IPHC Church Manual - Extension Loan Fund
IPHC Church Manual - Extension Loan Fund
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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