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Bylaws Article VI. Trials and Appeals Article VI. Trials and Appeals A. Discipline Discipline is an exercise in spiritual authority for which the church is ultimately responsible. Disciplinary action is taken so God may be honored and the purity and integrity of the ministry may be maintained. Its purpose is to provide a way by which those under discipline may repent and seek restoration, while protecting the spiritual welfare of the church. Disciplinary action should be dispensed in mercy. B. Reasons for Disciplinary Actions 1. Being out of harmony with the Covenant of Commitment of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church 2. Any unbecoming conduct that reflects on the ministry of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church and tends to destroy its influence C. Initiative 1. All accusations should be settled, if possible, by the investigating board without a trial, according to the principles of Matthew 18:15-17. 2. Should the accused confess and repent, the board to which he is amenable will draft a plan of restoration according to the International Pentecostal Holiness Church Manual guidelines. 3. Should the accused not confess, the following procedures will be followed: a. Local Church Any person giving reason for disciplinary actions (based on section B) shall be investigated by the Senior Pastor and the Local Church Administrative Council. Accusations must by made in writing and signed. When there are accusations against a Local Church Administrative Council member, he shall 177
Bylaws Article VI. Trials and Appeals absent himself from the investigation. 1) If a thorough investigation produces valid and factual information that would merit a trial, formal charges shall be prepared and sent to the defendant by certified mail. The charges shall include the following: a) Accusations b) Section of the Bible violated c) Section of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church Manual violated d) Name(s) of the person(s) filing the original complaint e) Consequences of ignoring the charges f) Assurance of a fair trial The defendant shall be given a written twoweeks’ notice of the trial. 2) An ecclesiastical jury, equal in number to and separate from the Local Church Administrative Council, shall be appointed by the Local Church Administrative Council to try the case. The jury shall keep its inquiry and findings confidential. One member of the Local Church Administrative Council shall be appointed to present the charges. The defendant may appoint counsel from the membership of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church or act as his own counsel. The Senior Pastor shall set the time and place of the trial as expeditiously as possible and chair the proceedings. A two-thirds vote of the ecclesiastical jury shall declare the verdict. 3) The Local Church Administrative Council shall determine the disciplinary action according to the severity of the case and the repentance of the 178
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