Goal

The goal of this Constitution and By-Laws is twofold: First, to provide a framework for the structural administrative needs of a church in this world, second, to “render to Caesar what is Caesar’s” and meet the state and federal legal requirements of an incorporated not-for-profit church in the state of Oklahoma.

Other than any biblical parameters stated in this Constitution and By-Laws, this document is not intended to constrain nor limit any true biblical ministry of a local church. As a result, we must explicitly state that our final authority with regard to the administrative and ministerial functioning of this local church is God’s word – the Bible – not this document.

Acts 5:29

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

Matt 5:18

For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.

Matt 24:35

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

Jn 10:35

If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be broken

Jn 16:12-13

12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

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