LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 2010, Page 123

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ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Article II. Objectives and Purposes
The objectives and purposes of this corporation are:
a . To unite in a corporate body Evangelical Lutheran
congregations that acknowledge and remain true to the
Book of Concord of the year of our Lord 1580 as a true
exhibition of sound Christian doctrine .
b . To assist in the establishment of Evangelical Lutheran
congregations and preaching stations .
c . To assist, advise, and protect member congregations
and ministers of religion–ordained and ministers of
religion–commissioned of The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod, to provide for their ecclesiastical
supervision in matters of doctrine and practice
and their administration of official duties, and to
acknowledge and assert the protections granted by
the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United
States .
d . To support the establishment and maintenance of
theological seminaries, colleges, universities and other
institutions of learning to train ministers of religion–
ordained, ministers of religion–commissioned, and
laity for service in the Evangelical Lutheran Church .
e . To spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the
world by every means possible .
f . To provide assistance and resources to the congregations
and agencies of the Synod for the dissemination of the
Christian Gospel .
g . To establish and conduct all such enterprises and
endeavors and to exercise such further power as may
be necessary or expedient to carry out the objectives
stated in the Constitution of The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod .

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Constitution or Bylaws shall be responsible to the Synod convention, which is the ultimate authority of this corporation .
Article V. Officers
This 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 Bylaws of The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod . In addition, this corporation shall have other 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 .
The management authority and duties of the Board of
Directors of this corporation shall be limited to the extent
such authority and duties are delegated by the Constitution
and Bylaws of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod to other
officers and agencies of the Synod . The management authority
and duties of the Board of Directors and such other officers and
agencies shall be defined in the Constitution and Bylaws, and
each of them shall be responsible to The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod for the proper and prudent fulfillment of the
authority and duties so designated to them . In the case of any
conflict or uncertainty in determining the authority and duties
of the officers and agencies, the opinions of the Commission
on Constitutional Matters of The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod interpreting the Constitution and Bylaws of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod shall be binding, unless
and until overruled by a convention of the Synod . In case of
any conflict or uncertainty relative to the applicability of the
laws of the State of Missouri, such issues shall be resolved in
accord with the provisions in the Constitution and Bylaws of
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod .

Article III. Membership

Article VI. Property

Membership in this corporation is held and may be acquired
by congregations, ministers of religion–ordained, and ministers
of religion–commissioned, as defined by the Constitution and
Bylaws of this corporation, who confess and accept the confessional basis of Article II of the Constitution of The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod . The member congregations of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod shall be the voting members of this corporation . Congregations shall exercise their
voting power through clergy and lay delegates representing
the member congregations in such number as may be determined from time to time in accord with the Constitution and
Bylaws of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod .

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 this 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
this 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
property is located .

Article IV. Meetings
This corporation shall have general meetings, called conventions, at least once every three years, or as often as may be
determined by resolution of the Synod in convention . 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 and agencies of the Synod, defined in such

Article VII. Constitution and Bylaws
This corporation shall have such constitution and 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
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