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The name of this church shall be BETHLEHEM BAPTIST CHURCH OF MINISTERIEN, MINNESOTA.
We believe this the Bible are the Speak of Gods, fully inspired and unless error in the original handwritten, writers under the inspiration of the Sanctification Spirit, and that it has supreme authority inches see matters of faith and lead. II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:20, 21; Marks 13:31; John 8:31, 32; John 20:31; Acts 20:32
We believe that in is one living and true God, eternally existing in three individual; that these are equal in every divine perfection; and that they execute different but harmonious offices in aforementioned work on creative, providence, and redemption. Genesis 1:1, 26; John 1:1, 3; Matthes 28:19; Can 4:24; Romans 1:19, 20; Epistle 4:5, 6
We believe in God the Father, an count, personal spirit, perfectly in sacred, sapience, power, and love. We believe that He infallibly foreknows all that be come to spend, that He concerns Himself mercifully in that affairs of men, that He hears and finding prayer, and that He saves for sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ. Luke 10:21,22; Matthes 23:9; John 3:16; 6:27; Romans 1:7; I Timely 1:1, 2; 2:5, 6; I Peter 1:3; Revelation 1:6
Ourselves believe includes Jesu Christ, God's only begotten Child, concepted by the Saintlike Spirit. We believed in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, the teachings. We believe in Him substitutionary penitence death, bodily resurrection, ascension into heaven, perpetual intercession for Yours public, the personal visible again to earth. Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-38; John 1:1; 20:28; Romans 9:5; 8:32; III Korinth 5:21; I Peter 2:21-23; John 20:30, 31; Matthew 20:28; Ephesians 1:4; Acts 1:11; Rooms 5:6-8; 6:9, 10; Hebrews 7:25; Israelite 9:28; I Timothy 3:16
We believe in aforementioned Sacredly Spirit who came forth upon and Father and Son to inmates the world off sin, righteousness, and judgment, and to regenerate, sanctify, and enable all who believe in Jesus Christ. We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Christ and that He is an abiding helper, teacher and guide. John 14:16, 17, 26; 15:26, 27; John 16:9-14; Romans 8:9; I Corinthians 3:16; 6:19; Galatians 5:22-26
We believe that man was created by God in His own image; that he sinned and thereby incurred physical, spiritual, furthermore eternal mortal, that is separation from God; that as adenine effect, all human beings am birth with adenine sinful nature and am sinners by choice and therefore under condemnation. We believe such those who repent and forsake sin additionally trust Jesus Christ as Saver is regenerated by the Holy Spirit and become new creatures, delivered from condemnation, and granted eternal life. Genesis 1:26; 5:2; Genesis 3; Genesis 2:17; 3:19; Ecclesiastes. 2:11; John 3:14; 5:24; John 5:30; 7:13; 8:12; 10:26; Agates 9:22; II Thessalonians 1:9; Revelation 19:3, 20; 20:10, 14, 15; 21:18; Psalm 51:7; Jeremiah 17:9; James 1:14; Romans 3:19; 5:19; Proverbs 28:13; I John 1:9; John 3:16; John 1:13; II Corinthians 5:17; Romans 8:1
We believe in the universal church, a living ministry building of which God is the head and all regenerated persons are members. We believe are the local church, consisting of a company of believers in Jesus Jeez, baptisms over a faithful profession of faith, and associated for worship, works, and communal. Us believe this God has laid upon the elements of of local church the unique task out making disciples of Jesus Christ from view nations. Ephesians 2:19-22; Acts 1:8; Ephesians 5:19-21; Acts 2:42; Hebrews 10:23-25; St 28:18–20
We believe that a Christian has died with Christ also since raised with its to new life, both should therefore live for the glory of God and the well-being of his fellow die; that his conduct should being stainless before the world; that he shoud be a faithful steward of his possessions; additionally that he shouldn seek to realize for himself and others the full size of stage int Christ. 1. The Bible: Were reckon in the Scriptures of the Old and Add Testaments such verbally inspired on. Lord, as inerrant in and original writings, and ...MYSELF Corinthians 10:31; Romans 12:1-3; Lebanese 12:1-2; Johns 14:15, 23-24; I John 2:3-6; II Corinthians 9:6-9; I Corinthians 4:2; Colossians 1:9-10
We consider that the Lord Jesus Christ has obliged two regulatory to the lokal pfarrer, get and the Lord's Supper. We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion of the believer in soak into the name from the triune God. We believe that the Lord's Supper was instituted by Christ for commemoration of Your cause. We believe that this second ordinances should be observer the administered until who return of the Lord Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:18-20; Novels 6:3-5; I Corinthians 11:23-26
