What is the present ruling with affiliation of churches who hold their own deeds to their properties? Can these pastors hold executive positions in the Church of God?
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Are churches in CoG allowed to hold their own deeds?
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as a rule no however that must be changing.
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Because of incorporating?
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Yes in fact it’s encourged
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Each church is incorporated so it prevents General Hdgts from getting sued if something goes wrong at the local church. However, each local church must insert that their property still belongs to General Hdqtrs. The CoG several years ago, when Ray H Hughes was still alive, at a General Assembly, they had a major discussion about accepting independent churches who wished to be a part of the CoG, but wanted to retain their own property. It failed to pass by a narrow margin; however, I believe it passed a few years later.
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Yes they can. The property of Mount Paran is deeded to Mount Paran Chruch of God Inc and their pastor Paul Walker served as General Overseer.
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Didn’t T. L. Lowery do the same in Delaware?
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Didn’t T. L. have a covenant of churches under him?
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But they are to have a paragraph stating the property is subject to the CoG General Hdqts
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Melvin, no such statement of Mount Paran’s deed. I went to the county seat and looked up their deed myself in 1990.
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Melvin, don’t you think it is the other way around? The local churches are protecting themselves from Headquarters and any major decisions of the denomination.
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