e#%e!. *# )(%e!. "% " "$d(d"&e .*# e'e#%)( ($
&)(% )+#) A!! %+) "$d(d"&e% %)"!! 'e #e%e$&ed &* &)e )+#) .*#
e'e#%)( ($ &)e .*!!*($/ "%5
1 ' #*.e%%(*$ *. ."(&) ($ Je%+% C)#(%& "$d .*# '"&(% "*#d($/ &* &)e
*!((e% *. &)(% )+#):
2 ' !e&&e# *. #e*e$d"&(*$ .#* "$*&)e# C)#(%&-e$&e#ed )+#), )"($/
'ee$ '"&(@ed:
3 ' #e%&*#"&(*$ +*$ " %&"&ee$& *. #(*# *$e#%(*$ e;e#(e$e "$d
'"&(% )e$ $* !e&&e# (% *'&"($"'!e
4 ' W"&) C"#e e'e#%)( $*& &* e;eed "$ "!!*&&ed &(e *. %(; ?
*$&)% (&)*+& #e(e
Se&(*$ 3 Ne Me'e# O#(e$&"&(*$
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Ne e'e#% *. &)(% )+#) (!! $*& #ee(e &)e #(/)& )"$d *. .e!!*%)(
+$&(! %+e%%.+! *!e&(*$ *. Ne Me'e# O#(e$&"&(*$ U*$ *!e&(*$
*. Ne Me'e# O#(e$&"&(*$, &)e "$d(d"&e .*# e'e#%)( (!! 'e '#*+/)&
'e.*#e &)e )+#): )() "& &)"& &(e, (!! 'e /(e$ &)e #(/)& )"$d *.
.e!!*%)( (&) "!! #(/)&% "$d #((!e/e% *. "$ *&)e# e'e#
Se&(*$ 4 *&($/ R(/)&% *. Me'e#%
Ee# e'e# *. &)(% )+#) &)"& (% &)(#&ee$ 13 e"#% *. "/e *# *!de#, "$d
($ /**d %&"$d($/, (% e$&(&!ed &* *&e "& "!! e!e&(*$% "$d #e/+!"# '+%($e%% *.
&)e )+#), #*(ded &)e e'e# (% #e%e$& *# #*(%(*$ )"% 'ee$ "de .*#
"'%e$&ee '"!!*&($/ H*ee#, *$! e'e#% )* "#e &e$&-*$e 21 e"#%
*. "/e *# *!de# %)"!! 'e e!(/('!e &* *&e *$ "&&e#% *. '+($/, %e!!($/,
*#&/"/($/ *. #*e#&, *# *'&"($($/ .($"$("! !*"$%
F6**d %&"$d($/ (% de.($ed "% ."(&).+! "&&e$d"$e, .($"$("! %+*#&, "$d
*+$("&(*$ (&) &)e )+#) A$ *# "!! *. &)e%e ."&*#% "$ 'e &"e$
($&* *$%(de#"&(*$F
A'%e$&ee '"!!*&($/ (!! *$! 'e "!!*ed .*# e'e#% )* "#e )%("!!
+$"'!e &* 'e #e%e$& )e$ *$%(de#($/ &)e "!! *. " P"%&*#
SECTION > Te#($"&(*$ *. Me'e#%
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Me'e#%)( %)"!! 'e &e#($"&ed ($ &)e .*!!*($/ "%5
1 De"&) *. &)e e'e#:
2 T#"$%.e# *. &)e e'e# &* "$*&)e# )+#)
3 E;!+%(*$ ' "&(*$% *. &)e )+#) )() " 'e d(%(!($"#: *# d+e &*
."(!+#e &* "($&"($ e'e#%)( ($ /**d %&"$d($/ "% de.($ed "'*e
SECTION ? D(%(!($e5
I& %)"!! 'e &)e #"&(e *. &)(% )+#) &* &* #e%*!e "$ "&&e# e#&"($($/
&* &)e )+#) T)e P"%&*#, ($(%&e#("! %&".., "$d de"*$% "#e ""(!"'!e .*#
/+(d"$e "$d *+$%e! (. $ee%%"# T)e #e%*$%e &* " e'e# +%& 'e
/+(ded ' !*e "$d *"%%(*$ &* #edee &)"& '#*&)e# *# %(%&e# #"&)e# &)"$
+$(%)e$&
I. " %e#(*+% *$d(&(*$ e;(%&% )() *+!d "+%e " e'e# &* 'e*e "
!("'(!(& &* &)e /e$e#"! e!."#e *. &)e )+#), &)e P"%&*# "$d &)e de"*$% (!!
