Memo We as a New Testament church stand on our Biblical and Constitution rights based upon the first amendment that Congress nor any government agency cannot and shall not hinder our right to worship or practice our faith.
The Indianapolis Baptist Temple receives no benefits nor desires any benefits from the state, including federal identification numbers, tax-exemption, school vouchers or financial subsidies. In return, the Indianapolis Baptist Temple owes absolutely nothing to the state. The first New Testament church Jesus began gave no allegiance to the state and likewise His New Testament church today will not and cannot either.
We the Indianapolis Baptist Temple have the constitutional right to assemble without restriction or persecution as long as the Indianapolis Baptist Temple does not hinder ones life, liberty or property. As the Pastor of a historic Bible Believing Baptist congregation and as members of the same can do nothing else but stay true.
Sacred Scripture is sole authority for faith and practice. Autonomy of local New Testament church and priesthood of the believer. New Testament church is composed of scripturally immersed believers. Principle of religious liberty of conscience and opposition to a state church.
Do not incorporate. Do not operate an unincorporated assoc. Church members of a corporation. Do not file any federal, state, county, or city forms. Do not have corporate instruments such as a constitution or bylaws. A statement of faith, covenant, or in-house agreement only are biblical. No corporate officers such as trustees, treasure, clerk, business managers or official board. Only a pastor, superintendent I Tim. No annual business meetings.
No congregational voting. Counsel and consent only asked by the pastor is biblical. Do not apply for tax exemption of any kind. The church is not tax exempt but non taxable. Do not use federal regional zip code for address. Do not participate in corporate debt. Deal in cash only unless a bank account can be secured without an I.
Make no agreements concerning discrimination. Accept no inspections of any kind C fire, health, welfare, zoning, building permits, etc. Pay pastors or others with cash love gifts only. Give no W-2, or W-4 forms to anyone.
File no or forms. Pay no workers compensation or unemployment compensation. Keep no records for the IRS or any other government agency. In most states, own no property. If so, deed must be written right. Call for advice. Have no vehicles registered in the name of the church. Do not recognize or obey any court order addressed to the church or its ministry. Do not take a license to preach the gospel from any level of government. Do not marry anyone with a state marriage license. The church cannot officially be associated with any incorporated denomination, fellowship, or mission board.
Do not support missionaries from an Incorporated mission board. Do not put educational ministry under any incorporated agency, secular or religious. No accreditation. Receive no government subsidy, earned income credit, school vouchers, etc.
It's best to have no utilities listed in the name of the church. Fly Christian flag only inside and out, flag of Kingdom of Heaven. These are guidelines that we have learned over 15 years.
Dogged by decades of associations with violent right-wing factions, the church in recent years has attempted to drop below media radar by toning down its separatist rhetoric and denying connections to the Christian Identity movement.
But despite such denials, the church remains among the oldest and largest of the Identity institutions in America. Established in as a self-reliant and exclusively white religious community, the invitation-only church is consistently cited by watch groups as one of the most racist in America.
Since , it has been ruled by Dan Gayman, who deposed his brother Duane for control of a majority of the congregation.
Previously known as the Church of Christ at Halley's Bluff and then the Church of Our Christian Heritage, the church was dissolved as a Missouri not-for-profit corporation in and reformed under its present name as an independent "free association religious body. Although Dan Gayman denies being a part of the unregistered-church movement, Gentry says the Church of Israel has a vital interest.
As with other anti-government facets of the Identity subculture, such as the resistance to Social Security numbers and civil marriage licenses, the unregistered-church movement holds that by registering as not-for-profit, churches effectively are "owned" by the state and federal governments.
Because the Church of Israel is no longer a nonprofit organization, it is not required to file public annual reports, and any dealings it has with the IRS in connection with income taxes are confidential.
Church property used for worship is exempt from taxes in Missouri, but the state leaves the determination of what constitutes a "church" to the county assessor, according to the State Tax Commission. But, she said, the only requirements are that the property is used exclusively for valid religious worship as evidenced by a belief in a "supreme being" and that the church can demonstrate that no profit is made. Federal or state nonprofit status is not required, Maddox said, and services do not have to be open to the public.
Although the state can deny charitable exemptions based on racial discrimination, there is no such penalty for churches that discriminate.
Vernon County Assessor Cherie Koshko said the acre church complex also called the compound by some and one of the two parsonages were considered tax-exempt, as allowed by state law. But, Koshko said, she was unaware the church had neither state or federal nonprofit status, which often supports exemption requests.
Much of the land in northeastern Vernon County is isolated and subject to flooding, however, which tends to reduce market value; its actual worth may be lower than the countywide average.
In addition to the office complex and parsonage, the church pays no property taxes on six vehicles, including a pair of Lincoln passenger cars and a Ford pickup truck. While Gayman was attempting to illustrate his austere lifestyle by describing how he used an aging church van for transportation, he was reminded of the and Lincolns the church owns. Koshko, a native of Schell City, said she would have to investigate state guidelines to determine whether the Church of Israel's tax-exempt status should be changed or modified.
Currently, she said, churches are not required to file any forms or other documentation with her office in support of their exempt status. That is where the tug of war usually starts. Shall you wed in the church the two of you have dreamed of being married in? Or will you have to toe the line and marry in the church your parents insist on? Very importantly, is the church you finally agree to wed in, allowed by law to marry you two?
Many couples have discovered to their dismay that the beautiful church they got married in and which holds beautiful memories is not legally registered to wed couples. And therefore in the eyes of the law, their marriage is illegal. In order to avoid this scenario, you need to check and ensure that the church you have chosen is among those allowed to carry out weddings. Uganda Registration Bureau URSB has released new data indicating that 2, churches in Uganda are legally allowed to preside over marriage ceremonies.
According to URSB these churches have fulfilled the mandatory minimum requirements of filing a formal application to the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs MOIJA , through the Registrar General and part of the pre-requisites the applicant place of public worship is mandated to do. It is therefore important for couples to find out whether the church they have picked falls among these 2, For a marriage to be legal in Uganda it must be presided over by a licensed place of worship or by a magistrate.
The churches on the list are from various denominations that include several sects of the Catholic Church, the Anglican, Pentecostal and Adventists among others. Prominent on the new list are traditional churches that include Rubaga Cathedral and Cathedral Church of St.
Paul Namirembe for the Anglicans among others.
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