Appendix to Church Bylaws:

APPENDIX B:

1. The congregation shall be provided with teaching regarding the biblical qualifications for Elders and their scriptural role. With the biblical qualifications in mind, members of the Church will be given 30 days to prayerfully submit to the Board of Elders the names of members for consideration as Elder. Those submitting a name should receive permission from the proposed nominee before his name is submitted to the Board of Elders. The Board of Elders may add additional names of available men for consideration. Any nominee may withdraw his name from consideration at any time.
2. The Board of Elders shall review the remaining names, and shall conduct interviews with those nominees it considers potential candidates. After prayerfully considering each nominee (Acts 20:28), the Board of Elders shall determine the final list of candidates by a three-quarters majority vote. If a nominee is available to serve as a candidate (see A above) but is not considered by the Board of Elders to be a suitable candidate, he will be informed by the Board of Elders as to the reason for this conclusion.
3. The Church Chairman shall be elected by the Church body from among the members of the Board of Elders. His term of office shall be the same as his remaining term of office on the Elder Board. The Elder Board shall determine a candidate for Church Chairman by a three-quarters majority vote.
4. The names of the Elder candidates (including the candidate for Church Chairman) shall be presented to the Church at least 30 days before the annual business meeting. The members of the Church shall be asked to read I Timothy 3:1-7 & Titus 1:5-9 and to consider each Elder candidate with those qualifications in mind. If for any reason a member feels that a particular candidate does not meet the biblical qualifications listed in those passages, that member should bring his/her concern to a member of the Board of Elders. After consultation with the Elder candidate in question, the Board of Elders may remove his name from consideration at their discretion. Any candidate, whose name is so removed from consideration, will be informed by the Elder Board as to the reason for this action.
5. After the 30-day period, at the annual business meeting in November, the Elder candidates (including the candidate for Church Chairman, if applicable) will be presented to the participating members of the Church for affirmation by a three-quarters majority vote of the members voting.
6. All Elders, including those newly elected, will later be presented to the congregation at a Sunday morning service for the purposes of affirmation and dedication (Acts 14:23).
7. In the event of a vacancy or special need, the Elders may refer to the previous nominees to select a candidate, or may re-initiate the whole selection process, as they deem necessary. The term of office for a newly elected Church Chairman or newly elected Elders will begin on the date of the annual meeting.