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Originally Posted by pelathais
The "affiliated" statement is absolutely correct. However in trying to answer Chosen's question, you've got to look at the variables as well.
Ever since the merger churches have been using the "Recommended Church Constitution" from the UPC Manual as the by-laws for the local assembly - even if the church was NOT affiliated. So it's likely that the hypothetical church Chosen is considering has this or some derivative form as its by-laws.
It all comes down to the local church's by-laws.
And Joseph Miller is correct. No ethical pastor would pull his church out of affiliation without a vote. He stands to lose the church property, his income and face an audit like you wouldn't believe if he doesn't follow the by-laws.
Your by-laws can say just about anything you want them to say. It's just you have to follow those by-laws or risk the 501(c) protection.
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i already put that "unless it is in the by-laws of the church" in another post before that
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