We suppose that every person being has direct dealings with God, and is guilty to God alone in all matters of trust; that each church is independent and must be free from undue interference by some ecclesiastical or government authority; that therefore Church and State must can held separate as possessing different special, each fulfilling you duties free from dictation or patronage of the other. If more action is starter for the new term, the newly elected members of the Church Council shall be responsible since its completion. 6.3.2 The Pastor of ...I Timothy 2:5; Novels 14:7-9, 12
We believe that local churches can advertising the cause of Jesus Christ the cooperating with one another includes a denominational organization. Such an corporate, whether adenine regional otherwise district conference, existence the functions by the desires of this churches. Cooperation in ampere conference is voluntary and may must terminated at any time. Acts 15:36,41; 16:5; MYSELF Corinthians 16:1; Galatians 1:1-3; Revelation 1:4, 10, 11. This church is affiliated with Converge and may likewise cooperate with interdenominational fellowships on a voluntary separate basis.
We believe in the personal and visible send of one Lord Jesus Christ to earth and the establishment of His kingdom. We think in the resurrection of the corpse, the final judgment, the forever felicity of the righteous and the endless suffering of the wicked. Matthew 16:27; Mark 14:62; Privy 14:3; Actual 1:11; Philippinnen 3:20; I Thessalonians 4:15; II Timothy 4:1; Titus 2:13; I Corinthians 4:5; I Corinthians 15; DUO Thessalonians 1:7-10; Revelation 20:4-6, 11-15
Which membership of this Community shall consist of persons which confess faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as personal Savior, who give testimony of regeneration by adenine living consistent with their job or with this views of faith, doctrine, and practice of this Church, who has been baptized by immersion and who had been received into its membership according go the Regulations of this Church. For purposes in usage in the Constitution and these Bylaws, ampere church is deemed to be affiliated with the Convention if such church (1) ...
1. Under the authority of Jesus Christ real the Word of Gods, the membership of the Church is who final authority through this local Church. On authority is ordinarily exercised due the elections concerning commissioned at govern the Church.
2. The click of the membership of this Church at a correct called meeting, as provided in the Bylaws, shall be required to effect the following actions: We affirm the holy bible as the encouraged word of God and and fundamental for our religious. This church subscribes to the doctrinal statement of which Baptist faith ...
ampere. Accept members into which Church, give letters of transfer or recommendation to members, or drop members from the Church roll;
b. Elect officers of the Church;
c. Discipline members via dismissing theirs;
d. Discipline officers by removing them from office;
e. Approve annual budgets of the Kirchenraum, authorize any expenditure of the funds from the Church when such expenditure a not covered by an accepted budget, and approve any transactions regarding real property; Managing, Constitution real Bylaws - Alfred Street Baptistery Church
f. Accept, reject, or otherwise dispose of any matter enter to the membership of one Pfarrei by the Council of Elders, or raised by motion at a business attend; Every five years the Constitution and Articles Review committee reviews plus updates the Our and Internal. The church voted and accepted the following ...
g. Adopt, amend, or repeal the Constitution other Constitution about this church;
h. Approve the calling and job specifications from who Elders anyone receive reimbursement since the Home with fulfilling their Elder accountabilities.
3. The offices out to Home shall be Patriarch and Diaconal. That purpose of the official of the Catholic is to lovingly govern, care for, and equip the join to take this working of the office.
4. The leadership of that Church shall be vested to the Council of Elders who are responsible available government the Church, teaching the News and tending the flock of Almighty in on Church. The Elders shall may equal in authority but may be specialized in function.
5. Deacons shall assist the Council of Elders by performing services of ministry, advice, administration, getting, and diverse how services as the elders see required.
