We, the undersigned natural persons of the age of eighteen years or more, acting as incorporators for the purpose of creating a non-profit corporation under the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act, D.C. Code, Title 29, Chapter 5, adopt the following Articles of Incorporation for such corporation:
FIRST: The name of the corporation (hereinafter the “Corporation”) is The Seekers Church: A Christian Community.
SECOND: The period of duration of the Corporation shall be perpetual.
THIRD: The Corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for religious, charitable, and educational purposes within the meaning of section 502(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Title 26, United States Code (the “Code”) or corresponding future provisions of the federal tax law.
The particular affairs and objects of the Corporation shall be to promote religious worship, study and training, and the spiritual, educational, and other interests of its members, including such charitable and benevolent work as it and its members may deem necessary.
The Corporation may engage in any and all other activities permitted to an organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Code or corresponding future provisions of the federal tax law . To these ends, the Corporation may do and engage in any and all lawful activities that may be incidental or reasonably necessary to any of these purposes, and it shall have and may exercise all other powers and authority now or hereafter conferred upon nonprofit corporations in the District of Columbia.
FOURTH: The corporation shall have one or more classes of members as set forth in its bylaws. The class or classes of members are authorized to vote as provided in the bylaws. The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall establish the criteria for membership.
FIFTH: The number of directors constituting the initial Board of Directors is three, and the names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as initial directors until the first annual meeting of members or until their successors are elected and qualified are:
Peter R. Bankson
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Katherine Y. Cudlipp
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Sonya W. Dyer
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The manner for election of directors shall be as provided in the Bylaws.
SIXTH: The provisions for the regulation of the Corporation’s internal affairs are to be stated in the Corporation’s Bylaws, as the same may be amended from time to time.
SEVENTH: No part of the income of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of any member, director or officer of this Corporation or any other individual, except that the Corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered to or for it, and to make reasonable payments and distributions in furtherance of the aforementioned purposes of the Corporation. The Corporation shall not engage in any activity which is prohibited to a corporation exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or any corresponding future provision of the federal tax law. In accordance with the existing federal tax law, the Corporation shall not participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of or against any candidate for office by publishing or distributing statements, or in any other way. No substantial part of the activities of the Corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda or attempting to influence legislation. ·
EIGHTH: Provisions for distribution of assets on dissolution or termination of the Corporation are as follows:
Although the period of duration of the Corporation is perpetual, if for any reason the Corporation is to be dissolved or otherwise terminated, no part of the property of the Corporation or any of the proceeds shall be distributed to or inure to the benefit of any of the members, directors or officers of the Corporation. Upon such dissolution of the Corporation, assets remaining after all necessary expenses have been paid shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by a court of competent jurisdiction of the district or county in which the principal office of the Corporation is then located, exclusively for such exempt purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.
NINTH: The address, including street and number of the Corporation’s initial registered office is xxxxx, and the name of its initial registered agent is Katherine Y. Cudlipp, who resides and has a business office at such address.
TENTH: The name and address of each Incorporator is:
Peter R. Bankson
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Katherine Y. Cudlipp
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Sonya W. Dyer
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