Section 458.526 – United Missionary Churches; Triplicate Articles, Delivery to Corporation and Securities Commission; Fees; Filing.
458.526 United Missionary churches; triplicate articles, delivery to corporation and securities commission; fees; filing. Sec. 6. Triplicate originals of the articles shall be delivered to the Michigan corporation and securities commission. If the commission finds that the articles conform to the law, it shall, when all fees and charges have been paid as required by […]
Section 458.527 – United Missionary Churches; Government and Policy.
458.527 United Missionary churches; government and policy. Sec. 7. Said church, when so organized, shall be in all matters of church government and ecclesiastical polity subject to the discipline, usages and ministerial appointments of the United Missionary church, as from time to time authorized by the general conference of said church, and the annual conference […]
Section 458.459 – Reincorporation Under Act; Procedure.
458.459 Reincorporation under act; procedure. Sec. 9. Any church of the Evangelical association heretofore incorporated, or the trustees of which have heretofore exercised the powers of a body corporate may place itself under the provisions of this act by a majority of the members of said church executing articles of incorporation according to section 3 […]
Section 458.460 – Construction of Acts.
458.460 Construction of acts. Sec. 10. In all proceedings that may arise or be brought in any of the courts of this state touching or in any way concerning churches that may be incorporated under this act, all other acts or parts of acts shall be so interpreted and construed as to give full force […]
Section 458.521 – Applicability of Act.
458.521 Applicability of act. Sec. 1. This act shall be applicable to the corporation heretofore incorporated under any general or special act as a Mennonite Brethren in Christ church, and to churches hereafter incorporated under this act as United Missionary churches. History: 1949, Act 265, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Section 458.522 – United Missionary Churches; Incorporation; Change of Name in Articles.
458.522 United Missionary churches; incorporation; change of name in articles. Sec. 2. The articles of association of every ecclesiastical corporation heretofore incorporated under any general or special act of this state as a Mennonite Brethren in Christ church in the name of which the words “Mennonite Brethren in Christ” appear are hereby amended by deleting […]
Section 458.523 – United Missionary Churches; Organization, Number of Persons.
458.523 United Missionary churches; organization, number of persons. Sec. 3. It shall be lawful for any number of persons not less than 5, of full age, with the consent of the district superintendent of the district in which the proposed church is to be located, to organize and procure the incorporation of a United Missionary […]
Section 458.524 – United Missionary Churches; Articles of Association, Certificate.
458.524 United Missionary churches; articles of association, certificate. Sec. 4. The persons desiring to organize such church shall execute and acknowledge, before any persons authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds, articles of association in writing, whereby they shall agree to organize a church which shall be governed by the discipline, rules and uses of the […]
Section 458.525 – United Missionary Churches; Contents and Form of Articles.
458.525 United Missionary churches; contents and form of articles. Sec. 5. Said articles of association shall contain the following items: First. The name of said church. Second. The township, village or city, and the county in which it shall be located. Third. An agreement to worship and labor together according to the discipline, rules and […]
Section 458.429 – Reincorporation Under Act; Saving Clause.
458.429 Reincorporation under act; saving clause. Sec. 9. The trustees of every church organization that have heretofore been incorporated by virtue of the provisions of chapter 176 of volume 1 of Howell’s annotated statutes of the state of Michigan and amendments thereto providing for the incorporation of Holland Christian Reformed churches may become reincorporated under […]