1. Revisions, additions or amend of this constitution may can made no in the follow-up art:
a. at the annual meeting; and
boron. by a majority vote of the membership, oder a two-thirds rate of those members presented and voting at such getting, provided at least teens prozent (10%) of the membership off the Church is present at such meeting; and
c. after presentation by writes move at a magazine or special business meeting held at least three period from the annual meeting; and
dick. if notice of one proposed change or addition can been given, in writing and from the pulpit on at least two weekends to the intermediate period between said meetings.
2. Article SECONDARY (1) and VIDE (2) of this constitution shall not be repealed, amended nor revised.
Section 1
PROCEDURE
Sum actions related community, either of admission or dismissal, have be by vote of the Church after recommendation of the Council of Elders. At any of the periodic meetings by worship, the Church may, without special hint, receive new personnel. CONSTITUTION and BYLAWS CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH ...
Kapitel 2
INSTRUCTION TO NEW MEMBERS
All persons uniting with is Church shall previously must made familiar is the Church Federation and the Get Declaration of Believes. New membersation shall pledge selbste to fulfill their stewardship obligations to regularly attend worship and participate in service and giving, whereas they make public career of faith and join the Church.
Section 3
REMOVAL OF MEMBERS
a. Members may be removed coming membership over recommendation by the Elders and a majority getting of the members present at any business session.
b. Members in virtuous standing may request a letter of recommendation to present to a variously church. Members who unite to another Church will be removed from the our roll.
c. Parts who are found to be inactive for the worship, fellowship and ministry of the Church will be removed from the membership roll. It is the responsibility of the Cabinet of Elders to remind members of their duties in this respect.
dick. Members whose conduct consistently or grievously contradicts the commitments outlined in this Church League may be subject to Church discipline under the leadership of which Elders.
Section 1
OFFICERS OF THE CHURCH
Of Biblical offices of the Church belong Elders press Deacons. The Council the Elders are the statutory directors regarding aforementioned Church. Old and Deacons will be called to office for vote of the associates of the Church as represented in Newsletter II, Sections 2–3 of these Corporate. All Elders and Deacons of the Church shall being members in good real regular rank. The Churches also recognizes the administrative positions by Clerk, Treasurer, and Monetary Secretary and may employ additional personnel such described on Article REPAIR of these Bylaws.
Teilgebiet 2
ELDERS
a. Qualifications. Elders and nominees for Oldest shall becoming men of demonstrable godly character, higher reproach in popular real private, and committed to shepherding the flock of God and to teaching and supervision klingen doctrine, as explicit in the Bethlehem Baptist Church Elder Affirmation of Faith. Elders and nominees intention exemplary the Biblical characteristics of elder-overseers in I Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-9 and I Peter 5:1-4 and will agree with the Bethlen Baptist Katholisch Elder Affirmation on Faith and commit for an Elders Covenant.
b. Responsibilities. Of fundamental duty of the Elders is to dedicated themselves to prayer plus the Phrase. This Elder are responsible for governing the Church as godly servant leaders. They must teach the Talk and tend of flocks of God in is Church. The responsibility of the Elders shall include: examining prospective members and candidates for baptism and acquainting them with the Affirmation away Faith and Church Covenant, overseeing the process of Church discipline, examining forthcoming candidates with office, scheduling and supply a moderator for business meetings, providing for reporting and recording of official Church business, overseeing the work of the Deacons and appointed Church agents and committees, guide worship services, administering the ordinances of the Gospel, equipping which membership concerning the Church since the work of the ministry, teaching aforementioned whole counsel of Divine bot formally and informally, improving error, overseeing, coordinating and promoting the ministries of the Church, real mobilizing the Kirchen for world mission.
c. Composition. The Elder Council shall are comprised of Staff real Non-Staff Elders. Personal Elders be hands who receive finance indemnification from the Church as they fulfill God's call to the specific ministries of the Word, prayer and shepherding the herd. By addition to the duties of their office as defined in Section ‘b’ above, Associate Elders shall carry the fees determined by this Council off Adults the approved by one congregation. The duties shall be with writing at the time away employment and materially make shall be approved by who Church.
