# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_April 13 14 2012_S2
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Upon action by the district convention, the commission requests that a clean copy of the amended Articles
and Bylaws be provided to the Office of the Secretary of the Synod (Bylaw 3.3.3.2 [f]).
Note: During its recent review of district and other agency articles of incorporation, the commission
has noted wide variance in content in the documents and intends to provide, in due time, a template to
assist agencies in determining the content of their Articles of Incorporation—documents by which
districts and other agencies inform the outside world of the purpose and basic structure and operations of
their organizations.
108. Southern District Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws Review (11-2595 [A])
Upon final review of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Southern District, the commission
granted its approval and expressed its appreciation for the district’s efforts and cooperation. Upon action
by the district convention, the commission requests that a clean copy of the amended Articles and Bylaws
be provided to the Office of the Secretary of the Synod (Bylaw 3.3.3.2 [f]).
109. Rocky Mountain District Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws Review (11-2609 [A])
Upon final review of the Bylaws of the Rocky Mountain District, the commission granted its approval
and expressed its appreciation for the district’s efforts and cooperation. The commission reminds the
district that it has yet to receive the district’s Articles of Incorporation for review. Upon action by the
district convention, the commission requests that a clean copy of the amended Articles and Bylaws be
provided to the Office of the Secretary of the Synod (Bylaw 3.3.3.2 [f]).
110. Minnesota South District Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws Review (11-2615 [A])
Upon final review of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Minnesota South District, the
commission expressed its appreciation for the district’s efforts and cooperation and granted its approval
pending the following additional changes:
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In the Articles of Incorporation, the title which currently reads “Article II, Section 1. d)” should
read “Article II, Section 3. d).”
Under Bylaw 4.2.13.3, paragraph b), the CCM encourages using the terminology “multiplecongregation parish” when referring to two or more congregations served by the same pastor(s).
Under Bylaw 4.2.15.2, paragraph a), “clergy roster of the district” will need to be replaced with
“clergy roster of the Synod” as in Synod Bylaw 4.3.1.
Regarding Bylaw 4.2.15.3, the paragraph will better read: “After the vice-presidents have been
selected from each region, a ballot shall be cast by the district convention to rank the vicepresidents, which action shall also constitute election.”
Regarding Bylaw 4.5.16, the commission noted that its earlier recommendation that reference be
made in this Bylaw to Synod Bylaw 1.5.7 was apparently overlooked.
Regarding Bylaw 4.11.3, the title should be changed to reflect the content of the paragraph, to
read: “Full-time Positions of the District.”

Upon final action by the district convention, the commission requests that a clean copy of the amended
Articles and Bylaws be provided to the Office of the Secretary of the Synod (Bylaw 3.3.3.2 [f]).

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