LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 2001, Page 55

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SYNODICAL REPORTS 55

Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Therefore, the members at
LCEF’s annual meetings in November 1998 and 1999 amended
Article H, Sections !, 2, 3, and 6 and Article VI of the Bylaws of
LCEF to reflect these changes as follows:

ARTICLE II

Section |. The Board of Directors of the LCEF shall be composed
of eleven twelve individuals, at least two (and no more than four) of
whom shall be on The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s official ros-
ter of pastors and called teachers. Board of Directors members must be
communicant members of congregations, which are members of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Fer-efthe Eleven Directors will
be elected by the Members. The Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer of
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod shall be the eleventh twelfth
Director, with voice but no vote. The elected members of the Board of

Directors shall have an understanding of the effects and purposes of this
Corporation and demonstrate an expertise in fields and areas closely re-
lated thereto. No more than two elected Directors can be from the same
district of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

Section 2. Directors shall be elected for terms of three years. The
election of Directors shall be according to staggered terms, with Di-
rectors to be elected each year as follows: Five of the directors, at
least two of whom shall be on The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s
official roster of pastors and called teachers, shall be selected without
regard to the regions in which they reside; the other six who shall be
tether laypersons shal] be selected with one from each of the six re-
gions. In one election a Director shall be elected from the South, East
Central, and North Central region; in the next election, two roster and
twe-et-terge-Direeters three laypersons shall be elected as Directors
without regard to the regions in which they reside; and in the next
election Directors shall be elected from the East, West, and West Cen-
tral region.

3 - Directors
shall serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified. A Di-
rector shalf be ineligible to be reelected after serving four consecutive
full terms in office. Directors shall cease to be eligible to serve at any
time that they cease to be communicant members of congregations of
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Elected Directors may be re-
moved by the-Members a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Board
of Directors of the LCEF at any time, with emwithertcause. Seetton.
A vacancy on the Board of Directors shall be filled by election by the
Members of the LCEF at any regular or special meeting.

Section 6

1. That the following sentence currently contained in the first para-
graph of ARTICLE II, Section 6 of the Bylaws of LCEF is
hereby deleted: “The Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod shall be Treasurer/Chief Fi-
nancial Officer of the LCEF” and that such deleted language is
replaced with the following: “The Board of Directors, in its
sole discretion, may elect, as an additional officer or officers,
a Treasurer and/or Chief Financial Officer.”

2, That ARTICLE II, Section 6, subsection g. of the Bylaws of
LCEF is hereby deleted and the current ARTICLE I, Section
6, subsection h. is hereby re-designated as subsection g.

ARTICLE VI

3. That the following language currently contained in ARTICLE
VI of the Bylaws is hereby deleted: “...the provision in Article
II, Section 6, stating that the Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer
of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod shall be the Trea-
surer/Chief Financial Officer of the corporation...”

Article IH. The Board of Directors

Beginning with the election of three members of the Board of Di-
rectors at the convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
in the year 2001, the following is the revised Bylaw:

Section |. The Board of Directors of the LCEF shall be composed
of twelve individuals, at least two (and no more than four) of whom
shall be on The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s official roster of
pastors and called teachers. Board of Directors members must be com-
municant members of congregations, which are members of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Hever Eight Directors will be
elected by the Members. Three Directors will be elected by The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod assembled in convention and
shall include one ordained or commissioned minister of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and two laypersons. The Trea-
surer/Chief Financial Officer of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
shall be the twelfth Director, with voice but not vote. The elected mem-
bers of the Board of Directors shall have an understanding of the ef-
fects and purposes of this Corporation and demonstrate an expertise in
fields and areas closely related thereto, such as knowledge of real es-
tate, management and financial planning. No more than two elected
Directors can be from the same district of The Lutheran Church—Mis-
souri Synod.

With the installation of officers elected at the convention of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod occurring in the year 2001, the
following is the revised Bylaw:

Section 2. Directors shall be elected for terms of three years. The
election of Directors shall be according to staggered terms, with Di-
rectors to be elected each year as follows: Five of the directors, at
least two of whom shall be on The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s
official roster of pastors and called teachers, shall be selected without
regard to the regions in which they reside; the other six who shall be
laypersons shall be selected with one from each of the six regions. In
one election a Director shall be elected from the South, East Central,
and North Central region; in the next election, two roster and three
laypersons shall be elected as Directors without regard to the regions in
which they reside; and in the next election Directors shall be elected
from the East, West, and West Central region.

Subsection A. The eight Directors to be elected by the Members
shall be elected in three consecutive annual elections. In one elec-
tion, a Director, who shall be a layperson, shall be elected from each
of the South, East Central, and North Central regions; in the next elec-
tion, two resterand-three_leypersens-shall-be-eleeted-as- Directors Di-
rectors, one of whom shall be an ordained or commissioned minister
of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, shall be elected without
regard to the regions in which they reside; and in the next election, a
Director, who shall be a layperson, shall be elected from each of the
East, West, and West Central regions,

Subsection B. The three Directors to be elected by The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod shall be elected at the regular
triennial convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod,
provided that two shall be laypersons and one shall be an ordained
or commissioned minister of The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod.

Beginning with the installation of officers elected at the conven-
tion of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod occurring in the year
2001, the following Section 3 shall replace the previous Section 3:

Section 3. Directors shall serve until their successors are duly elected
and qualified. A Director shall be ineligible to be reelected after serving
four consecutive full terms in office. Directors shall cease to be eligible
to serve at any time that they cease to be communicant members of con-
gregations of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Bteeted-Bitee-
ters-Directors elected by the Members of the LCEF may be removed
by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Board of Directors of the
LCEF at any time, with cause._Directors elected by The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod assembled in convention may be removed
by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Board of Directors of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, with cause. A vacancy entke
Boerd-ebireeters occurring in the position of a director elected by
the Members of the LCEF shall be filled by eteetton-by-the Members
of the LCEF at any regular or special meeting. A vacancy occurring in

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