Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 5-326
This is the official text of Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 5-326, part of Maryland’s Code, Corporations and Associations — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
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§5–326.
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All assets owned by any Methodist Church, including any former Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Protestant Church, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, the Washington Methodist Conference, or Evangelical United Brethren Church, whether incorporated, unincorporated, or abandoned:
(1) Shall be held by the trustees of the church in trust for the United Methodist Church; and
(2) Are subject to the discipline, usage, and ministerial appointments of the United Methodist Church, as from time to time authorized and declared by the general conference of that church.
(1) Shall be held by the trustees of the church in trust for the United Methodist Church; and
(2) Are subject to the discipline, usage, and ministerial appointments of the United Methodist Church, as from time to time authorized and declared by the general conference of that church.
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