Final Draft of Constitution & Bylaws
Dear Grace Church Family,
Thank you for your continued partnership at Grace Church. Based on your feedback regarding the Constitution and Bylaws, the elder board has made several changes to the documents. Below is an overview of the changes made, along with the revised Final Draft of the documents, linked as PDF's.
Please note that on December 18 during morning services, there will be a Member-only Vote to pass the new documents. If you have any questions, please contact the elders. You can do so by visiting the Staff and Elder webpage here.
Governing Constitution Bylaw Changes
1. "Partner" terminology changed to "Member"
2. Addition of Section 4.2:
"In determining whether a member is an active participant the Board of Elders shall take all factors into consideration, including but not limited to the partners/members age, health, military status, educational activities and occupation.
3. Additions to Section 3.1:
The fifth item shall read:
"Approve unbudgeted recommendations to buy, sell, mortgage, lease, or transfer real estate where the value of the real estate or mortgage amount exceeds 5% of the annual budget or the amount of total real estate payments exceeds 5% of the annual budget. The approval of these items will require a 75% affirmative vote of the voting Members present at any meeting called for that purpose."
The seventh item shall read:
"Approve any unbudgeted capital expenditure which would cause all unbudgeted capital expenditures for the fiscal year to exceed 5% of the annual budget. The approval of these items will require a 75% affirmative vote of the voting Members present at any meeting called for that purpose."
The eighth item shall read:
"Approve any unbudgeted operating expenditure which would cause all unbudgeted operating expenditures for the fiscal year to exceed 5% of the annual budget. The approval of these items will require a 75% affirmative vote of the voting Members present at any meeting called for that purpose."
4. Addition to Section 7.1:
"All discipline and conflict issues will be addressed as outlined in Matthew 18:15-20. It is the primary goal of Grace Church to see all discipline and conflict issues resolved in a spirit of gentleness and humility and without bias or partiality with the goal of restoration."
These documents can be viewed below. There are also paper copies available at the Guest Services Center.
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