# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S465
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 465

Wuereas, The special committee has presented its report in
unprinted Memorial 76 recommending that the Charter be amended
in its entirety; and

Wuereas, Your Floor Committee on Constitutional Matters has
reviewed the revision of the Charter and has approved the recom-
mendations of the special committee; therefore be it

Resolved, (1) That the Charter of Synod be amended in its

entirety as follows:
ARTICLE I— NAME

The name of this corporation shall be “The Lutheran Church —
Missouri Synod.” An office of the corporation shall be located in
the City of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri.

ARTICLE II — OBJECTS

The objects of this Corporation shall be:

a. To unite in a corporate body the members of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church who acknowledge and remain true to the Book
of Concord of the year of our Lord 1580 as a true exhibition of
sound Christian doctrine.

b. To train ministers and teachers for service in the Evangelical
Lutheran Church.

c. To assist and advise congregations, pastors, and teachers
affiliated with The Lutheran Church — Missouri Syndd, and exer-
cise supervision over such pastors and teachers as to doctrine,
practice, and performance of their official duties.

d. To establish, build, conduct, and maintain theological sem-
inaries, colleges, academies, schools, and other institutions of
learning.

e. To assist in the establishment of Lutheran congregations
and preaching stations.

f. To spread the Gospel by means of radio and television
broadcasting, visual education, and all other forms of missionary
endeavor, throughout the world.

g. To print, publish, purchase, sell, and otherwise disseminate
Bibles, books, periodicals, literature, music, and other supplies, for
‘congregations, schools, Sunday schools, preaching stations, and
institutions. ;

h. To establish and conduct all such enterprises and endeavors
and exercise such further powers as may be necessary or expedient
to carry out the objects and purposes for which this corporation
is organized.