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Originally Posted by Reader
This is incorrect. Please see my first post.
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Article 7, Section 7 & #33 states (Under the "General Constitution" under "Ministry"):
33. No minister affiliated with us shall accept any individual recognized as a member from a church pastored by another United Pentecostal Church International minister without a letter of release or transfer. No minister affiliated with us shall refuse a letter of release or transfer to an individual recognized as a member desiring to withdraw from his or her assembly unless proven guilty of misconduct by confession or conviction prior to his or her request for transfer.
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Do you have a link for this? The link I have is for the 2012 Manual, and I cannot find that article there. This sounds almost word for word the same as the sample guide for a local congregation's constitution, Article 2, Section III.
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2. No person being a member of another church in our organization shall be
received as a member into another assembly without a letter of membership.
3. No person desiring to withdraw their membership shall be refused a letter of
membership unless proven guilty of misconduct by confession or conviction.
When said person has made satisfactory restitution to the church they are leaving,
they shall be cleared of all foregoing matters and be ready to be accepted
into the fellowship of a local United Pentecostal Church assembly.
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