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bylaws & Articles of IncorporationForestgate Presbyterian Church (referred to herein as either the “Church” or the “corporation”) is a particular church congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America, a church denomination (“PCA”), and of the PCA presbytery (the “Presbytery”) exercising ecclesiastical jurisdiction over the Church pursuant to the Book of Church Order of the Presbyterian Church in America. As such, the Church is subject to the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church in America which is subject to the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, the inerrant Word Of God. The Constitution of the PCA consists of its doctrinal standards set forth in the Westminster Confession of Faith, together with the Larger and Shorter Catechisms, and the Book of Church Order, all as adopted by the PCA.
This corporation shall constitute the corporation through which the Church shall act legally. The following bylaws set forth provisions for the governance and operation of the corporation. These bylaws shall at all times be subject to the provisions of the Constitution, and the applicable provisions in the Constitution shall take priority over any inconsistent provisions in these bylaws. These bylaws are also subject to the Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act (the “Act”) and the Articles of Incorporation of the Church.