Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of State
Corporation Bureau
In compliance with the requirements of 15 Pa. C.S. Paragraph 7316 (relating to articles of incorporation) the undersigned desiring to be incorporated as a nonprofit corporation, hereby certifies (certify)
that:
1. The name of the corporation is:
Primitive Methodist National Mission Board
2. The location and post office address of the initial registered office of the corporation in this Commonwealth is:
40 E. Northampton Street
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18702
3. The corporation is incorporated under the Nonprofit Corporation Law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the following purpose or purposes: - The Corporation shall be organized and
operated as a non-profit corporation for purposes exclusively religious, charitable, literary and educational, no substantial part of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting
to influence legislation and which does not participate in, or intervene in, any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office, within the meaning of Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and in furtherance thereto the Corporation shall, inter alia; for the purpose of Missionary outreach within the United States of America for the Primitive Methodist
Church engage in the following activities:
1. The establishment of new congregations for the Primitive Methodist Church.
2. The Administration, supervision and regulation of Extension projects and mission churches.
3. The appointment of Missionaries and Mission personnel required for the successful operation of the program.
4. The formulation of regulations that will act as guidelines for National Missionaries.
5. Administrate and supervise all National Mission enterprises undertaken by the Primitive Methodist Church.
6. Formulation of regulations and guidelines for the surveying of new areas.
7. The supervision, in cooperation with the District Superintendent, of all established churches that the Primitive Methodist Conference directs the Board to
subsidize financially.
8. The management of the affairs of the corporation shall be vested in a Board of Directors composed of at least 10 and not more than 15 members elected by
the Primitive Methodist Conference. The Directors shall act in accordance with the Discipline of the Primitive Methodist Church.
9. Upon the dissolution of the Corporation, the Board of Directors shall, after paying or making provision for payment of all the liabilities of the Corporation,
dispose of all the assets of the Corporation exclusively for the purposes of the Corporation in such manner, or to such organization or organizations organized and operated exclusively for
charitable, educational, religious or scientific purposes as shall at the time qualify as an exempt organization or organizations under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the
corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law), as the Board of Directors shall determine. |