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CODE OF REGULATIONS
APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN CHURCH FOUNDATION
ARTICLE I CHURCHES & DISTRICTS

a) "Recognized Churches": For purposes of determining membership in the corporation, the Trustees shall from time to time establish a list of Recognized Churches which shall consist of the Apostolic Christian Churches (Nazarean) which support the corporation. Attached hereto as schedule A is a list of the presently Recognized Churches in North America. This list of Recognized Churches may be revised at any time by majority vote to the Trustees.

b) "Districts": For purposes of management of the corporation and for election of Trustees, the corporation shall be divided into geographical regions called Districts. Schedule A annexed hereto sets forth the eleven current Districts of the corporation. The Districts may be altered or revised at any time by majority vote of the Trustees.

ARTICLE II MEMBERSHIP

a) All members while in good standing of any Recognized Church in North America shall be Members of this corporation

b) Members of the corporation under this Article shall be non-voting members.

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIVES

a) The voting members of the corporation shall be called Representatives. Each Recognized Church shall chose one Representative, who shall be a member of said Recognized Church and shall be elected in any manner determined by such Recognized Church.

b) Each Representative shall be entitled to one vote on each matter properly submitted to meetings. Each Representative may vote by proxy provided that a written proxy is delivered to the Secretary of the corporation at or prior to the beginning of the meeting. Such proxy shall be limited to a specific meeting and adjournments thereof.

ARTICLE IV TRUSTEES

a) Trustees of the corporation shall be elected at the annual meeting of Representatives. The number of Trustees shall be equal to the number of Districts for the corporation (but never less than three), and the Representatives shall elect one Trustee from each of the Districts. In the event that the number of Districts of the corporation is an even number, the Representatives shall elect a Trustee from the membership of any District so that the number of Trustees shall be an odd number. Each Trustee must be a member of the corporation and may, but need not be, a Representative of the corporation. Candidates for the office of Trustee shall be nominated by a nominating committee or from the floor at the annual meeting. The nominating committee shall consist of all second year Trustees. Each candidate must confirm a willingness to serve prior to being selected.

b) All Trustees shall be elected for a term of three years, and their terms shall be staggered so that, as near as possible one-third of the Trustees are elected each year.

c) Any Trustee who shall be placed under the discipline of the Church or be excommunicated; or shall of his own free will cease to be a member in good standing of his Recognized Church; or shall change his residence to another District; or who shall resign or otherwise be removed from office, shall thereby cease to be a Trustee.

d) Any vacancy in the Board of Trustees shall be filled by an appointee of the Board of Trustees until the next annual meeting, at which time the vacated position shall be filled for the balance of the term by vote of the Representatives in accordance with election procedures as stated herein.

e) For the proper execution of its powers and duties, the Board of Trustees may appoint from among its own number or from members of the corporation, such individuals or committees as it may deem necessary or advisable to carry out the work of this corporation; and the Board of Trustees shall define the powers and duties of each committee or individual, not inconsistent with these Regulations or the Articles of Incorporation. No committee created under these Regulations shall have any power to bind the corporation except with the express written approval of the Trustees.

f) The Board of Trustees shall make a report of their proceedings during the preceding fiscal year at the annual meeting of the Representatives and report such measures as they deem advisable for consideration and future action.

g) Any member of the Board of Trustees who shall absent himself from two consecutive meetings of the Board without a valid excuse satisfactory to the majority of the Board of Trustees, shall thereby cease to be a Trustee and the vacancy thus created shall be filled in accordance with Article IV (d), hereof.

h) The Trustees may adopt by-laws for the management of the affairs proper and pertinent to the purposes of this corporation.

ARTICLE V ADVISORS

a) All duly ordained Elders of the Recognized Churches shall be Advisors of the corporation.

b) Advisors shall have no voting rights within the corporation, but are requested and encouraged to attend the meetings of Representatives and Trustees and to serve as ex-officio members of any and all committees of the corporation.

ARTICLE VI MEETINGS

a) The annual meeting of the Representatives and the Board of Trustees of the corporation shall be held on the fourth weekend in April of each year, at a place to be designated by the Trustees within or without the State of Ohio.

b) At the annual meeting of the Representatives the order of business shall be:

1. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
2. Report of the President
3. Report of the Officers
4. Report of Committees
5. Roll Call of Representatives
6. Election of Trustees
7. Old Business
8. New Business

c) The annual meeting of the Trustees shall be held on the day preceding and at the same place as the annual meeting of Representatives of the corporation.

d) Special meetings of the Trustees may be called by the President or by written request of the majority of the Board of Trustees.

