# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1998_S293
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BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE 291

Article IV Meetings

This corporation shall have general synodical meetings once in
every three years, or as often as may be determined by resolution of
said corporation. Special meetings may be called in such manner
as may be provided by the Constitution or Bylaws of The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod.

Article V Officers

The officers of this corporation shall consist of a President,
Vice-Presidents as specified by the Bylaws of The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod, a Secretary, and a Treasurer.

The voting members of the Board of Directors shall consist of
the President and Secretary of The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod and such additional directors as shall be elected from time to
time in accordance with the Bylaws of The Lutheran Church—Mis-
souri Synod. The First Vice-President and the Treasurer shall be
nonvoting members of the board.

The officers, voting members of the Board of Directors, the
First Vice-President, and the Treasurer shall be elected at the gen-
eral meetings of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod for such
terms as shall be specified by the Bylaws of The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod, and shall serve until their successors are
duly elected and have qualified.

Article VI Property

This corporation shall have power to acquire by gift, grant,
demise, devise, bequest, purchase, or otherwise, property of every
kind and description, real, personal, or mixed; to hold and use such
property and deal with, or dispose of, any or all such property by
sale, exchange, or gift, when necessary or expedient to carry out
the objects and purposes of the corporation; to receive, maintain,
and administer endowments, legacies, pension funds, retirement
funds, and such other general or trust funds as may be necessary
for tHe operation of said corporation or for the accomplishment of
its purposes; provided that all such property shall be acquired, dealt
with, or disposed of in a manner not in conflict with the laws of the
State of Missouri or of the laws of any State in which said prop-
erty is located.

Article VII Bylaws

This corporation shall have and make such Bylaws as may be
necessary to accomplish its purposes and shall have power to create
such offices, committees, and other subordinate bodies as may be
necessary to accomplish its general and special objects.

Article VIII Amendments

Amendments to these Articles of Incorporation may be made at
any time at a regular called meeting of this corporation by a ma-
jority of the voting delegates present at such meeting, provided
such amendments are not inconsistent with the Constitution or the
laws of the United States or the State of Missouri.

tions of the Synod shall be the voting members of the corpora-
tion. All other members shall be nonvoting or advisory members.

Article [V Meetings

This corporation shall have general meetings, called synodical
conventions, at least once every three years, or as often as may be
determined by resolution of the corporation. Special meetings may
be called in such manner as may be provided by the Constitution or
Bylaws of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. All officers,
the Board of Directors of corporate Synod, and all corporations,
boards, and other subordinate bodies defined in such Constitution
or Bylaws shall be responsible to the synodical convention which is
the ultimate authority of the corporation.

Article V Officers

The corporation shall have a board of directors of such number
and qualifications and who shall be elected in such manner and for
such terms of office as shall be set forth in the Constitution or By-
laws of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. In addition, the
corporation shall have officers having such qualifications and who
shall be elected or appointed in such manner and for such terms of
office as provided for in the Constitution or Bylaws of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

Article VI Property

(no change)

This corporation shall have power to acquire by gift, grant,
demise, devise, bequest, purchase, or otherwise, property of every
kind and description, real, personal, or mixed; to hold and use such
property and deal with, or dispose of, any or all such property by
sale, exchange, or gift, when necessary or expedient to carry out
the objects and purposes of the corporation; to receive, maintain,
and administer endowments, legacies, pension funds, retirement
funds, and such other general or trust funds as may be necessary
for the operation of said corporation or for the accomplishment of
its purposes; provided that all such property shall be acquired, dealt
with, or disposed of in a manner not in conflict with the laws of the
State of Missouri or of the laws of any State in which said prop-
erty is located.

Article VII Bylaws

This corporation shall have and make such Bylaws as may be
necessary to accomplish its purposes and shall have power to create
such corporations, boards, offices, and other subordinate bodies as
may be necessary to accomplish its general and special objectives
and in such Bylaws assign responsibilities to those bodies.

Article VIII Amendments

Amendments to these Articles of Incorporation may be made at
any time at a regular called meeting of this corporation by a ma-
jority of the voting delegates present at such meeting, provided
such amendments are not inconsistent with the Constitution of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod or Constitution and laws of the
United States or the State of Missouri.

Board of Directors
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod