# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_July 10 11 2015_S6
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

5. OFFICERS AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES
Example:

“This congregation shall have the following officer positions:
a. A president shall preside at all meetings of the congregation and monitor the congregation’s
compliance with the constitution and bylaws of the congregation. He shall also perform such other
duties as are common for his office or as directed by the congregation from time to time.
b. A secretary shall keep and preserve accurate records of the congregation, making available
minutes of its meetings, also handling its correspondence and such other duties commonly
required of the office.
c. A treasurer shall keep and preserve accurate records of all receipts and disbursements, submit a
written report at all regular meetings of the congregation, and assure the accuracy and propriety of
its financial transactions.”
6. NOMINATIONS, ELECTIONS, TERMS OF, AND REMOVAL FROM OFFICE
Example:

“Officer positions of this congregation shall be filled and function according to the following provisions:
a.

b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Individuals may be nominated by voting members at an annual election meeting. All nominees
shall be voting members noted for their Christian knowledge, zeal, and experience in the work of
the church.
Nominees who receive a majority of the votes cast by the voting members present at the meeting
shall be declared elected.
All elected officers will begin terms of office on the second Sunday of the month following their
election.
Officers shall serve terms of two years and shall serve no more than two successive terms in a
position without a break of at least one year.
Elected officers shall not receive compensation from the congregation.
In the event of a vacancy in an office, the office shall be filled by election.”

7. BOARDS AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES
Example:

“This congregation shall have one or more boards established by the voters’ assembly of the congregation
with responsibilities established by resolution of the congregation as are necessary to assist the called
workers, elected leaders, and members of the congregation in carrying out its mission and ministry.”
8. AMENDMENTS TO THESE BYLAWS
Example:

“These bylaws may be amended in a properly convened meeting of the voters assembly in the following
manner:
a.

Amendments shall be adopted by a majority of all votes cast, provided the proposed change has
been announced in a previous meeting or has been submitted in writing to all communicant
members at least two weeks prior to the meeting.
b. Revised bylaws must, as a condition of continued membership in good standing in The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod, be submitted to the president of the district for review by the district’s
constitution committee and favorable action by the district’s board of directors before being
adopted by the congregation.”
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“WHEREAS, We have been called Lutheran since the formation of our Synod (and since reformation times) and are
thankful for our doctrinal background and heritage; and
WHEREAS, The name Lutheran clearly identifies what the member congregations and The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod believe, teach and confess; and

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