e) Written notice stating the time and place of all meetings, and in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given by either personal delivery or mail received not less than ten (10) days before the date of the meeting to each individual entitled to notice of the meeting. The notice shall be given by the Secretary or President of the corporation.

f) At all meetings of either the Board of Trustees or Representatives a majority of those entitled to attend shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and a majority of those present shall govern. Attendance at any such meeting by proxy shall constitute attendance for the purpose of obtaining a quorum and/or voting.

g) At every official Apostolic Christian Church Foundation meeting (including all committee meetings) there shall be a secretary appointed to take minutes which shall then be distributed to all involved committee members and the corporation I s Secretary, who shall then distribute them to the Trustees.

h) The Board of Trustees may conduct business in Executive Session, which shall be closed to all persons except the Trustees. In order to adjourn to Executive Session an affirmative vote of a majority of trustees present at the regular meeting shall be required. If any officer of the Corporation is not a Trustee and, therefore, excluded from Executive Session, the Trustees shall appoint, by majority vote, a Trustee to preside and a Trustee to take minutes of the meeting in Executive Session.

ARTICLE VII OFFICERS

a) The officers of the corporation shall be a President, Vice President, a Secretary and a Treasurer, who may, but need not be Trustees.

b) The officers shall be elected by the Trustees by secret ballot, and shall hold office for one year, or until their successors are elected.

c) The Board of Trustees may authorize the Secretary to employ and procure such facilities, assistants, and clerical help as may be needed to carryon the work of the corporation and shall, fix the compensation thereof.


ARTICLE VIII DUTIES OF OFFICERS

a) The President shall be responsible for the enforcement of the Code of Regulations and shall preside at all meetings of the Corporation and Board of Trustees, with the possible exception of Executive Session of Trustees which shall be governed by the Provisions of Article VI (h). He shall perform such duties as shall be imposed upon him by the resolution of the Board of Trustees and shall have all powers usually vested in a president. The President, shall, with the approval membership as the Board of Trustees, from time to time order or direct. He shall ex-officio be a member of all committees.

b) The Vice President shall be responsible for organizing and preparing agendas for all meetings of the corporation and the Board of Trustees. He shall, in the absence of, or by request of the President, perform his duties. In the event of the death or disability of the President, the Vice President shall act. Should neither the President nor the Vice President be present at any meeting, then, the Treasurer shall preside.

c) The Secretary shall be appointed or engaged to carry out the objectives and purposes of the corporation under the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, this Code of Regulations and the direction of the Board of Trustees.

d) The Treasurer shall keep al necessary books of accounts and shall at all times be ready to submit such books, bank statements and vouchers and any and all papers, money deposits to the Board of Trustees on its demand for same, or to the President, The Treasurer shall keep all valuable papers and documents entrusted to the Treasurer's custody in a safe deposit box registered in the name of the corporation or elsewhere as may be directed from time to time by the Board of Trustees.

e) The Treasurer shall keep account of all moneys received, and shall deposit the same in the name of the corporation in such depository as shall be designated by the Board of Trustees. The Treasurer shall not payout or disburse any of the moneys of the corporation except in such manner for such purposes as shall be approved by the Board of Trustees.

f) At the annual meetings of the Representatives of the corporation, the Treasurer shall submit a detailed financial report for the preceding fiscal year , including a Statement of Operation and Balance Sheet, which said reports shall be audited by auditors appointed in accordance with the Code of Regulations

ARTICLE IX BUDGET COMMITTEE

a) At lease one month prior to each annual meeting, the President may appoint a Budget Committee to consist of (3) Trustees whose duty it shall be to prepare a budget for the corporation for the next ensuing year for submission to the Advisors and Trustees at their annual meeting.

The Trustees shall not commit the corporation to any financial obligations in excess of funds actually available.

ARTICLE X AUDITORS

a) At the annual meeting, the Board of Trustees shall appoint one or more auditors from among the membership of the corporation who shall hold office for one (1) year.

b) Said auditors shall have the right to examine at any time, the books of the Treasurer or any other case or financial records.

ARTICLE XI FISCAL YEAR

a) The calendar year constitutes the fiscal year .The books, completely closed, are to be submitted to the auditors, by the Treasurer, together with all vouchers, bank statements, evidence of existing assets, etc., at least four weeks prior to the annual meeting each year .

ARTICLE XII AMENDMENTS

a) This Code of Regulations may be amended, changed, altered, or revoked, either completely or in part, at any annual meeting of the Representatives, by two-third (2/3) vote of the Representatives present at such meeting. All proposed changes shall be presented to the Representatives at least two months prior to the annual meeting for review and church notification.

DATED: Apri122, 1995.