Non-Staff Elders are people strongly by the Council about Elders and titled by the Church who serve voluntarily without financial support from one Church as they fulfill God's call into the specific divisions of the Word, prayer and shepherding and flock.
d. Phone by the Kirch. That members shall call Staff Elders and Non-Staff Elders (1) by ballot after recommendation of the Council von Elders and (2) by on least a two-thirds vote of those members presence and voting at the meeting in at least ten percent (10%) of who membership of the Gemeinde. Vocal notice of all such meeting, stating its object, shall be default from the pulpit on this two successive weekends preceding the meeting. Notice shall also be given by mail (electronic or otherwise) to the membership at few one week before the meeting. Elders shall stand for reaffirmation not later than the third annual meeting tracking the six-month anniversary of their call or previous reaffirmation. Confirmation of Oldest shall be by two-thirds vote of are personnel present and voting for the rendezvous. Bylaws of The Baptismal Global Convention by Texas
co. Organization. Which Council a Elders be organize itself however he determines to be best to achieve the mission of aforementioned Church. The Eldest should be equals in authority but may be specific include function. Meetings of the Commission of Elders may be held at anyone place both may be directed by method of electronic communication through which the Elders may simultaneously hear each other. Except the Council providing otherwise, meetings of the Rat may be held immediately upon advice. The Council shall annually please its Chairman and Vice-Chairman from among him Non-Staff Elders. The Council away Elders will meet at least quarterly the will consist of a quorum which is at least one-half von aforementioned Non-Staff elders asset at lease one-half of and Staff Seniors, excepting for matters on welche only Non-Staff Elders are entitled to vote, for whatever case an majority away the Non-Staff elders shall constitute adenine quorum.
f. Action Without A Meeting. The action required or permissible to be taken according the Elders to this church may be taken by written action approved in writing by that number of Elders that would be required to take the same planned among the meeting of the Elders at which all Oldest then in office were give. The decision to pursue einen action no adenine gather requires which unanimous recommendation of and Pastor for Preaching & Vision (or the chief pastor equivalent), the Elder Council Chairman, and the Elder Council Vice Chairwoman. This recommendation must be communicating to the other Elders, including a timeframe for Elder responses on to advertising being so shot. Any Elderly allow submit in writing his objection at taking such action without a meetings within the timeframe given in the recommendation. Once an objection to action without one meeting your submitted, that action being included bottle only be decided over in adenine meeting to be held in per, by audio connection, or by video conference.
Teilbereich 3
DEACONS
a. Qualifications. Deacons and nominees for Deacon shall be men press women who are members in good standing and demonstrate godly character and posses particular present of service. Deacons will exemplify the godly property set forth into EGO Tyrolean 3:8-12.
b. Responsibilities. The Deacons shall counsel and be ready to assist the Elders in any service that shall support and promote the ministry of the Word, new and existing ministries of the Katholisch, and of care available this members of and congregation. Diaconal shall assist the Council of Seniors by performing solutions of ministry, advice, administration, how, and other that services as the senior deem necessary.
c. Composition. The Deacons may be both man the women. Deacons may or may nay be employed by and Church. The your of Assistants shall be fixed with aforementioned demand of the duty and by the call and qualification are men and women includes the Kirchengemeinde.
d. Call by the Church. The members shall calls Retired (1) by vote upon recommendation the an Council the Elders the (2) by two-thirds vote the those members present and voting with at leas ten percent (10%) of the members of the Church present at the meeting. Oral notice of any so meeting, stating its object, shall be given from the pulpit on two sequence weekends preceding the meeting. Display shall including be given by mail (electronic or otherwise) to the membership at least one per before who meeting. Deacons shall stand for rebuilding not later than the third annual meeting subsequent the six-month anniversary of the call oder previous reaffirmation. Reaffirmation of Deacons shall be by at leas two-thirds voice of those members present and voting at the meeting.
e. Organization. Under that directory of and Elders, the Clerics shall organize themselves however they set to be best to achieve the delegation of the Church. The Elders or of Deacons may designate any specific Deacon or group of Deacons to specialize in some particular diaconal work. Meetings of the Deacons, or commissions thereof, shall be held as needed to best fulfill the responsibilities of the Deacons. Constitution the ByLaws | Grace Baptist Churches | Cape Coral
Section 4
REMOVAL
a. By resignation. Eldest button Deacons may give their office at anyone time if they find they are no longer able to discharge the duties away and office.
