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Section 4. Membership a. The ICAF is a fellowship Association of both individuals and church bodies who agree without reservation with the Statement of Faith and purposes of the Fellowship. ICAF, is an organized fellowship, Therefore since the Bible teaches that all true believers are baptized into the body of Christ by the Holy Spirit, let it be determined that this fellowship shall seek fellowship with all believers of like mind and doctrine, and that we will abstain from fellowship with all that is ungodly, worldly, or otherwise contrary to the Word of God. b. Reception of members: All applicants for membership must give testimony of their agreement with and obedience to the Statement of Faith of the Fellowship by signature on the membership application form. They shall submit any membership fees determined by the General Board of Directors along with necessary information for the annual directory. Members who fail to renew their membership in time for the production of the annual directory may be included for the following year at the discretion of the General Board of Directors, but must pay any fees due or become inactive. c. Discipline and Dismissal of Members: Members who persist in sin after the scriptural procedures found in Matthew 18:11-22 have been exercised by their local jurisdictional Bishop, or who by their persistent resistance to attempts to contact them make reconciliation impossible, or who are known to be out of fellowship with the Statement of Faith and purposes of the Fellowship, and will not alter their direction, shall be excluded by a authority of the Jurisdictional Bishop, subject to the approval of the Executive Board of Directors.
Article V Meetings Section 1. There shall be an annual meeting of the Fellowship. Regional meetings shall also be held. Satellite meetings in states and areas are encouraged. Section 2. Special Business Meetings of the Board of Directors can be called at the discretion of the Executive Board, by the call of the presiding Bishop/President, providing adequate notice is given to all Board members with the particulars of the meeting stated. Section 3. Quorum: Nine members shall constitute a quorum of the Board of Directors, and two members shall constitute a quorum of the Executive Board of Directors.
Article VI Standing Resolutions The positions and procedures of the International Church Assemblies Fellowship not specifically stated or explained in this Constitution shall be included as standing resolutions, which shall be adopted or rescinded at any time by the action of a majority of the General Board of Directors or, on matters not related to administration, by the membership.
Article VII
Dissolution of Corporation and Liquidation of Property Section 1. In the event that the dissolution of the International Church of Associates should ever become necessary, the elected officers and active members remaining at the time of dissolution shall have full authority to enforce this provision. Section 2. All active members shall be notified, in writing, at least 30 days prior to a meeting called for dissolution of the corporation. Section 3. In the event of dissolution, the residual assets of the organization will be turned over to one or more churches or other religious organizations, which themselves are exempt as organizations described in Sections 501(c)(3) and 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, or corresponding sections of any prior or future Internal Revenue Code, for their religious purposes. No person associated with this corporation may derive benefit or gain from this assignment of assets. Section 4. In the event of dissolution, the elected leaders remaining, or an authorized group from within the remaining active membership, shall propose a worthy recipient to be approved by a majority vote of those who attend the meeting called for dissolution of the corporation. Should any ministry related to the Fellowship be able to continue as a separate corporation, it shall receive priority in this consideration.
Article VIII Amendments This Constitution may be amended by an affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the Executive Board of Directors present and voting at the annual meeting. The Statement of Faith cannot be amended in any way that will change its meaning or adherence to the fundamentals of the faith. No proposed amendment may be acted upon until due notice is given to each member of the Board of Directors.
Article IX Adoption This Constitution was adopted by at least a two-thirds majority vote of the Executive board members present and voting at a duly called meeting of the Board of Directors in which a quorum was present on January 15, 2000. |
