Membership

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=448 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >Membership </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="3ba44020.png" border=0 width="580" height="2" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </FONT> <A HREF="first_page.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="First Page"><U><B>HOME</B></U></A><A HREF="first_page.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="First Page"><U><B> </B></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="first_page.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="First Page"><U><IMG SRC="1ac14140.png" border=0 width="20" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="641" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC66 HEIGHT= 97 WIDTH="388"><div> <B>This church is a constituent member of the district and national organizations of The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada and operates in accordance with its Statement of Faith, principles and objectives.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="234"><div> <B> <form action="http://formmail.trellix.com/servlets/TlxMailer" method="POST" enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded"><input type="hidden" name="tlx_SortOrder" value="Name,Email,City,State,Zip,Phone,Comments,Do you currently hold a membership at another church?"><input type="hidden" name="tlx_FormIndex" value="1"><input type="hidden" name="tlx_OKMessage" value="Thank you for your interest about about membership at LHAC. We will contact you soon."><input type="hidden" name="tlx_SendMode" value="1"><input type="hidden" name="tlx_Subject" value="A comment form was submitted"><input type="hidden" name="tlx_EmailTo" value="newson@sasktel.net"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" border="0" align="center"> <tr> <td align="left">Name:<br> <input type="text" name="Name" size="30" maxlength="100"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Email:<br> <input type="text" name="Email" size="30" maxlength="100"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">City:<br> <input type="text" name="City" size="30" maxlength="100"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">State:<br> <input type="text" name="State" size="30" maxlength="100"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Zip:<br> <input type="text" name="Zip" size="10" maxlength="10"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Phone Number:<br> <input type="text" name="Phone" size="14" maxlength="14"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Comments:<br> <textarea name="Comments" rows="5" cols="30"></textarea></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Do you currently hold a membership at another church?:<br> <input type="text" name="Do you currently hold a membership at another church?" size="50" maxlength="100"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><input type="reset"> <input type="submit" value="Send" name="tlx_send"></td> </tr> </table> </form>  </B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>* Information taken from the </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT" ><B>Local Church Constitution from... </B></FONT></div> <div> <I>The M</I><I>anual of The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada, 2002</I></div> <bR> <div> <B> MEMBERSHIP  </B>(ARTICLE VI)</div> <div> <B>Section 1 – Qualifications</B></div> <div> 1. A credible testimony of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ before the elders and a confession of faith by baptism.</div> <div> 2. A commitment to the principles expressed in the Objectives (Preamble), Purpose (Article II) and Statement of Faith</div> <div>     (Article III) of The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Section 2 – Transference</B></div> <div> Transference of membership from another Christian and Missionary Alliance church may be made by letter of transfer, stating</div> <div> that the applicant is a member in good standing.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Section 3 – Discipline</B></div> <div> Discipline is an exercise of that spiritual authority which the Lord Jesus has given to His Church. The purposes of discipline</div> <div> are to maintain the honour of the Redeemer, the purity of the Church, the spiritual benefi t of the members, and the restoration</div> <div> of the offender. The discipline of a member shall be the responsibility of the Board of Elders, or its designates, and shall be in</div> <div> accordance with the teachings of Scripture.</div> <div> The procedures governing the discipline of a member shall be those contained in the Uniform Regulations on Discipline and</div> <div> Appeal for Members of Local Churches of The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada. It shall be a condition of membership that persons accept and comply with these regulations.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>GOVERNMENT  </B>(ARTICLE VII)</div> <div> There shall be an annual meeting of the membership to be held at a time specified in the bylaws. It shall receive reports from</div> <div> the pastoral staff, and from heads of the various departments of the church, accept an audited report of the treasurer(s), hold</div> <div> elections and conduct such other business as may be presented in keeping with the bylaws.</div> <div> The pastor, or his appointee shall act as the chairman of the annual meeting or special meetings of the congregation. At the</div> <div> annual meeting the members shall elect a Board of Elders from among the membership to be responsible for the affairs of the</div> <div> church between annual meetings. This board is amenable to the membership and to the district superintendent as constitutionally defined. Business meetings of the membership may be called by the Board of Elders by proper notice to the membership as specified in the bylaws. All members who have reached the age of 16 years are entitled to vote except in matters where the laws of the province or territories determine the age at which the members are enfranchised.</div> <bR> <div>  <a href="HTMLobj-494/Manual_Intro.pdf"><img align="bottom" border="0" width="50" height="63" src="HTMLobj-494/pdf_logo_trefoil.gif"> <u>Manual_Intro.pdf</u></a>   <a href="HTMLobj-495/Manual_2002_.pdf"><img align="bottom" border="0" width="50" height="63" src="HTMLobj-495/pdf_logo_trefoil.gif"> <u>Manual_2002_.pdf</u></a>        <A HREF="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/re"><U><IMG SRC="1f0581f0.png" border=0 width="88" height="31" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" >Click image to get ACR</FONT></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=32 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="Connecting.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Connecting"><U><B>CONNECTING</B></U></A><B>  |  </B></FONT><B>Membership</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="SmallGroups.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Small Groups"><U>Small Groups</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="Ministry.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ministry"><U>Ministry</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="Registration.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="EVENT REGISTRATION "><U>EVENT   REGISTRATION   </U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Associate Pastor"><U>Associate Pastor</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>