Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation - First Presbyterian ...

ARTICLE I
NAME, ADDRESS, DATE OF INCORPORATION
The name of the Corporation is:
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF SPARTANBURG, S.C.
(the “Corporation”)
The address of the Corporation is 393 East Main Street, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29302.
The date of incorporation of the Corporation is October 17, 1939.
ARTICLE II
DURATION
The duration of the Corporation shall be perpetual.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
The Corporation is a public charitable organization, the purposes of which are exclusively
charitable, religious, scientific, literary, educational, cultural and civic; provided, however, no part
of the net earnings thereof shall inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual;
provided further, no substantial part of the activities of the Corporation shall consist of carrying on
propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, except to the extent permitted by law
for an organization electing 501(h) of the Internal Revenue Code; provided further, the Corporation
shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any
political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article, this Corporation will not carry on any other
activities not permitted to be carried on by (a) a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the corresponding provision
of any future United States internal revenue law or (b) an organization, contributions to which are
deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any other
corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law. The Corporation may
engage in any lawful activity for which religious non-profit organizations formed under the
provisions of the South Carolina Non-Profit Corporation Act may exercise.
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