Articles of Incorporation

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Summary

Article 1: Name

Change name from “Church” to “Congregation” 

Add registered agent information

Article 2: Purpose

paragraph 1 (new): Describe UUCR as an IRC sec. 501(c)(3) organization

para. 2: same as existing para. 1

para. 3: revised statement of UUCR's purpose 

Article 3: Members and Voting Qualifications

Change "Church" to "Congregation"

Change "21 years of age or over" to "adults as defined by Maryland law" 

Article 4: Board of Trustees

Change "church" to "Congregation"

Remove gendered language

General wordsmithing

Article 5: Annual Meetings

Simplify the quorum requirement

Article 6: Bylaws

Add a provision for amending the Bylaws

Article 7: Amending the Article of Incorporation

Simplify the notification requirement

Add a quorum requirement

Article 8: Dissolution

Change "church" to "Congregation"

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• John Miles

• Bruce Baskett

• Kent Hancock