Member Congregation definition

Member Congregation means a community of believers gathered around Word and Sacrament for worship and sharing of doctrine and confession as expressed in the Synodical Constitution, which community has been received at a Convention or by the Board as a Member Congregation;
Member Congregation of the Synod shall mean an individual congregation which has applied for and been received into membership in the Synod pursuant to the provisions of the Bylaws of the Synod.‌
Member Congregation means a congregation or several congregations which are served by a common pastoral ministry and which is a member of this church in accordance with these bylaws;

Examples of Member Congregation in a sentence

  • Any Member Congregation may at any time waive notice of any such meeting and may ratify, approve and confirm any or all proceedings occurring at such meeting.

  • The only remedy available to Lutheran Church-Canada in response to improper activities of a Member Congregation is, where appropriate under the Synodical Constitution or these Bylaws and following the procedures set forth in these Bylaws, to take such action as may lead to the termination of that membership and the attendant rights and privileges.c. Membership of a congregation in Lutheran Church-Canada gives Lutheran Church-Canada no equity in the property of the congregation.

  • Every Member Congregation shall provide the means and opportunity for its members to support and to advance the mission of LCC.

  • This is of particular note, as it is rare to find significant positive results in high-quality dementia studies as late as at one-year follow up.

  • Suspension, however, shall not, of itself, act to relieve a Member of duties and responsibilities of his position with a Member Congregation but the regional pastor shall notify the congregation of the suspension so that the congregation may take action as it deems fit.


More Definitions of Member Congregation

Member Congregation means a congregation that is a member of MCA;
Member Congregation means a congregation that has been accepted as a member of MC Sask under the provisions in Part III of these bylaws;
Member Congregation means, in relation to the Church, an individual congregation which has applied for and been received into membership in the Church pursuant to the provisions of the By‐laws of the Church.
Member Congregation means a congregation which is a member congregation in Lutheran Church – Canada pursuant to the provisions of the By-laws of Lutheran Church - Canada.
Member Congregation means an individual congregation which has applied for and been received into membership in the Synod pursuant to the provisions of the Bylaws.‌
Member Congregation means a group of persons within the assigned area of the District adhering to the Lutheran Faith who regularly meet for the administration of the Means of Grace and who have constituted themselves as an organised body by the adoption of a constitution;
Member Congregation means any congregation of the Lutheran Church of Australia that is a