LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters — Minutes St. Louis, Missouri — JULY 2, 1963, Page 9

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 "I                               a.   Communicant members in good standing may be transferred by
                  the pastor to a sister congregation immediately upon their request.       Such transfer

     I            shall be reported to the Voters' Assembly for approval at its next meeting. Mem-
"I                bers who move out of the community and thereby become inactive shall be encour

                  aged to transfer their membership to the sister congregation nearest to them.


                                 b.    Communicant members who join congregations outside of our

J                 fellowship thereby terminate their membership. Their names shall be removed
|                 froth the membership list by resolution of the Voters1 Assembly.


I                                c* Communicant members whose whereabouts are unknown and
j                 whose addresses cannot be established shall have their names removed by reso-

j                 lutidn of the Voters* Assembly.

                                 a.    Communicant members who conduct themselves in an unchristian

                  manner shall be admonished according to Matthew 18:15-20; if they remain impeni-

\                 tml dhet proper admonition, they shall be excommunicated. Each case shall be
|                 pr«seated individaally to the Voters' Assembly for action.     A unanimous vote by

•'                thte^yoters present Shall be required for excommunication.      If such member deli-

[                 beraSfeely Absents himself from the meetings at which his case is to be discussed/

!                 ©3? i^s^itjfe oth&r manner makes it impossible to deal with him, he thereby excom-
',            : municite* himself.       '                                                             "" '




                                         members are male communicants who have reached the age

                  oit-■t^8|ity^.one\&6%t* and who have been received by the Voters* Assembly. *


                             ^|^'^|fteh -desire to receive voting members at a lower age should seek
                              .;JMf,'1W whether this is permissible under the law of their Stales.




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