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31The corporation shall not discriminate against any person by refusing its services to suchperson on the grounds of race, color, sex, age, sexual orientation, religion, national origin or,disability or gender identity.Notwithstanding any other provision of these Amended Articles, the corporation shall not carryon any activity not permitted to be carried on (i) by a corporation exempt from federal incometax under §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or thecorresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law), or (ii) by acorporation, contributions to which are deductible under §170(c)(2) of the Internal RevenueCode of 1986, as amended (or the corresponding provision of any future United StatesInternal Revenue law).SIXTH: The corporation shall have a Board of Directors, in which shall be vested all ofthe power and authority to supervise, control, direct and manage the property, affairs andactivities of the corporation, as set forth in these Amended Articles and the corporation's Codeof Regulations or Bylaws. The directors of the corporation shall, for the purposes of anystatute or rule of law relating to the corporationcorporations, be taken to be the members ofthe corporation, and they shall have all of the rights and privileges of members, except asotherwise provided by law. The number ofmembers of the United Church of Christ Board shallbe the directors of the corporation shall be not less than fifty-five (55). The directors shall beelected as follows:.(a) the General Synod of the United Church of Christ shall elect directly notless than fifty-five (55) nor more than fifty-eight (58) directors in accordance with theConstitution and Bylaws of the United Church of Christ; and(b) the voting members of the corporation may elect additional directors butonly if such members have authorized such election by an affirmative vote of not lessthan 2/3rds of all voting members.The corporation shall have an Executive Minister, who shall be the principal minister and chiefexecutive of the corporation, responsible for guiding and leading all of the corporation'sactivities under the oversight of its Board of Directors and as prescribed in these AmendedArticles and the corporation's Code of Regulations or Bylaws. The Executive Minister shalloversee the programmatic work of the corporation, which shall be carried out in accordancewith the policies, planning, and broad oversight of the United Church of Christ Board. TheExecutive Minister shall be nominated and elected by the Board of Directors of the corporationin accordance with its procedures, and shall be called by election by the General Synod of theUnited Church of Christ in accordance with its procedures. The Executive Minister shall beaccountable to the General Synod through the United Church of Christ Board. The ExecutiveMinister shall serve at the will of the Board of Directors of the corporation and may beterminated by said Board in accordance with its procedures but only after advice andconsultation with the Executive Council of the United Church of Christ Board acting as theGeneral Synod ad interim.No term or provision of this SIXTH Article may be amended, modified or deleted without anaffirmative vote of not less than 2/3rds of all voting members of the corporation after31
consultation with the Collegium and the Executive Council of the United Church of ChristBoard and after presentation of the proposed amendment, modification or deletion to theGeneral Synod of the United Church of Christ at two (2) regular meetings of the GeneralSynod.32SEVENTH: Except as otherwise provided by law, the corporation shall not be dissolvedwithout the approval of its Board of Directorsnot less than 2/3rds of all members of thecorporation, after advice and consultation with the General Synod of the United Church ofChrist. In the event of such dissolution, the Board of Directors shall, after paying or makingprovision for the payment of all liabilities of the corporation, distribute or convey all of theassets of the corporation to such successor corporation organized and operated exclusivelyfor religious and charitable purposes as shall at the time qualify as an exempt organizationunder §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or the correspondingprovision of any future United States Internal Revenue law), and as shall be legally obligatedand empowered to own and carry out the obligations, terms, conditions and requirements ofthe corporation's assets, as the Board of Directors shall determine. Such successorcorporation shall be related to the United Church of Christ whenever legally permissible andappropriate, as determined by the Board of Directors.EIGHTH: Notwithstanding any provision of the Ohio Revised Code Sections 1702.01 to1702.58, inclusive,Chapter 1702 now or hereafter in force, requiring for the authorization ortaking of any action the vote or consent of all of the members or any other number of themembers greater than a majority, such action, unless otherwise expressly required by law orthese Amended Articles, may be authorized or taken by the vote or consent of a majority ofthe members.NINTH: These Amended Articles supersede and replace the existing Articles of thecorporation in their entirety.009660.000007 602283631.4602283631.632
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