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Bylaws Article III. Organizational Structure – Local Churches Article III. Organizational Structure – Local Churches The International Pentecostal Holiness Church affirms local churches as the primary representation of the body of Christ in their local communities. Accordingly, the primary focus of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church is to serve local churches and facilitate their ministry. A. Local groups of people wishing to associate with the International Pentecostal Holiness Church after the original adoption of these Bylaws at the 2009 General Conference may do so in one of the following ways: 1. As a Member Church Each new Member Church shall be categorized as either a Planted Member Church or a Transfer Member Church as follows: a. Planted Member Church 1) A Planted Member Church is a newly created church which is first organized with the support of and/or under the name of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, Inc., or one of its subdivisions by meeting the criteria in paragraph 2) below. 2) In order to organize as a Planted Member Church, a group must consist of twenty (20) or more persons, including at least twelve (12) persons 18 years of age or older, who have met the following criteria: a) The group has officially expressed a desire to associate with the International Pentecostal Holiness Church and has applied for recognition as a Member Church by a Conference. b) If located in a state that permits nonprofit religious corporations, the group has legally incorporated. 131
Bylaws Article III. Organizational Structure – Local Churches c) The group is in accord with the International Pentecostal Holiness Church Manual, including, but not limited to, the Articles of Faith, Covenant of Commitment, and Bylaws. d) The group consists of an adequate number of spiritually qualified members to fill the offices of the local church called for in its bylaws. e) The group enters into the appropriate Planted Membership Agreement with the Conference. f) The Conference Executive Council has approved the group’s application and the organizational structure of the group. b. Transfer Member Church (Affiliate Member Status) 1) A Transfer Member Church is an existing, previously organized church which was planted and organized without any association with or support from the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, Inc., its subdivisions, or its name and later becomes a member of an IPHC Conference by meeting the criteria in paragraph 2) below. 2) In order to become a Transfer Member Church, a group must consist of twenty (20) or more persons, including at least twelve (12) persons 18 years of age or older, who have met the following criteria: a) The group has officially expressed a desire to associate with the International Pentecostal Holiness Church and has applied for recognition as a Transfer Member Church by a Conference. b) If located in a state that permits nonprofit religious corporations, the group has legally incorporated. c) The group is in accord with the International Pentecostal Holiness Church Manual, including, 132
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