I, the undersigned natural
person of the age of eighteen or more, acting as incorporator for the purpose
of creating a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the State of North
Carolina, as contained in Chapter 55A of the General Statutes of North
Carolina, entitled “Nonprofit Corporation Act,” and the several amendments
thereto, do hereby set forth:
The name of the corporation
is Cane Creek Baptist Church of Orange County, Inc.
The period of duration of the
corporation shall be perpetual.
The address of the initial
registered office and principal office and place of business of the corporation
in North Carolina is 6901 Orange Grove Road, Hillsborough, County of Orange,
North Carolina 27278, and the registered agent is Gregg Hemmen.
The name and address of the
incorporator, acting as representative of all the members of Cane Creek Baptist
Church, is Linwood Futrelle, 3818 Teer Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27516.
A. The corporation is a charitable or religious corporation as
defined in NCGS §55A-1-40(4).
B. The purpose for which this corporation is organized, under the
Lordship of Jesus Christ is:
Worship: to celebrate God's grace and active presence in
our lives;
Discipleship: to prepare people to lead Christ-centered
lives;
Evangelism: to lead people into a saving relationship
with Jesus;
Fellowship: to show God's loving care through
interaction;
Social concern: to be actively involved in our community
as we have been since 1789;
C. In furtherance of its purposes, and to the extent necessary to carry
out such purposes, the corporation:
1. Shall have all the powers given to and possessed by a North
Carolina Nonprofit Corporation organized under the North Carolina Nonprofit
Corporation Act;
2. May engage in any lawful activity within the purposes for which
the corporation may be organized which are incidental to and in furtherance of
the exempt purposes of the corporation.
D. No part of the net earnings of the
corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members,
officers or other private persons, except that the corporation shall be
authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered
and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes as set
forth in the Articles of Incorporation.
E. No substantial part of the activities of
the corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting
to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not participate in, or
intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any
political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.
Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, the corporation shall
not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a
corporation exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future
U.S. Internal Revenue Law) or (b) by any corporation, contributions to which
are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or
the corresponding provision of any future U.S. Internal Revenue Law).
The government of this
corporation shall be congregational in nature, and the final authority for the
operation and management of the affairs of this corporation, spiritual and
temporal, shall be vested in the membership of the corporation, which authority
shall be exercised in the manner set forth in the bylaws. Members alone shall
have the authority to adopt and amend bylaws, approve budgets, receive members,
and govern and conduct the affairs of this corporation.
The corporation shall have
such classes of members as provided in the bylaws and all members shall be
elected by the congregation in the manner set forth in the bylaws. All present
members of Cane Creek Baptist Church shall automatically become members of the
corporation.
The number of initial
directors shall be 10, and the initial directors and their terms of office
shall be the same as the current deacons of Cane Creek Baptist Church, whose
names and addresses are as follows:
Larry Trollinger (term
expires 10/06)
4418 Dairyland Road
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Don Truelove (term expires
10/06)
7103 Crescent Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Tom Griggs (term expires
10/06)
2736 Dairyland Road
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Linwood Futrelle (term
expires 10/07)
3818 Teer Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Susan Trollinger (term
expires 10/07)
4418 Dairyland Road
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Jeff Young (term expires
10/07)
9305-18 Dodsons Crossroads
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Ted Andrews (term expires
10/08)
4221 Carlisle Road
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Bill Waddell (term expires
10/08)
6513 Meadow View Road
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Charlie Harper (term expires
10/08)
406 Homestead Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Matt Hamlet (term expires
10/08)
908 Mountain Creek Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Upon the dissolution of the
corporation, the board of directors shall, after paying or making provision for
the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of all of the
assets of the corporation exclusively for the purposes of the corporation in
such a manner, or to such organization or organizations organized and operated
exclusively for religious purposes as shall at the time qualify as an exempt
organization or organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future U.S. Internal
Revenue Law), as the board of directors shall determine. Any such assets not so
disposed of shall be dispersed by the Superior Court of Orange County
exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said
court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such
purposes.
Article X – Date of Effect
These articles will be
effective upon filing.
This the _____the day of
________________, 2006.
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Linwood Futrelle
Board of Deacons
Subscribed and sworn to
Before me this ______ day of
__________________, 2006.
_________________________________________
Notary Public
My Commission expires:
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