SECTION 2.  Church Council.

There shall be a Church Council composed of the Pastor, the individual Church officers, the heads of all departments, the chairperson of all boards, and the chairperson of all standing committees, thus forming a group representing the entire scope of the Church program and activities. The Pastor shall preside at the meetings of the council. He shall be responsible for introducing matters of interest that should be presented to the council meeting and shall arrange an agenda for each meeting. The Chairman of the Board of Deacons may also introduce matters of interest. This council shall be the general planning body of the Church. It shall be constantly studying the needs of the Church and the needs of its parish, and shall determine the ways and means by which the policies and programs of the Church shall be carried forward. It shall seek to correlate the programs of all the departments and groups in the Church into one coordinated whole. The council shall meet at least once prior to each quarterly business meeting and annual business meeting on a date specified by the council at the previous meeting. Special meetings may be called by the Pastor or by the Chairman of the Board of Deacons provided on week's prior notice is given.

SECTION 3.  Board of Deacons.

There shall be a Board of Deacons consisting of five members, (more or less, as the Church may decide, but in no case less than three). The term of office shall be so arranged as to provide that there shall be one or more members elected each year, to serve for a term of three years. No member of the Board serving a full term of three years shall be eligible for re-election for a period of at least one year, except when no other member desires to be deacon or does not meet the qualifications for a deacon as presented in I Timothy 3:1-13. The Board shall have general oversight of the spiritual life of the Church, aid the Pastor in the performance of his duties, control the spiritual and moral use of the Church property, provide Christian instruction and ministry to the Church membership, decide on the need for love gifts, advise with applicants for Church membership and recommend them for Church fellowship. It shall be the responsibility of the Board of Deacons, in the absence of a full time Pastor, to see that the pulpit is not vacant during Sunday morning worship services while a new Pastor is being selected. The Deacons shall report at intervals to the Church Council.

SECTION 4.  Board of Trustees.

There shall be a Board of Trustees, consisting of five members (more or less, as the Church may decide, but in no case less than three). Their term of office shall be so arranged that there shall be one or more elected each year to serve for a term of three years. No member of the Board serving a full term of three years shall be eligible for re-election for a period of at least one year, except when no other member desires to be a trustee. The trustees shall hold in trust all property of the Church, and shall be responsible for the upkeep and management of the same. They shall not sell or encumber the real estate or other property of the Church unless authorized to do so by a two-thirds vote of the members present at a meeting of the Church called for the purpose of considering such a transaction. Such a meeting of the Church must be called in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the state of Ohio, which governs the selling, or encumbering of Church property.

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