Conference of Ministers.

Ala. Code tit. 10A, ch. 20, art. 3

in effect

Ala. Code § 10A-20-3.01 Formation of Ministers into Body Corporate.

10A-20-3.01. Formation of Ministers into Body Corporate. Whenever 10 or more ministers of the gospel or of any other religious faith or denomination desire to be legally formed into a body corporate, they shall file with the Secretary of State a declaration in writing, signed by them, setting forth the corporate name they desire to have, the name of the denomination or branch of the church of God with which they are in affiliation and to whose rules and articles of belief they conform, and shall pay the Secretary of State the filing fee required to be paid to the Secretary of State under Section 10A-1-4.31 for filing a certificate of formation, whereupon the Secretary of State, in the name of the State of Alabama, shall issue a certificate of incorporation or charter to the corporation. (Code 1907, §3593; Code 1923, §7083; Code 1940, T. 10, §111; §10-4-40; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §328.)

Ala. Code § 10A-20-3.02 Powers of Corporation.

10A-20-3.02. Powers of Corporation. All corporations formed under this article shall have and exercise these powers: (1) To have perpetual succession by its corporate name; (2) To take and grant property, to contract obligations, and to sue and be sued by its corporate name; (3) To buy lands and other property, to receive grants of privileges and immunities, and hold the same for the benefit of its members and their successors; (4) To receive gifts and grants in trust for the advancement of the religion or faith with which the corporation affiliates and education, and to execute the trusts; (5) To lend any fund belonging to the corporation, or held by it in trust, and take security therefor, in bond with sureties, in pledges of personalty or in mortgages of property; (6) To have a corporate seal; (7) To make bylaws for the government of the corporation in conformity with the general laws and usage of that branch of the Christian church or of any other religious faith or denomination with which it affiliates; (8) To prescribe the number and qualifications of its members and expel the same for cause; and (9) To appoint and remove its officers and require bonds of its officers or agents, as it may deem proper. (Code 1907, §3594; Code 1923, §7084; Code 1940, T. 10, §112; §10-4-41; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §328.)

Ala. Code § 10A-20-3.03 Changing of Corporate Name.

10A-20-3.03. Changing of Corporate Name. Any annual conference that has heretofore been incorporated by an act of the Legislature of Alabama and desires to change its name or any corporation created under this article desiring to change its name may file with the Secretary of State a declaration in writing, showing the proposed amendment, and must pay the Secretary of State the filing fee required under Section 10A-1-4.31 to be paid to the Secretary of State for filing a certificate of amendment, whereupon the Secretary of State shall issue to the corporation a charter in its new name. (Code 1907, §3595; Code 1923, §7085; Code 1940, T. 10, §113; §10-4-42; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §328.)

Ala. Code § 10A-20-3.04 Incorporation by Successor of Unincorporated or Defectively Incorporated Conference.

10A-20-3.04. Incorporation by Successor of Unincorporated or Defectively Incorporated Conference. Whenever any annual conference has heretofore been organized according to the law of any branch of the Christian church or of any other religious faith or denomination but has not been incorporated, or the act of incorporation is for any reason believed to be defective or does not confer the powers necessary for the purpose of such body, the conference may become a body corporate under this article as the successor of the unincorporated or defectively incorporated body by incorporating in the declaration prescribed in Section 10A-20-3.01 the name of the body it desires to succeed; and upon the granting of a charter under this article, it shall be taken and held by the body or bodies named in the declaration and shall take and hold all the property, rights, and privileges of its predecessor as fully as though they had been granted to the succeeding corporation. (Code 1907, §3596; Code 1923, §7086; Code 1940, T. 10, §114; §10-4-43; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §328.)

Source: Alabama Legislature (alison.legislature.state.al.us)URL: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabamaFetched: 10/20/2026