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CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF _____________________, AN ALABAMA CHURCH CORPORATIONTO THE HONORABLE ________________________________, JUDGE OF PROBATE OF _______________ COUNTY, ALABAMA: We, the undersigned, ________________________________________________, do hereby declare and certify as follows: PREAMBLE: That, at a business meeting of the membership of the __________________________ Church, held at ________________, Alabama on ____________________, pursuant to call and notice duly given, the membership of the church did adopt a Resolution, signifying an intention to become incorporated, and did elect the undersigned as Trustees for the purpose of effecting such incorporation. A certified copy of the Resolution is attached hereto and marked Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. This certificate is filed in pursuance of said Resolution.In pursuance of the resolution, and the power and authority granted to us, the undersigned Trustees do hereby present for filing and recording the following certificate of incorporation: FIRST: The name of the corporation shall be________________________________. SECOND: This is a non-profit corporation. The purposes for which the corporation is organized are exclusively religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational within meaning of Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law. THIRD: The said church corporation hereby organized shall be and shall remain a distinct and independent church corporation, free from the regulation and control of any higher church body, denomination, or other organization with which it is now, or hereafter, associated or affiliated, insofar as the management, control, disposition, or alienation of its real or personal property is concerned. FOURTH: ____________________________, in addition to other Christian endeavors, shall maintain a church building and facility in _______________ County, Alabama, which shall be operated exclusively for religious purposes. The mailing address of the church corporation is _________________________________________. FIFTH: The period of existence of the corporation shall begin with the filing of the Certificate of Incorporation in the Office of the Judge of Probate of ______________ County, Alabama, and shall be perpetual thereafter unless and until dissolved in a manner provided by the laws of the State of Alabama. SIXTH: The corporation shall have the power and authority, to be exercised by and through its Trustees:(a)To acquire and hold title to real and personal property by gift, purchase, devise, or otherwise. (b)To maintain and control and dispose of such property, and to pledge or mortgage the same as security for loans made to the corporation for purposes connected with the well-being of the corporation as shall be determined by the Trustees. (c)To exercise such other powers as are incident to private corporations and such as may be considered by the Trustees to be appropriate for the well-being of the church corporation.(d)To adopt and amend By-Laws as may be needed.(e) To do all other acts and things allowed by law. SEVENTH: The governing body of the church corporation shall consist of _______ (___) Trustees who shall be elected by the members, and the Pastor who shall be a Trustee ex officio, but who may vote only in case of a tie. The names of the current Trustees, and the length of time for which they are elected, are as follows: ______________________(Pastor, ex officio), ________________________________________________________________, each elected for _____ years. All Trustees shall be members of the church in good standing and shall hold office as hereinafter provided, until their successor shall be elected and qualified. EIGHTH: The officers of the corporation, who shall be elected by the Trustees from among themselves, shall consist of a Chairman, a Vice Chairman, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. The duties and powers and authority of the officers shall be such as are usually delegated to officers of similar corporations, together with such as may be delegated to them, from time to time, by the Board. The initial officers are: Chairman: ______________________Vice Chairman:______________________Secretary: ______________________Treasurer:______________________ IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto signed this Certificate of Incorporation on this ___ day of __________________ ________. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ STATE OF ALABAMACOUNTY OF ________________ I, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State and County, hereby certify that ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________, whose names are signed to the foregoing Certificate of Incorporation, and who are known to me, acknowledged before me on this day that, being informed of the contents of said Certificate of Incorporation, they signed the same for the purposes therein recited in pursuance of authority granted to them by the membership of the Church in meeting called and held for the purpose. Given under my hand and seal on this ___ day of __________________ ________. ........................................................................... Notary Public