1992 Book of Discipline: ¶ 2538

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2538. Incorporated Local Church Property--Title and Purchase--Unless otherwise required by local law (2506), the title to all property, now owned or hereafter acquired by an incorporated local Church, and any organization, board, commission, society, or similar body connected therewith, shall be held by and/or conveyed to the corporate body in its corporate name, in trust for the use and benefit of such local Church and of The United Methodist Church. Every instrument of conveyance of real estate shall contain the appropriate trust clause as set forth in the Discipline (2503).

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1992 Book of Discipline: ¶ 2538
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