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IPHC Church Manual - Extension Loan Fund

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Bylaws<br />

Article III. Organizational Structure – Local <strong>Church</strong>es<br />

(5) The nominating committee may nominate<br />

as many other Local <strong>Church</strong> Administrative<br />

Council member nominees as it desires.<br />

The church shall elect from the list of<br />

nominees the number of persons<br />

necessary to fill open positions.<br />

(6) All nominees shall prayerfully consider their<br />

particular qualifications, gifts, and<br />

availability to serve.<br />

(7) Those persons elected shall have full<br />

voting rights on the Local <strong>Church</strong><br />

Administrative Council.<br />

(8) Local churches shall arrange the method of<br />

selection of the Local <strong>Church</strong><br />

Administrative Council so no person shall<br />

serve on the Council more than eight (8)<br />

consecutive years. (Pastors are excluded<br />

from this provision.) This rule is not binding<br />

where there are not enough qualified<br />

people eligible to serve or if an alternative<br />

structure has been approved by the<br />

Conference Executive Council.<br />

(9) The Local <strong>Church</strong> Administrative Council<br />

may serve as trustees of the church<br />

property. When trustees other than the<br />

Local <strong>Church</strong> Administrative Council are<br />

elected, they shall be members in good<br />

standing of the International Pentecostal<br />

Holiness <strong>Church</strong>. The church shall replace<br />

any church trustee who refuses to carry out<br />

the desires of the local church.<br />

f) Authority and Duties of the Local <strong>Church</strong><br />

Administrative Council<br />

(1) The Local <strong>Church</strong> Administrative Council is<br />

amenable to the Senior Pastor and the<br />

church body.<br />

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