&"e ee# #e"%*$"'!e e"%+#e &* #e%*!e &)e #*'!e ($ "*#d"$e (&)
M"&&)e 185 1>-1 I. (& 'e*e% $ee%%"# .*# &)e )+#) &* &"e "&(*$ &*
e;!+de " e'e#, &)e )+#) (!! de!"#e &)e e#%*$ &* 'e $* !*$/e# ($ &)e
e'e#%)( *. &)e )+#)
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H*ee#, &)e )+#) " #e%&*#e &* e'e#%)( "$ e#%*$ #e(*+%!
e;!+ded, +*$ #e
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SECTION 1 C)+#) O..(e#%
A T)e *..(e#% *. &)(% )+#) %)"!! 'e &)e P"%&*#, &)e De"*$%, "$d &)e
C)+#) C!e#, T#e"%+#e#, T#+%&ee%, 9($"$("! Se#e&"#, "$d
S+e#($&e$de$& *. S+$d" %)**!
B N* *$e %)"!! 'e e!e&ed &* "$ *..(e )* )"% $*& 'ee$ " e'e# *. &)(%
)+#) .*# "& !e"%& *$e 1 e"#, e;e& +*$ &)e #e*e$d"&(*$ *. &)e
P"%&*# "$d De"*$%
C A!! d+! e!e&ed *..(e#% %)"!! 'e "& !e"%& &e$&-*$e 21 e"#% *. "/e,
%(#(&+"!! "&+#e, *. C)#(%&("$ )"#"&e#, !*"! &* &)e *#d *. 6*d,
ded("&ed &* Je%+% C)#(%& "$d &)e %(#(&+"! "$d "&e#("! e!."#e *. &)(%
)+#) T)e %)"!! 'e ."(&).+! ($ "&&e$d"$e "$d "#&(("&(*$ ($ #e/+!"#
%e#(e% *. &)e )+#) "$d '+%($e%% ee&($/% *. &)e )+#)
D A$ *..(e# +$"'!e *# +$(!!($/ &* .+!.(!! &)e d+&(e% *. )e# *# )(% *..(e %)"!!
#e%(/$
E U*$ &)e de&e#($"&(*$ &)"& "$ ($d((d+"! "$$*& .+!.(!! &)e d+&(e% *. "$
e!e&ed *..(e, &)e P"%&*# "$d De"*$%, ' #e*e$d"&(*$ "$d ' &*-
&)(#d% *&e *. e'e#% ($ /**d %&"$d($/, %)"!! )"e " "!! ee&($/ &*
#e*e &)"& e!e&ed *..(e# T)e #*e%% "$ 'e e!(($"&ed (. &)e e#%*$
%+'(&% " !e&&e# *. #e%(/$"&(*$ *# (% e#'"!(@ed 'e.*#e &)e )+#) "%%e'!
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SECTION 2 T)e P"%&*#
A +"!(.("&(*$%5
1 A "$d(d"&e .*# &)e "%&*#"&e %)"!! 'e "#e.+!! e;"($ed ' &)e +!(&
*(&&ee "% &* )(% %"!"&(*$, d*($e *. C)#(%&("$ *$d+&, "$d "!! &*
($(% I. " "$d(d"&e )"% %e#ed ($ ($(% ($ *&)e# )+#)e%, )(%
($(% &)e#e %)*+!d 'e e;!*#ed T)e "$d(d"&e .*# &)e "%&*#"&e %)"!!
