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IPHC Church Manual - Extension Loan Fund

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Constitution<br />

Article VIII. <strong>Church</strong> Property and Titles<br />

to acquire title and possession. If two thirds of the<br />

congregation of the local church shall move to another<br />

place of worship, retaining its status as an operating<br />

International Pentecostal Holiness <strong>Church</strong> Member<br />

<strong>Church</strong>, the local church may, with the written approval of<br />

the Conference Executive Council, sell its former church<br />

property or hold it for a reasonable time for future sale, and<br />

may retain the proceeds of the sale for local church use.<br />

9. Each deed to an unincorporated local church shall contain<br />

language substantially as follows: [Seller], to [Trustee],<br />

[Trustee], [Trustee], trustees for the [Name of the <strong>Church</strong>]<br />

International Pentecostal Holiness <strong>Church</strong>, an<br />

unincorporated church association, and their successors in<br />

office. The following paragraph should appear after the<br />

property description:<br />

This conveyance is made for the use and benefit of the<br />

ministry and membership of the International<br />

Pentecostal Holiness <strong>Church</strong>, in accordance with the<br />

faith of said church and provisions of the International<br />

Pentecostal Holiness <strong>Church</strong> <strong>Manual</strong>. This provision is<br />

for the benefit of the grantee, and grantor reserves no<br />

right or interest in the premises.<br />

This same paragraph shall appear in a deed to an<br />

incorporated church. It should also be recommended for a<br />

will devising property to a local church.<br />

C. Conference Property<br />

1. Each Conference shall have the same rights and duties<br />

with regard to its ownership, sale, and mortgaging of real<br />

property as is set out above for Planted Member <strong>Church</strong>es.<br />

The relationship of the Conference to the International<br />

Pentecostal Holiness <strong>Church</strong>, Inc., shall be the same<br />

relationship as between the Planted Member <strong>Church</strong> and<br />

the Conference with regard to the ownership, sale, and<br />

mortgaging of real property. When it is determined by the<br />

International Pentecostal Holiness <strong>Church</strong>, Inc., that a<br />

Conference shall have ceased using its church property in<br />

accordance with the faith of the church and provisions of<br />

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