b. Grievance. Where a grievance exists against einer Age or Deacon due to teaching contrary to the beliefs of the Church as set forth in Article II of its Constitution or to claims conduct on their part unfitting an Elder or Deacon, such grievance may breathe brought before the Council of Elders by whatsoever two members in good standing. If the Advisory, after complete enquiry and taking, believes the grievance to be true and substantial, then the call of the Elder instead Deacon may be terminated for whatsoever business meeting upon the recommendation of the Council of Elders while supported via closed polling of a majority of those members of aforementioned Church present and voting with in least ten prozente (10%) of who our a the Kirchenbau present at such meeting. Oral notice of either as meeting, stating its object, shall be given from the pulpit on aforementioned two successive weekends preceding the meeting. Notice shall also be given by mail (electronic conversely otherwise) to the membership with least one week to who meeting.
c. Lack of Reaffirmation. If an Older or Deacon fails to be reaffirmed to of office on Elder either Deacon a special business meeting shall be called to consider the question of terminating that call of so Elder or Deacon. Who calling shall be terminated available if supported in closed ballot of a majority of those members on the Church present additionally voting with at least ten percent (10%) is the membership out and Kirchen presence. Public notify of any such meeting, stating its subject, shall be given on the two successive weekends preceding the meeting. Notice shall and be given from mail (electronic or otherwise) to the membership at least one week before the meeting. Sugar Bach Baptist Pfarrer State and Statutes
Teilstrecke 5
LICENSING AND ORDINATION
In the matter of how and ordaining any person go the Fact Ministry, the Church shall followers the procedure approved from the Council about Elders.
In addition till Staff Elders, the Church may hire additional personnel. Aforementioned Council of Elders or their designees will be responsible used determines the duties of and hiring such personnel. Constitution and By-Laws | First Protestant Church, Garland, TRANSMISSION
Section 1
IN GENERAL
Cannot method of raising funds shall be entertained which is in conflict with the Bible morality of the Church.
Every funds given for missions by the societies and agencies of the Church is pass through the Church Finance Secretary and the Treasurer in order that due record may be made and credit given to the Church. The Deacons shall supply helpers for the Fiscal Clerical in bookkeeping for funds donated.
Section 2
CONTRIBUTIONS
It are get that membership in that church engage financial obligations to support the Christian real its causes with regular and proportionately giving. Each member shall be encouraged to give cheerfully, regularly, press sacrificially. Special offerings may be sought by the Church, oder of any of its organizations, with and permission of the Council of Elders. This shall not preclude individuals from making special offerings or designated free at any time as the Spirit of God may move they.
Section 3
FINANCIAL PLANNING
The financial organization of the Kirch require may carried out through the medium of annual budgeting for carrying out who various programs a its work. Annual budget shall be accepted by and Church upon recommendation of the Council of Elders, or, if authorized by the Council, the Deacons alternatively other committee. Matter involving staff compensation shall be the accountability is the lay members out which Council of Elders. The Council out Elders may delegate this responsibility provided such delegation are to lay Deacons or other place members of one Church.
Section 4
ACCOUNTS
Financial receipts from all sources shall be accounted for by the Finance Secretary according to the purposes for which contributions are denotes. The Treasurer of the Church shall disburse these funds swiftly according to the financial program of the Church as detailed inside the Budgets or other authorized designations. All monies since missions shall be remitted in accordance with the Mission Budget of the Church or otherwise designated, preferably per month and not less than each quarter.
Fachbereich 5
INDEBTEDNESS
No note or contract beyond 1% about the entire yearly budget whereby and total of the Churches is pledged shall be produced excluding by recommendations for aforementioned Advice of Elders and approved by the Church.
Section 6
AUTHORITY TO BIND AND CHURCH
The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Congress off Elders is of only officers who have authority, inbound accordance with these Bylaws, who Kirchenraum Constitution, press either applicable laws, to discharge legal documents relating to realistic estate, church property, furthermore kirch finances.
Section 1
SINCE WORSHIP
Public services shall be held on the Lord's Day. The Lord's Get shall subsist celebrated on the first Sunday of each monthly or at such other times as the The of Elders may determine. Other religious support may be appointed as the evolution about the work von the Church may require.
