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1 TRUSTEES OF THE ALPINE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH v. NEW JERSEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH -- rank: 1000

... an independent church, organization, or corporation may join the UMC. N.J.S.A. 16:10A-2 provides that a local church may incorporate with the UMC ... least [one] week apart, preceding the date of such meeting.' N.J.S.A. 16:10A-2(a). 'At such meeting the district superintendent, or by his ... and a secretary shall be elected to record the proceedings.' N.J.S.A. 16:10A-2(b). 'If at such meeting the members present and voting ... of its trustees which shall be three, six or nine.' N.J.S.A. 16:10A-2(c). In a circuitous manner, [p]laintiff indirectly denies that ... laws, usages, and ministerial appointments of The United Methodist Church.' N.J.S.A. 16:10A-2, -3(e). Plaintiff argues that since there is no record ... of its reincorporation into the UMC, it has not fulfilled N.J.S.A. 16:10A- 2 and thus cannot be deemed affiliated with the UMC. ...

docket:	a4583-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-12-19
status:	unpublished
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