ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
Church of the Mystic Moon
A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION
The undersigned incorporators, in order to
form a non-profit corporation under the laws of the state of Kansas, adopt the
following Articles of Incorporation:
ONE:
The name of this corporation is Church of the Mystic Moon.
TWO:
The name and address of the registered agent of this corporation are:
Reverend Angel Shultz, address removed for obvious reasons.
THREE:
The
specific purposes for which this corporation is organized are as follows:
1. To
establish a religious organization to promote the spiritual teachings of the
Earth-based Religion known as Wicca
2. To
provide a safe and supportive environment for free religious expression.
3. To
facilitate the practice of the Wiccan religion in the form and manner
considered most suitable by the Church of the Mystic Moon.
4. To
identify, develop, and train caring and competent clergy and ritual leaders to
serve the Wiccan community.
5. To
encourage worship in conjunction with the phases of the moon and at the
seasonal Sabbats, balance between masculine and feminine energies in the form
of a God and a Goddess, and the practice of laying on of hands for the purposes
of healing.
FOUR:
The number of initial directors of this corporation is three. Their names and
address are as follows:
Reverend Angel Shultz, address removed for obvious reasons.
Reverend Kenneth Smith, address removed for obvious reasons.
Reverend Duane Marshall, address removed for obvious reasons.
FIVE:
The board of directors of the corporation shall be known as the Council. Except
for the initial Council, whose names are set forth in these Articles of
Incorporation, the manner in which the Council members are to be elected or
appointed shall be as provided in the by-laws.
SIX:
The names and addresses of the incorporators of this corporation are:
Reverend Angel Shultz, address removed for obvious reasons.
Reverend Kenneth Smith, address removed for obvious reasons.
SEVEN: The period of duration of this corporation
is perpetual.
EIGHT:
The classes, rights, privileges, qualifications, and obligations of members of
this corporation are as follows:
The membership provisions of this corporation
shall be contained in the Bylaws of this corporation pursuant to, and in
accordance with, the laws of this state.
NINE:
Any additional provisions for the operation of the corporation are as follows:
Upon the dissolution of this corporation, its assets remaining after
payment, or provision for payment, of all debts and liabilities of this
corporation shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the
meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or shall be
distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a
public purpose.
No substantial part of the activities of this corporation shall consist of carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation (except as otherwise provided by Section 501(h) of the Internal Revenue Code), and this corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements), any political campaign on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate for public office.
No part of the net earnings of this corporation shall inure to the
benefit of, or be distributable to, its members, directors, officers, or other
private persons, except that this corporation shall be authorized and empowered
to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and
distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in these Articles.
Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, this corporation
shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (1) by a
corporation exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code or (2) by a corporation contributions to which are
deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.
In
any taxable year in which this corporation is a private foundation as described
in Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, the corporation 1) shall
distribute its income for said period at such time and manner as not to subject
it to tax under Section 4942 of the Internal Revenue Code; 2) shall not engage
in any act of self-dealing as defined in Section 4941(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code; 3) shall not retain any excess business holdings as defined in
Section 4943(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; 4) shall not make any investments
in such manner as to subject the corporation to tax under Section 4944 of the
Internal Revenue Code; and 5) shall not make any taxable expenditures as
defined in Section 4945(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The undersigned incorporators hereby declare
under penalty of perjury that the statements made in the foregoing Articles of
Incorporation are true.
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Reverend Angel Shultz, Incorporator
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Reverend Kenneth Smith, Incorporator
Dated: __________