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Townhall: Bylaws & Governance Proposed Changes

  • Chapel (South Calgary Chinese Evangelical Free Church) 340 39 Avenue SE Calgary, AB, T2G 1X6 Canada (map)

The purpose of this townhall is to learn about the proposed changes to our church by-laws, starting at 12:45pm in the Chapel. The governance committee will host a Q&A session for any questions you may have. Questions? Contact [email protected]


By-Law Proposed Change Summary

Update 1. Document Version Number

• Date on cover page is the date of JMM approval.

• Version Number will be updated to 7.0 (from 6.3)

• Subsequent changes by this governance committee (2023-2024) will be proposed as 7.1, 7.2 etc

Update 2. Terminology

• Utilize “JMM” as abbreviation for “Joint Membership Meeting” after first mention in Article V.2

Update 3. Section 2.0 Changes

• Update order to conduct JMM (Section 2.1.4)

• Quorum for congregational membership meetings will only be required when decision making is needed. (Section 2.3.2)

• Allowance to meet virtually or in hybrid fashion (NEW – Section 2.3.4)

• Electronic ballots to be allowed (NEW – Section 2.3.5)

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Monthly Church Plant Prayer Meeting
Later Event: May 28
Child Dedication Ceremony