Michigan

458.1 Conveyances to Roman Catholic archbishop, bishops, and administrators in trust for religious, educational, or charitable purposes.

458.2 Roman Catholic archbishop, bishops or administrators; powers in administering property.

458.11 Methodist churches; change of name.

458.12 Methodist churches; amendment of articles of incorporation to effect change.

458.21 Methodist Episcopal church; incorporators.

458.22 Articles and certificate of consent; execution.

458.23 Articles and certificate of consent; contents, form.

458.24 Articles of association; execution and acknowledgment; filing articles and certificate with department of commerce; members of church as body politic or corporatio

458.25 Church government; ecclesiastical polity.

458.26 Management of temporalities; trustees.

458.27 Powers of corporation and board of trustees; rights of ministers and presiding elders.

458.28 Amendment of articles; procedure.

458.29 Sale of realty; procedure, proceeds; abandoned property.

458.30 Reincorporation under act.

458.31 Construction of inconsistent acts.

458.32 Trustees; evidence of authority.

458.33 Extension of corporate existence; filing resolution with department of commerce; effect.

458.41 Wesleyan Methodist church; incorporators.

458.42 Articles of association; execution.

458.43 Articles; contents, form.

458.44 Articles of association; execution and acknowledgment; filing articles with department of commerce; members of church as body politic or corporation.

458.45 Church government; ecclesiastical polity.

458.46 Board of trustees; election, term, vacancies; secular affairs.

458.47 Board of trustees; election in certain case; dissolution, conference legal successor; sale of property.

458.48 Bylaws.

458.49 Powers of corporation; rights of ministers.

458.50 Alteration or amendment of articles or bylaws.

458.51 Sale or mortgage of real estate for re-investment or to pay debts; title, passing to annual conference.

458.52 Reincorporation under act; procedure.

458.53 Construction of inconsistent acts.

458.54 Trustees; evidence of authority.

458.55 Extension of corporate existence; filing resolution with department of commerce; effect.

458.61 Methodist Protestant church; incorporators.

458.62 Articles of association; execution.

458.63 Articles; contents, form.

458.64 Filing articles of association with department of commerce; signers of articles, associates, and fellow members as body politic or corporation; powers, rights, and

458.65 Church government; ecclesiastical polity.

458.66 Secular affairs; management; board of trustees, election, term.

458.67 Powers of corporation; execution of legal documents; rights of ministers.

458.68 Powers of trustees; disposition of realty.

458.69 Title; passing to annual conference; license to sell; dissolution of corporation.

458.70 Service of process.

458.71 Amendment of articles; procedure.

458.72 Reincorporation under act; procedure.

458.73 Construction of inconsistent acts.

458.74 Trustees; evidence of authority.

458.81 Free Methodist church; incorporators.

458.82 Articles of association and certificate of consent; execution.

458.83 Articles and certificate of consent; contents, form.

458.84 Articles of association; execution; acknowledgment; retention of copy; filing articles and certificate of consent; body politic or corporation; name; powers, right

458.85 Church government; ecclesiastical polity.

458.86 Secular affairs, management; board of trustees, election, term, vacancies.

458.87 Powers of corporation; execution of legal documents; rights of ministers and district elders.

458.88 Amendment of articles; procedure.

458.89 Sale or mortgage of real estate to pay debts or for re-investment; title, passing to annual conference; license to sell; procedure.

458.90 Reincorporation under act; procedure.

458.91 Construction of inconsistent acts.

458.92 Trustees; evidence of authority.

458.93 Extension of corporate existence; adoption and filing of resolution; term; property and contract rights; corporate identity.

458.101 Baptist church; adopting articles of incorporation; election of deacons or trustees; execution, acknowledgment, contents, and filing of certificate; corporation;

458.102 Trustees; qualifications, election.

458.103 Trustees; term of office.

458.104 Trustees; subject to control of church; purchase and sale of realty.

458.105 Trustees; powers.

458.106 Trustees; corporate powers; taxation.

458.107 Trustees; election in certain case; dissolution, convention legal successor.

458.108 Reincorporation under act; procedure.

458.109 Certificate of dissolution; execution; acknowledgment; recording; powers, privileges, duties, trusts, and obligations of new organization.

458.110 Amendment of articles; procedure.

458.111 Amendment of articles.

458.112 Construction of inconsistent acts.

458.151 Baptist convention; incorporation, objects.

458.152 Membership.

458.153 First meeting, calling; annual meeting.

458.154 First meeting; election of officers and directors; terms of office; board of managers; powers of convention.

458.155 Powers of corporation; legal successor to certain dissolved corporations.

458.156 Donations; use.

458.157 Members; powers at any meeting.

458.158 By-laws and rules.

458.159 Repeal of act.

458.171 Meeting of incorporated society; calling.

458.172 Meeting of incorporated society; question put to vote; dissolution of society; property, passing to incorporated church.

458.201 Presbyterian church (USA); articles of association; notice; adoption; board of trustees.

458.202 Certificate; execution, contents.

458.203 Certificate; signatures; acknowledgment; filing copy with department of commerce; trustees, successors, and members as body corporate; form of certificate.