%&"&e &)e(# 'e!(e.% "'*+& &)e A#&(!e% *. 9"(&), C)+#) C*e$"$&, "$d
S#(&+#e I. &)e#e "#e d(..e#e$e% .*+$d, &)e +!(& *(&&ee %)*+!d
d*+e$& &)*%e d(..e#e$e%, &"e &)e ($&* *$%(de#"&(*$, "$d #e%e$&
&)e &* &)e )+#)
2 A "$d(d"&e .*# &)e "%&*#"&e +%& 'e *#d"($ed "$d )*!d #e+&"'!e
#ede$&("!%
B E!e&(*$ *. " P"%&*#5
W)e$ " ""$ *. &)e P"%&*# *+#%, &)e +!(& *(&&ee, de%(/$"&ed '
&)e "*#(& *&e *. &)e )+#), %)"!! #*eed (&)($ &)(#& 30 d"% *. (&%
e!e&(*$, &* .($d "$d #e*e$d " $"e *. " "$d(d"&e &* .+!.(!! &)"& *..(e
U*$ &)e #e*e$d"&(*$ *. &)e +!(& *(&&ee "$d ".&e# &)e "$d(d"&e
)"% 'ee$ )e"#d ' &)e *$/#e/"&(*$ ($ )(% "'(!(& &* &e") "$d #e"),
"#*#("&e "&(*$ %)*+!d 'e &"e$ ".&e# $*&(e )"% 'ee$ /(e$ .#* &)e
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+!(& *$ &* S+$d"% #eed($/ &)e d"&e *. e!e&(*$ T)e#e %)*+!d 'e "
"!! ee&($/ "$d &*-&)(#d% *. &)e e'e#%)( ($ /**d %&"$d($/ %)"!!
de&e#($e )* (!! 'e e!e&ed &* &)e *..(e *. P"%&*# F*&($/ %)"!! 'e '
'"!!*& *$!F
C C)"$/e *. P"%&*#5
1 9*# "$ #e"%*$, (. &)e P"%&*# %+'(&% " !e&&e# *. #e%(/$"&(*$, &)e !e&&e#
+%& /(e &)e )+#) &)(#& 30 d"% $*&(e
2 I. &)e )+#) de(de% &* d(%%*!e% (&% #e!"&(*$%)( (&) &)e P"%&*#, &)e
)+#) +%& "!%* /(e " &)(#& d" $*&(e I. '*&) &)e )+#) "$d &)e P"%&*#
)"e " +&+"! "/#eee$&, &)e d(%%*!+&(*$ "$ 'e %**$e#
D D+&(e% *. " P"%&*#5
1 T* )"e )"#/e *. &)e %(#(&+"! e!."#e *. &)e )+#)
2 T* #*!"( &)e /*%e! "$d !e"d )+#) e'e#%)( ($ &)e #*!""&(*$
*. &)e /*%e! ($ &)e )+#) "$d *+$(&
3 T* #e%(de *e# &)e %e#(e% *. +'!( *#%)( #*(d($/ !e"de#%)( .*#
%+) %e#(e%, "$d &* "d($(%&e# &)e )+#) *#d($"$e%, $"e! &)e L*#dG%
S+e# "$d B"&(%
4 T* *$d+& "##("/e e#e*$(e% "$d .+$e#"! %e#(e% *. e'e#%
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> T* #*(de C)#(%&("$ *+$%e!($/ "$d "d(e ($ "*#d"$e &* &)e
*+$%e!($/ !"% *. &)e %&"&e *. Te$$e%%ee
? T* "#e .*# &)e %(#(&+"! "$d )%("! 'e($/ *. &)e e'e#% *. &)e )+#)
"$d *+$(& "$d &* !e"d *&)e#% ($ "#($/ .*# .e!!* e'e#% "% e!! "%
*+$(&
7 T* #*(de "d($(%"&(e !e"de#%)( &* e..e&(e! /+(de &)e )+#) ($
($(% "$d (%%(*$%
8 T* *# !*%e! (&) &)e *..(e#% *. &)e )+#) ($ &)e(# "($($/ "$d
e#.*#"$e *. &)e *# *. &)e )+#) "$d &)e '+(!d($/ *. )+#)
e'e#%)(
T* %+e#(%e )+#) %&".. "$d %&".. "($($/ "$d dee!*e$&
