local church ministries bylaws & articles of incorporation

3. Vice President of the Corporation6d. In the event that the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson resigns, or isdeemed by the Board of Directors to be unable to continue to servedue to illness or other reason, the Board of Directors shall declarethe position vacant. The Executive Committee may select aChairperson or Vice Chairperson pro tem. The GovernanceCommittee of the Board of Directors shall nominate a candidate forthe vacant position, and the Board of Directors shall elect amember of the Board of Directors to fill the vacant position.The Vice President shall have such powers and duties as the Board of Directorsmay from time to time assign to her/him.2.4. The Executive Ministera. The Board of Directors vests the General Synod of the United Church ofChrist with the authority to call by election the Executive Minister of theCorporation to be an Officer of the United Church of Christ.b. The Board of Directors, by and through a search committee broadlyrepresentative of the United Church of Christ and appointed by the Boardof Directors, shall nominate the Executive Minister. The Board of Directorsshall elect the Executive Minister to be an officer of the Corporation by atwo-thirds vote of the Board of Directors for a term of four years. AnExecutive Minister may serve up to three consecutive terms.c. The term of office of the Executive Minister in both capacities shall beginwithin ninety days following his/her election by General Synod as anOfficer of the United Church of Christ, unless otherwise provided by theBoard of Directors.The Executive Minister shall hold office until his/her successor hasbeen elected and qualified and has assumed the duties of theoffice, unless the Executive Minister has resigned, died, becomeincapacitated or been removed by the Board of Directors.d. For the initial term of office of an individual Executive Minister, thenomination of a candidate for election shall be made by a searchcommittee appointed by and from the Board of Directors. The searchcommittee shall include, but not be limited to, the General Minister andPresident of the United Church of Christ and, one Conference Ministernamed by the Council of Conference Ministers, and one representative ofthe Council for Racial and Ethnic Ministries to be selected from theCOREM members on the Board of Directors of Local Church Ministries,each with voice and vote. the Corporation, and such other members asdeemed necessary and appropriate by the Board of Directors andappointed by the Board of Directors, provided however, in all cases, notless than two-thirds of the members of the search committee shall consist6