458.204 Property rights of corporation; government.

458.205 Powers of corporation.

458.206 Trustees; qualifications; election; term.

458.207 Trustees; powers; disposal of realty.

458.208 Trustees; temporary vacancies.

458.209 Title; passing to presbytery; sale of property; dissolution of corporation.

458.211 Amendment of articles; procedure.

458.212 Reincorporation under act; procedure.

458.213 Trustees; evidence of authority.

458.251 Protestant Episcopal church; incorporation, procedure; body corporate.

458.252 Protestant Episcopal church; articles, contents; name; location; vestry members.

458.253 Filing articles; acquisition of title to property.

458.254 First meeting; calling, notice; right to vote; election of vestry members.

458.255 Subsequent meetings; right to vote; annual and special meetings, notice; election of vestry members, classification; rector to preside; records.

458.256 Wardens; secretary, treasurer; meetings of vestry, presiding officer, quorum, vacancy.

458.257 Powers of vestry; owner of pew or slip.

458.258 Record of proceedings; inspection, evidence.

458.259 Reorganization and extension of corporate life; procedure.

458.260 Amendment of articles; procedure; existing amendments declared valid.

458.261 Repeal; saving clause.

458.262 Reorganization and incorporation under act, procedure; officers.

458.263 Cathedral; ex-officio rector.

458.271 Conveyances to bishops of Protestant Episcopal church in trust for certain purposes.

458.272 Conditions under which legal title vests in bishop even though not named in conveyance.

458.273 Authority of bishop to make conveyance; approval required.

458.301 Congregational church; incorporators; articles, execution, contents.

458.302 Election, qualifications, and terms of trustees; filing articles of association and certificate of election with department of commerce; effect.

458.303 Amendment of articles of association.

458.304 Right to vote.

458.304a Congregational churches; by-laws, adoption, subjects, amendment or repeal.

458.305 Notice of meetings; amendments.

458.306 Powers of board of trustees; limitations; election of trustees and officers.

458.307 Powers of corporation; seal; offerings and funds for certain purposes.

458.308 Corporation declared extinct; dissolution, procedure; title, vesting in conference, powers and duties.

458.309 Incorporation under act; procedure.

458.310 Construction of inconsistent acts.

458.331 Consolidation of Congregational church and its ecclesiastical society; procedure.

458.332 Consolidation of Congregational church and its ecclesiastical society; completion.

458.333 Consolidation of Congregational church and its ecclesiastical society; act governing consolidated church.

458.351 Meeting of incorporated society; calling.

458.352 Question to be voted; incorporation of church; dissolution of society.

458.353 Repeal; saving clause.

458.401 Reformed church or congregation; trustees; execution and acknowledgment of articles of association; filing copy of articles with department of commerce; trustees

458.402 Articles; contents.

458.403 Powers of trustees.

458.404 Receipt of bequests or gifts of money for investment; real estate.

458.405 Dissolution; incumbrance or alienation of land.

458.406 Real estate not needed for church; sale or incumbrance.

458.407 Extension of corporate existence; term; filing resolution with department of commerce; effect.

458.408 Reincorporation under act; saving clause.

458.421 Christian Reformed church; trustees; execution and acknowledgment of articles of association; filing copy of articles with department of commerce; trustees and su

458.422 Articles; contents.

458.423 Officers; membership qualification; vacation or vacancy, effect.

458.424 Powers of trustees.

458.425 Powers of trustees; powers of corporation; sale of land, investment of proceeds.

458.426 Powers of trustees; limitations; terms of grant, donation or other conveyance, controlling.

458.427 Amendment of articles of association.

458.428 Incorporation under act; procedure.

458.429 Reincorporation under act; saving clause.

458.451 Evangelical church; incorporators.

458.452 Articles; execution; certificate of consent.

458.453 Articles; contents.

458.454 Articles of incorporation; execution in duplicate; filing articles and certificate; body politic or corporation; powers, rights, and privileges.

458.455 Church government; ecclesiastical polity.

458.456 Meetings.

458.457 Powers of corporation; rights of ministers, presiding elders and bishops.

458.458 Articles of incorporation; alteration or amendment; execution and filing.

458.459 Reincorporation under act; procedure.

458.460 Construction of acts.

458.521 Applicability of act.

458.522 United Missionary churches; incorporation; change of name in articles.

458.523 United Missionary churches; organization, number of persons.

458.524 United Missionary churches; articles of association, certificate.

458.525 United Missionary churches; contents and form of articles.

458.526 United Missionary churches; triplicate articles, delivery to corporation and securities commission; fees; filing.

458.527 United Missionary churches; government and policy.

458.528 United Missionary churches; board of trustees.

458.529 United Missionary churches; seal; powers; conveyance of property; discipline; administration of sacraments.

458.530 United Missionary churches; powers of trustees.

458.531 United Missionary churches; sale of real estate, authorization; proceeds.

458.532 United Missionary churches; abandonment of property; license to sell.

458.533 United Missionary churches; amending articles, acknowledgment, certificate, recording.

458.534 United Missionary churches; suits or proceedings.

458.535 United Missionary churches; execution of obligations or contracts by acting trustees, validity.

458.536 Act repealed; rights saved.