10 T* "& "% *de#"&*# *. )+#) '+%($e%% ee&($/%
SECTION 3 De"*$%
A +"!(.("&(*$%
1 De"*$% %)*+!d 'e e#%*$% *. (%d* "$d ($%(#ed ' &)e H*! S(#(&
T)e %)*+!d 'e !e"de#%, #*e$ ($ C)#(%&("$ )"#"&e# ($ &)e )*e, )+#),
"$d *+$(& T)e %)*+!d )"e "$ "#e("&(*$ .*# &)e *# *. &)e
($(% "$d &)e P"%&*#"! *..(e
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2 S($e de"*$% *# !*%e! (&) &)e P"%&*#, &)e de"*$% %)*+!d 'e
!e"de#% ($ #*(d($/ .*# &)e e!."#e *. &)e P"%&*#
B A*($&e$&
1 T)*%e &)"& )"e 'ee$ e!e&ed ' &)e )+#) "$d "*($&ed ' &)e P"%&*#
+%& /* &)#*+/) " De"*$G% T#"($($/ P#*/#" U*$ %+e%%.+!
*!e&(*$ *. &)(% "($($/, &)e $"e *. &)e "$d(d"&e% (!! 'e &+#$ed *e#
&* &)e )"(#"$ *. &)e De"*$G% ($(% .*# *$%(de#"&(*$ &* 'e " "#& *.
&)"& ($(% I. " De"*$ e"%e% &* .+!.(!! &)e "'*e
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T)e *+$(! d(#e&ed &* e;"($e &)e de"*$% %)"!! 'e **%ed *.
&)e "%&*#, ($(&ed *#d"($ed "%&*#%, "$d *#d"($ed de"*$% *. $e(/)'*#($/
%(%&e# )+#)e%
d W)e$ &)e *+$(! #e*e$d% &)e *#d($"&(*$ *. de"*$%, &)e
*#d($"&(*$ %e#(e %)"!! 'e %)ed+!ed "% !ed ' &)e "%&*#
C D+&(e% *. " De"*$5
1 T* #*!"( &)e /*%e! ' e#%*$"! (&$e%%($/, &e")($/, *+$(&
e"$/e!(%, "$d &* %+*#& "$d #**&e )+#) %e#(e%:
2 T* "#e .*# )+#) e'e#% "$d *&)e# e#%*$% ($ &)e *+$(&: (e,
%e#($/ *+$(*$ +$de# &)e "+&)*#(& *. &)e P"%&*#, (%(&($/ &)e %( "$d
%)+& ($:
3 T* #*(de /+(d"$e "$d *+$%e!($/ "% d(#e&ed ' &)e P"%&*#:
4 T* %e#e *$ &)e *+$%e! (&) &)e P"%&*# ($ "!! "&&e#% e#&"($($/ &* &)e
e!."#e, "d($(%"&(*$, "$d (%%(*$ *. &)e )+#):
> T* *# (&) &)e T#+%&ee% ($ &)e "d($(%"&(*$ *. )+#) '+%($e%%
"&&e#%:
? T* "%%(%& ($ *#(e$&"&(*$ "$d ($%+&(*$ *. $e e'e#%:
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7 T* "%%(%& &)e P"%&*# ($ &)e *#d($"$e% *. B"&(% "$d &)e L*#dG% S+e#:
8 See &* %*!e "$ .e!!*%)( #*'!e *. &)e )+#)
T* 'e " *#"! %+*#& &* &)e P"%&*#, "*"$ )( )e$ee# "$d
)e#ee# *%%('!e *$ #e")($/ e$/"/ee$&%
10 T* "*"$ &)e P"%&*# *$ )*e *# )*%(&"! (%(&"&(*$% "% $eeded *#
#e
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T)e P"%&*# %)"!! "*($& "!! T#+%&ee% &* &)e T#+%&ee M($(% "$d de%(/$"&e
(&% )"(#e#%*$
C O#/"$(@"&(*$
1 T)e $+'e# *. T#+%&ee% %)"!! 'e $* !e%% &)"$ &)#ee 3 "$d
"*($&e$&% %)"!! 'e "de &* .(!! ""$(e% (.
