Charlevoix / Michigan / United States
The name assumed by this Corporation and by which it shall be known in law is "The First Congregational United Church of Christ", Charlevoix, Michigan. The location of said church and its registered office shall be 101 State Street, Charlevoix, Michigan. The resident agent shall be the Moderator (President) of the church. The covenant by which this church exists as a distinct body and which every member accepts is as follows: "We are banded together as a Christian church to maintain the worship of God, to proclaim the Gospel of Christ, to develop in persons a consciousness of their relations and duties to God and their fellow human beings, and to inspire them with love for truth, passion for righteousness, and enthusiasm for service. To this end we pledge our loyalty to Christ and covenant with each other to strive to express His spirit in our individual and corporate lives; to live together as fellow Christians, and to submit ourselves to the government of this church, working, giving praying for its increase, its purity, its peace, and seeking in every way to make it a power for the building up of the Kingdom of God." The government of this church is vested in its members. It is subject to no other ecclesiastical body, but recognizes and sustains the obligation of mutual counsel and cooperation with other churches of the denomination through the fellowship of the Association, the Michigan Conference, and the General Synod of the United Church of Christ. The church accepts the Scriptures as its authority in matters of faith and practice. Its understanding of the Christian truth as contained therein is in essential accord with the Statement of Faith approved by the Second General Synod of the United Church of Christ held in Oberlin, Ohio, July 5-9, 1959, and revised in 1976 by Robert Moss, Jr. as follows; We believe in God, the Eternal Spirit, who is made known to us in Jesus our brother, and to his deeds we testify.
