# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1979_S109
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RESOLUTIONS

109

synodical Board of Directors, so that it is clear that
being an auxiliary is not a guarantee on the part of
the Synod for the fiscal] solvency of or any financial
responsibility for the organization or for services
expressly or impliedly offered; and

7. be consistent with the doctrine and practice of
The Luthern Church—Missouri Synod as set forth in
the Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions,

c. Privileges. Auxiliary status in the Synod pro-
vides for—

1. a listing of the organization and its officers in
The Lutheran Annual;

2. recognition as an auxiliary in the Handbook of
the Synod;

3. an opportunity to report to the Synod in con-
vention; and

4. the opportunity to raise funds within the Synod
to support the auxiliary program.

d. Recognition.

on consultation with the organization in question.

2. The listing in The Lutheran Annual shall
Provide a statement that such listing is not a guar-
antee on the part of the church body for the fiscal
solvency of the organization or any financial respon-
sibility for such organization or for services expressly
or impliedly offered.

The following organizations are recognized as
synodical auxiliaries: .

1. International Lutheran Laymen’s League

2. International Lutheran Women’s Missionary
League

17.03 Listed Service Organization
a. Definition. A service organization other than

an auxiliary may apply to the synodical Board of
Directors for listing in The Lutheran Annual if it
satisfies the following requirements:

1. It identifies itself with the Synod but is not a
part of the Synod’s constitutional structure;

2. It operates with freedom and self-determination
as a ministry within the Synod while complying with
the responsibilities as outlined in Section 17.03 b;

3. It is involved in program activities that extend
the mission and ministry of the church;

4. It is independent in the establishment and
evaluation of its own objectives, activities, and pro-
grams, in its organization and administration, and in
financial matters while complying with the respon-
sibilities as outlined in Section 17.03 b;

5. It is classified by the Internal Revenue Service
as a 501 ¢(3) corporation; and

6. Ithas the members of member congregations of
the Synod as a source of voluntary financial support.

b. Responsibilities. Such an organization shall
enter intoa relationship with the Synod through the
appropriate boards or commissions of the Synod as

1. coordinate, cooperate, and communicate its
Programs through its designated board or commis-
sion;