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"$d /(.&% T)e %)"!! ee "!! )+#) #*e#& ($ /**d #e"(# "$d "($&"($
"de T)e C)+#) C!e#
A +"!(.("&(*$%
1 C"$d(d"&e% +%& 'e " e'e# ($ /**d %&"$d($/
2 C"$d(d"&e% %)"!! *%%e%% &)e .*!!*($/ %(!!%5
A e&(+!*+% "$d "+#"&e #e*#d ee($/
B /e$e#"! *#($/ $*!ed/e *. *..(e #*ed+#e% "$d "$"/ee$&
C /**d #(&($/, %e!!($/, "$d %e"($/ %(!!%
D "+#"&e &($/ %(!!%
E /**d *#/"$(@"&(*$"! %(!!%
9 "'(!(& &* **%e "$d #e"#e !e&&e#% "$d d*+e$&%
6 +%& 'e *+&e# !(&e#"&e
B D+&(e%
1 M"($&"($ *..(("! )+#) e'e#%)( #e*#d%, ($!+d($/ +-&*-d"&e !(%&($/
*. e'e#%)(:
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2 Re*#d '"&(%%, de"&)%, "$d edd($/%:
3 E$%+#e %".eee($/ "$d )"$d!($/ *. *..(("! "$d !e/"! d*+e$&%:
4 P#e"#e '+!!e&($-#*/#"% .*# S+$d" W*#%)( %e#(e% "$d *&)e#
%e("! *'%e#"&(*$%:
> P#e"#e "$$*+$ee$&% "$d $*&(e% &* 'e +'!(%)ed ($ S+$d" '+!!e&($%
"$d *$&)! $e%!e&&e#:
? ee +-&*-d"&e #e*#d% *. %( "$d %)+& ($:
7 A%%(%& (&) &)e #ee&(*$ *. $e e'e#%:
8 P#e"#e '"&(%"! "$d $e e'e# e#&(.("&e%:
W#(&e "$d +d"&e )+#) )(%&*# "$d ee " #e*#d *. "!! '+%($e%%
ee&($/%
10 Pe#.*# *&)e# d+&(e% "% "%%(/$ed ' &)e P"%&*#
SECTION ? 9($"$("! Se#e&"#
A +"!(.("&(*$%
1 C"$d(d"&e% .*# &)(% *..(e %)"!! *%%e%% &)e .*!!*($/5
" e&(+!*+% "$d "+#"&e #e*#d ee($/:
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' $*!ed/e *. .(/+#e%
/**d *#/"$(@"&(*$"! %(!!%:
d *+&e# !(&e#"
B D+&(e%
T)e 9($"$("! Se#e&"# (!! #e"#e *$&)! .($"$("! #e*#&%: #*(de
*(e% &* "$ e'e# +*$ #e
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. *+&e# !(&e#"
B D+&(e%
T)e T#e"%+#e# (!! "%%(%& ($ &)e #e"#"&(*$ *. &)e "$$+"! '+d/e& "$d %)"!!
e#.*# "$ *&)e# d+&(e% #e!"&ed &* &)e "d($(%"&(*$ *. )+#) .($"$e% "%
d(#e&ed ' &)e T#+%&ee% T)e T#e"%+#e# %)"!! 'e '*$ded
SECTION 8 T)e S+e#($&e$de$& *. S+$d" S)**!