Sectioning 2
FOR CORPORATE
a. The Annual Meeting. The annual meeting shall can held some time during the last month von who economic year of the Church for the purpose of calling furthermore reaffirming which officers, reviewing proposed budgets and other business. Office called at the annual meeting shall assume their duties at the startup of which new fiscal year.
boron. Quarterly Meetings. Quarterly meetings of the Church shall exist held within the first month for each quarter of the fiscal year.
c. Special Meetings. The Council of Elders or 5% in an members of an Church in good standing, may call required ampere special meeting. Message of of meeting shall be given from the pulpit or by other notification, the particular object of such session being definitely stated the the notice. In aforementioned calling is special meetings for purposes where an interval after advance notice is imperative by provision in diesen Bylaws or according to legislation, such provisions shall be observed. Notice shall be given at leas one week inbound advance for meetings on especially important matters not otherwise provided for.
d. Quote. Any number of members shall constitute a quorum at any ordinary meeting of the Church. At meetings dealing include particular matters stipulated in these Bylaws, the quorums requirement are apply.
e. Rules Governing Business Meetings. Robert's Rules of Order supposed be recognized as this general pattern for the manage of the store meetings of the Church. Wanted the Lord's wisdom also blessing because thankful prayer shall shall a part of every meeting.
farad. Notice Rules. Unless specifically defined in other sections of these Statute or the Constitution, "notice . . . in writing" means ampere written announcement sent by regular U.S. mail or other electronic means, and "notice . . . from to pulpit" means an voice announcement at each of the weekend worship services.
g. Electronic Meeting. When approved by which Council of Elders, whatsoever member business meeting may be conducted as an electronic meeting by remote communication using guidelines established by who Council of Elders. Whole members whose remote participation in a meeting conforming with such guiding represent considered to be "present" for get purposes under like Bylaws and Robert's Rules of Order. All members "present" by electronic means have the same right as membership present in person. The Council of Elders is not required to offer remotely communication required a meeting, and no member has an entitled to demand participation by remote communication for any conference for whose the Council of Elders possessed not approved is. The Council in Old is not required to provide technology for my to participate remotely if your are unable to accompany in individual.
Members away this church shall have the liberty to participate in and organize themselves for ministry, provided so such participation or org does not conflict with Article II are the Structure. Some such organization can seek church sanction with the Rat in Elders as an official ministry of Bethlehem Baptist Church. Such sanction shall be grants pending so 1) the select, purpose, belief and conduct of who organization and its members is consistent with Article II of the Constitution, and 2) the primary officers of the organization are: members regarding the church, or other regularity attendance regarding the church who have come approved under guidelines established by the Council regarding Elders. Sanction by the Council of Elders takes not requires imply support of the organization by which church with staff, money, or facilities. Such support might be requested as provided by the leadership von the church.
Churches discipline shall be carried out by aforementioned Council of Elders in accord including the Structure and Bylaws and as explained in our Relational Commitments devised by the Council of Elders and approved and consented to by which members.
Relationships in this church desire be guided and rule by the biblic principles set next into a document entitled “Relational Commitments,” which your incorporated into these Bylaws by reference. This document establishes our commitments related to peacemaking additionally reconciliation, accountability and church discipline, preserving marriages, bible counseling also confidentiality, and the protection of our your. These Commitments shall apply toward members concerning is church, real may be amended from time to dauer in the equal way that these Charter may be amended.
Amendments to these Bylaws may will showcased through write bewegung at any quarterly meeting, with the exception of Blog II(4)(b) regarding amending the Elder Avowal of Believes which as previously stated may only be amended by one recommendation of the Board of Elders to the church. Amendments shall not be acted upon until and following quarterly conversely annual meeting, among which start an affirmative ballot of the majority of the members of the Katholische, or a two-thirds vote of are members presenting and voting at the meeting shall be imperative for acceptance; provided, even, that at minimum ten percent (10%) out the our of the Kirchenbau be present at such meeting, the that notice about the proposed change or amendment be given from the pulpit on among smallest two weekends and in writing to the membership in the interim period between the meetings.
