# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_August 9 11 2013_S14
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This corporation shall have power to acquire by gift, grants, 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 objectives of the corporation; 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
(insert name of state where Articles are filed) or the laws of any state in which said property is
located.
Article VII Constitution and Bylaws
a. The Constitution of The Lutheran Church―Missouri Synod is also the Constitution of this
corporation.
b. The Bylaws of The Lutheran Church―Missouri Synod shall primarily be the Bylaws of this
corporation. This corporation may adopt additional bylaws that are not in conflict with the
Constitution, Bylaws, and resolutions of the Synod.
Article VIII Dissolution
a. In the event this corporation is dissolved or its existence otherwise terminates or is
terminated, after the payment of the debts of the corporation, all right, title, and interest in
and to its property, whether tangible or intangible and whether real or personal, shall
thereupon automatically vest in or be transferred to the Synod, and this corporation covenants
and agrees to execute and deliver to the Synod such documents and instruments and to take
such other and further actions as the Synod may deem reasonably necessary or desirable, in
order to evidence and give full effect to the foregoing. This provision may not be altered or
deleted without the approval of the Synod in convention or the Board of Directors of the
Synod.
b. If, however, on the date of such proposed dissolution, The Lutheran Church―Missouri
Synod, a Missouri Corporation, or its successor, is no longer in existence, the assets of the
corporation may distributed to any other Section 501(C)(3) organization as designated by the
board of directors.
Article IX Relationship to the Synod
This corporation, as part of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, acknowledges its allegiance
to the Synod and to the convention of the Synod. It submits to the authority of the Synod and the
convention. It accedes, recognizes, and accepts the doctrine taught and practiced in the Synod (Art. II)
and also the Articles of Incorporation, Constitution, and Bylaws of the Synod, as currently in effect
and as may hereafter be amended from time to time.
a. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the organizational documents of this
corporation and the Articles of Incorporation, Constitution, or Bylaws of the Synod, as may
hereafter be amended from time to time, the Articles, Constitution, or Bylaws of the Synod
shall control and govern.
b. This provision may not be altered or deleted without the approval of the Synod in convention
or the Board of Directors of the Synod.
c. Neither The Lutheran Church―Missouri Synod nor The Lutheran Church―Missouri Synod
Incorporated is responsible for the debts or other obligation of this corporation nor do they
represent or endorse the fiscal solvency of this corporation.

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