A +"!(.("&(*$%
1 C"$d(d"&e% .*# &)(% *..(e %)"!! *%%e%% /**d *#/"$(@"&(*$ %(!!% "$d %)"!!
'e %(#(& .(!!ed "$d )"e " *#($/ $*!ed/e *. C)#(%&("$ Ed+"&(*$
B D+&(e%
T)e S+e#($&e$de$& %)"!! )"e /e$e#"! %+e#(%(*$ *e# &)e S+$d"
%)**! He%)e (% #e%*$%('!e .*# +'!((@($/ /e$e#"! S+$d" %)**!
"&((&(e%, %&".. #e#+(&e$&, "$d (!! )*!d #e/+!"# !"$$($/ "$d "($($/
%e%%(*$% T)e S+e#($&e$de$& (!! %e!e& !(&e#"&+#e "$d "&e#("!% (&)
"#*"! ' &)e P"%&*#
I CHURCH COMMITTEES
SECTION 1 6e$e#"!
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C*(&&ee% %)"!! 'e e%&"'!(%)ed "$d d(%%*!ed "% deeed $ee%%"#
+$!e%% *&)e#(%e ($d("&ed
A S&"$d($/ C*(&&ee%
1 S&"$d($/ C*(&&ee% "#e &)e *(&&ee% &)"& .+$&(*$ &)#*+/)*+&
&)e )+#) e"# S&"$d($/ C*(&&ee% "#e #e
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2 Ee$&% P!"$$($/ M($(%
3 Be$e*!e$e M($(%
4 Y*+&) M($(%
> B+(!d($/ 9+$d M($(%
? B+d/e& "$d 9($"$e M($(%
C D+&(e%
1 P"%&*#"! Re!"&(*$% M($(% %)"!! 'e #e%*$%('!e .*# /"&)e#($/ .+$d%
.*# &)e +#*%e *. #*(d($/ .*# "%&*#"! *$e#$% "$d $eed% T)e%e .+$d%
%)"!! 'e +%ed .*# &)e '"%( $eed% *. &)e "%&*# ($ #e!"&(*$ &* "%&*#"!
($(% T)e P"%&*#"! Re!"&(*$% M($(% %)"!! "!%* #*(de .*# &)e '"%(
$eed% *. (%(&($/ "%&*#% "$d ($(%&e#% &)#*+/) *!!e&ed .+$d%
2 Ee$&% P!"$$($/ M($(% %)"!! 'e #e%*$%('!e .*# e%&"'!(%)($/ &)e
)+#) "!e$d"# .*# &)e )+#) e"# T)e Ee$&% P!"$$($/ M($(% %)"!!
#e*#d "$d *e#%ee "!! #*/#"% &)"& (!! "..e& &)e )+#) "!e$d"# T)e
Ee$&% P!"$$($/ M($(% %)"!! '#($/ .*#&) #*/#"% &)"& (!! e$)"$e &)e
*e#"!! ($(% "$d (%%(*$ *. &)e )+#) N* #*/#" (!! 'e "dded
+$!e%% !e"#ed ' &)e Ee$&% P!"$$($/ M($(%
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3 Be$e*!e$e M($(% %)"!! 'e #e%*$%('!e .*# &)e "#($/ *.
e'e#% d+#($/ &)e(# &(e *. $eed "$d %($e%% T)e Be$e*!e$e M($(%
(!! 'e #e%*$%('!e .*# %e$d($/ .!*e#% &* e'e#% )* "#e %( *# )*
)"e e;e#(e$ed de"&) ($ &)e(# ."(!(e% T)e Be$e*!e$e M($(% (!!
