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IPHC Church Manual - Extension Loan Fund

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Bylaws<br />

Article II. Organizational Structure – Conferences<br />

(3) All Conference boards and committees<br />

i) The Conference Superintendent shall be<br />

responsible for presenting an annual calendar<br />

of Conference events and programs to the<br />

Senior Pastors and churches in his Conference.<br />

j) In case of a vacancy in the office of Senior<br />

Pastor, the Conference Superintendent shall<br />

immediately provide for pastoral oversight until<br />

the vacancy is filled.<br />

k) The Conference Superintendent or his<br />

appointee shall have the authority to organize<br />

new churches.<br />

l) In case of differences between a minister and a<br />

layman, or the minister and the Local <strong>Church</strong><br />

Administrative Council, the Conference<br />

Superintendent shall:<br />

(1) Secure a written, signed statement from<br />

the complainant.<br />

(2) Meet with the minister and party or parties<br />

and endeavor to settle the differences<br />

without a formal hearing.<br />

(3) Call the Conference Executive Council for<br />

a formal hearing if the differences cannot<br />

be settled.<br />

m) The Conference Superintendent shall receive<br />

reports from all Conference departments and<br />

ministries.<br />

n) The Conference Superintendent shall have the<br />

authority to counsel and advise all Conference<br />

ministries.<br />

o) Where there is a possibility of an independent<br />

church or congregation joining a Conference,<br />

and the church or congregation agrees to come<br />

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