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IPHC Church Manual - Extension Loan Fund

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Bylaws<br />

Article I. Organizational Structure – General Level<br />

h. The Council of Bishops shall establish the corporate<br />

structure of the <strong>IPHC</strong> Financial Services.<br />

i. The Council of Bishops shall provide for and maintain<br />

an online database of briefs of legal cases and court<br />

rulings affecting the International Pentecostal Holiness<br />

<strong>Church</strong>. This limited-access database shall serve as a<br />

resource for Conferences and churches facing legal<br />

action.<br />

j. If it becomes necessary or beneficial to create,<br />

transfer, or discontinue a ministry/department between<br />

sessions of General Conference, the Executive<br />

Committee of the Council of Bishops shall present the<br />

recommendation to the Council of Bishops. After<br />

consultation with the Finance Committee, a two-thirds<br />

majority vote of the Council of Bishops shall be<br />

required for approval.<br />

k. The Council of Bishops shall consider for approval the<br />

chief executive officer of Falcon Children’s Home<br />

recommended by the Falcon Children’s Home Board<br />

and the Executive Committee of the Council of<br />

Bishops.<br />

l. The Council of Bishops shall determine the date and<br />

location of General Conference.<br />

m. The Council of Bishops shall address appeals<br />

regarding determinations of the General Conference<br />

Delegate Certification Committee. Such appeals shall<br />

be submitted in writing to the Council of Bishops. The<br />

decision of the Council of Bishops shall be final.<br />

n. The Council of Bishops shall serve as the board of<br />

trustees for all real property of the International<br />

Pentecostal Holiness <strong>Church</strong>, Inc. Real property shall<br />

be acquired or disposed of only after approval of two<br />

thirds of the Council of Bishops.<br />

o. The Council of Bishops shall establish the<br />

requirements and qualifications that must be met for all<br />

clergy credentials.<br />

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