ee " !(%& *. &)*%e e'e#% "$d /(e " #e*#& &* &)e P"%&*# "$d &)e )+#)
"'*+& &)e e!!'e($/ "$d %&"&+% *. &)*%e e'e#% T)e Be$e*!e$e
M($(% (!! "!%* 'e #e%*$%('!e .*# #"(%($/ "dd(&(*$"! .+$d% ($ *#de# &*
#*(de .*# &)(% ($(%
4 Y*+&) M($(% %)"!! 'e #e%*$%('!e .*# dee!*($/ #*/#"% &)"&
&"#/e& &)e $eed% *. &)e *+&) ($ &)e )+#) "$d *+$(& T)e Y*+&)
M($(% (!! "++!"&e ($.*#"&(*$ "'*+& &)e *+&) ($ &)e )+#) "$d
*+$(& "$d %e& + *+e") ($(%(e% &)"& (!! %ee &* e$)"$e &)e
%(#(&+"!(& *. &)e *+&) T)e Y*+&) M($(% (!! 'e #e%*$%('!e .*# *#($/
(&) &)e S+$d" S)**! S+e#($&e$de$& &* %e& + ed+"&(*$"! #*/#"% .*#
&)e *+&)
> B+(!d($/ 9+$d M($(% (!! 'e #e%*$%('!e .*# dee!*($/ "% "$d
e"$% &* "(d ($ &)e "#e "$d *$%+&(*$ *. &)e )+#) T)e B+(!d($/ 9+$d
M($(% %)"!! 'e #e%*$%('!e .*# e%&"'!(%)($/ #*/#"% &)"& %ee &* ee&
&)e *$/*($/ de"$d% *. &)e 'e"+&(.("&(*$ *. &)e )%("! %+&+#e *. &)e
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)+#) T)e B+(!d($/ 9+$d M($(% (!! 'e #e%*$%('!e .*# *!!e&($/ .+$d%
.#* e'e#% .*# &)e +#*%e *. "($&"($($/ &)e )+#) %+&+#e
? B+d/e& "$d 9($"$e M($(% %)"!! *$%(%& *. &)e B+d/e& M"$"/e#,
9($"$("! Se#e&"#, T#e"%+#e#, &* 2 de%(/$"&ed T#+%&ee%, "$d C)"(#"$
*. De"*$%
T)e d+&(e% *. &)e B+d/e& "$d 9($"$e M($(% %)"!! 'e &* *!!e& ee!
&(&)e% "$d *..e#($/% "$d &* #e*#d &)e "*#d($/ &* #*e# "*+$&($/
%&"$d"#d% T)(% ($(% (!! "!%* 'e #e%*$%('!e .*# #e"#($/ &)e '+d/e&
.*# &)e .(%"! e"# .*# #e%e$&"&(*$ &* &)e )+#) T)e #e%e$&"&(*$ %)*+!d
'e d*$e %(;& ?0 d"% #(*# &* &)e $e;& .(%"! e"#
T)e B+d/e& "$d 9($"$e M($(% %)"!! 'e #e%*$%('!e .*# #e*e$d($/
'+d/e& #e(%(*$%, (. $eeded, &* &)e P"%&*# "$d )+#)
T)e B+d/e& M"$"/e# (!! 'e "*($&ed ' &)e P"%&*#
FA!! M($(%(e% +%& #e%e$& " '+d/e& #**%"! &* &)e B+d/e& "$d 9($"$e
M($(% (&) !e"# de&"(!% "'*+& &)e +#*%e "$d +%e *. .+$d% #e
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" P+'!( *#%)( %e#(e% %)"!! 'e )e!d #e/+!"#! *$ S+$d"
*#$($/% T)e%e %e#(e% ($!+de #"e#, #e")($/ "$d &e")($/ *. &)e
*#d, "$d +%( ($(% A$ %e("! #e%e$&"&(*$% %)"!! 'e %+'e& &*
P"%&*#"! "#*"!
' A& !e"%& *$e " ee, &)e#e %)"!! 'e &e")($/ "$d %)"#($/ *. &)e
*#d &)#*+/) " *#e)e$%(e B('!e %&+d
I& %)"!! 'e &)e #"&(e *. &)e )+#) &* *'%e#e &)e L*#dG% S+e#
"& !e"%& *$e " *$&) (&) &)e #e"d($/ *. &)e C)+#) C*e$"$&
I 6e$e#"!
Se&(*$ 1 U%e *. S*("! Med("5
" I$ #e/"#d% &* &)e )+#), (&% e'e#%, "$d (&% (de$&(&, %*("!
ed(" %)*+!d *$! 'e +%ed .*# &)e %(#(&+"! + '+(!d($/ "$d
#**&(*$ *. &)e )+#) I. " e'e# *. &)e )+#) +%e% %*("!
ed(" ($ "$ e..*#& &* dee"$ *# de%* &)e #ed('(!(& *. " e#%*$
*# &)e ($(% *. &)e )+#), &)e *..e$d($/ e'e# (!! 'e
#e*ed .#* e'e#%)(
' S*("! ed(" "$ 'e +%ed &* *%(&(e! #**&e &)e e%%"/e, &)e
($(%, "$d "$d"&e *. &)e /*%e! *. Je%+% C)#(%&
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Se&(*$ 2 U%e *. Ce!! P)*$e%5
" Ce!! )*$e% "$ *$! 'e +%ed ($ &)e )+#) %"$&+"# .*# &)e
+#*%e *. #e"d($/ *. " B('!e "%%"/e O&)e#(%e, e!! )*$e% "#e
$*& e#(&&ed &* 'e +%ed d+#($/ %e#(e
Se&(*$ 3 U%e *. C)+#) P#*e#& "$d N"e
" T)e P"%&*# "$d T#+%&ee% %)"!! "#*e +%e *. &)e #*e#& .*#
*&)e# &)"$ #e/+!"# %)ed+!ed )+#) .+$&(*$%
' A!! /"&)e#($/% *.. )+#) #*e#& )e!d ($ &)e $"e *. )+#) %)"!!
'e %+'e& &* &)e "#*"! *. &)e P"%&*# "$d De"*$%
9#"&e#$"! *#/"$(@"&(*$% (!! 'e e#(&&ed &* +%e )+#) #*e#&
+*$ "#*"! .#* P"%&*#, De"*$%, "$d*# T#+%&ee
d A$ (%(&($/ M($(%&e# P"%&*# )* )"% 'ee$ ($(&ed &* %e" +%&
'e "#*ed ' &)e P"%&*#
SECTION 2 P"%&*#G% ""&(*$ "$d S"!"#
" T)e P"%&*# %)"!! )"e $* !e%% &)"$ &* 2 ee% "(d ""&(*$
e") e"#
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' T)e P"%&*#G% %"!"# %)"!! 'e #e(eed "$d de&e#($ed "& !e"%& *$e
" e"#, (&) *$%(de#"&(*$ /(e$ &* *%& *. !(($/
SECTION 3 M*$e&"# P#($(!e%
" A!! e'e#% "#e e;e&ed &* /(e #e/+!"# .($"$("! %+*#& &* &)e
)+#) "$d &* &)e "d"$ee$& *. (&% *+e") ($(%(e% T)e #e/+!"#
.($"$("! %+*#& *. e") e'e# (% *$e &e$&) *. *$eG% /#*%% ($*e
' A %&"&ee$& *. e") e'e#G% *$('+&(*$ %)"!! 'e /(e$ "& &)e
e$d *. e") e"# ' &)e 9($"$("! Se#e&"#
A!! )+#) #e*#d% %)"!! 'e "+d(&ed ' "$ *+&%(de #*.e%%(*$"!
"+d(&*#
SECTION 4 Le/"! P#*(%(*$%
" T)(% )+#) %)"!! )"e &)e #(/)& &* *$, '+, *# %e!! &"$/('!e
#*e#&, '*&) #e"! "$d e#%*$"!, ($ (&% *$ $"e "$d &)#*+/) #*e#!
e!e&ed *..(e#%, )e$ "+&)*#(@ed ' *&e *. &)e )+#)
' N* #*.(& %)"!! ee# "#+e &* &)e 'e$e.(& *. "$ ($d((d+"! .#* &)e
"%%e&%, )*!d($/%, *# *&)e# "$%"&(*$% *. &)(% )+#)
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