ACCENC CONSTITUTION

ARTICLE 1 NAME

This Conference shall be called “The Advent Christian Conference of Eastern North Carolina, Incorporated”, “hereinafter ACCENC.”

 

February, 2009

ARTICLE 2  OBJECTIVE

The membership of the ACCENC shall consist of local churches and missions sponsored by the Home Missions Committee of the ACCENC, hereinafter sponsored mission  who shall cooperate with the objective of this conference as stated in Article II. A church shall be received into membership of the ACCENC upon recommendation of the Executive Board and two-thirds vote of the delegates at any annual session.

SECTION  2

Three delegates shall represent each church plus one (1) delegate for every 25 members or major fraction thereof.  One delegate shall represent each sponsored mission plus one delegate for every 25 members or major fraction thereof.

SECTION 3

A delegate shall be a member of a local Advent Christian church or sponsored mission who has been active in attendance and stewardship during the past year and who has been appointed or selected by the local Advent Christian church or sponsored mission  as a delegate. Delegates of the ACCENC shall also include all the members of the Executive Board, Ordained and Licensed Ministers, and Licensed Christian Workers, the latter three who have met the annual requirements of the Ministerial Committee. Each delegate is entitled to one vote.

                                      

SECTION  4

 Section 3 shall be the standard for reports to the ACCENC of church membership.

ARTICLE 3 MEMBERSHIP & REPRESENTATION

SECTION 1

 

ARTICLE 4 OFFICERS

SECTION 1

The officers of the ACCENC shall be a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer.

SECTION 2

The duties of the officers shall be those which are regularly performed by those named.

SECTION 3

The officers shall be elected annually by ballot and shall serve until their successors are elected.

 ARTICLE 5

SECTION 1

The Executive Board shall consist of officers named in Article IV, Section 1, two Liaison Representatives as provided in Article V, Section 3, chairpersons of all standing committees, the chairperson of the Camp Dixie Board of Directors, the ACCENC Director of Student Ministries, and the President or  Chairperson of each conference-wide auxiliary. The Executive Board shall conduct all regular business of the ACCENC between sessions, appoint persons to fill vacancies on the Board, and assist all committees as needed.

The Executive Board shall require that any organization and all committees receiving appropriations from the conference budget have a printed Treasurer’s Report presented to the ACCENC annual session.

The Executive Board shall appoint a four member committee (excluding any member of the Executive Board), to review financial transaction of the ACCENC each year and submit a written report to the Annual Conference.  The Conference Treasurer shall serve as an ex-officio member of this committee.
 
SECTION 2
 
Standing Committees shall be as follows:  Ministerial, Home Missions, Nominating. Each committee shall consist of six members who shall serve three years on a rotating system. After the first year, two members shall be elected annually. The Executive Board shall appoint replacements for any unexpired term. No person shall represent more than one committee on the Executive Board.  Only Ordained Ministers shall be eligible to serve on the Ministerial Committee.

 

PART 1 – MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE

The Ministerial Committee shall choose its chairperson by majority vote of the committee within two weeks of the ACCENC Annual Session. It shall (a) provide annual report blanks for licensees and report results to the Conference Session; (b) examine all grievances of licensees or charges against licensees; (c) examine upon written application from a local church all candidates as to call, consecration and purpose for certification of all licenses; (d) establish a protocol for the renewal of all licenses and the transfer of all licenses according to the Manual of Practice and Procedure for the Christian Ministry  as ratified by the ACCENC.

PART 2 – HOME MISSIONS COMMITTEE

The Home Missions Committee shall choose its chairperson by majority vote of the committee within two weeks of the ACCENC annual session. Its duties shall include assisting weaker churches and promoting and establishing new churches. It shall annually present a plan for conference growth.

 

PART 3 – NOMINATING COMMITTEE

The Nominating Committee shall choose its chairperson by majority vote of the committee within two weeks of the ACCENC annual session. It shall present a written ballot at each annual session providing nominees for all elected offices, leaving space for nominations from the floor.

 

SECTION 3

An Inland  (District) Liaison person and Coastal (District) Liaison person shall be elected at the annual session of the ACCENC. They shall reflect the concerns and views of their districts to the Executive Board.

SECTION 4

The Executive Board and/or the President of the ACCENC shall appoint special committees as needed. Some of the regularly appointed committees and their duties may be:

 

PART 1 – PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE

The duties of the Public Relations Committee shall be to foster and promote a policy of public relations at the Conference level; to engender a spirit of unity and cooperation between local churches; to use the media of newspapers, radio and television as well as other means of promotion to keep Advent Christian Churches before the public; to make the public conscious that Advent Christian Churches are evangelistic and serve our Lord.

 It shall serve as an advisory committee to all ACCENC churches who have programs or projects to promote.

 

PART 2 – BUSINESS COMMITTEE

 

This Committee shall receive items of business in writing with signature for presentation at the ACCENC annual session. It shall prepare and present said items to the delegate body in the form of a motion. When the ACCENC is not in annual session, items of business needing immediate action received by this committee shall be referred to the Executive Board.

 

PART 3 – BUDGET COMMITTEE

This Committee shall formulate an annual budget for the ACCENC consisting of the General Fund, Camp Dixie Operational Fund, ACCENC Operation Fund, Home Missions Fund, Scholarship Grant Fund,  Benevolent Fund, Christian Education Fund, Ministerial Committee Fund, Student Ministries Fund, Salaries and Travel Expenses and/or any other fund which may be created by the Executive Board or ACCENC. The committee shall formulate said budget upon the annual pledges of the churches to the ACCENC. It shall provide the percentages of distribution among  the aforesaid funds of receipts. It shall take into consideration all debt requirements and other obligations of the ACCENC in the formulation of the annual budget.

 

PART 4 – CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE

This Committee shall receive all proposed amendments to the Constitution and shall present them to the annual session of the ACCENC within the legal framework of the Constitution.

 

PART 5 – OBITUARY COMMITTEE

This Committee shall consider all matters of necrology and provide memorials for the deceased of member churches of the ACCENC.

 

PART 6 – CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE

This Committee shall tabulate and present all delegates and alternate delegates. The committee shall report periodically to the annual session of the ACCENC the number of delegates present to vote and shall provide accurate information regarding the number of eligible delegates voting. It shall recommend to the ACCENC that visitors to the annual session be seated without the privilege of voting.

 

PART 7 – CHRISTIAN EDUCATION COMMITTEE

This Committee shall recommend a uniform policy of Christian Education to our churches, including curriculum, teacher training courses, seminars, literature, and shall  provide methods of stimulation for promoting Christian Education and Church advancement for the purpose of winning the lost to Jesus Christ.

 

 

 
 

 ARTICLE 6 PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY

The rules contained in Robert’s Rules of Order (Latest Edition) shall govern the ACCENC in all cases to which they are applicable and not inconsistent with the Bylaws or Procedure of the ACCENC.

ARTICLE 7

SECTION 1

The Annual Meeting of the ACCENC  shall convene at 9:00 a.m. on the last Friday or Saturday in February, and the Executive Board shall determine the date.

SECTION 2

The above meeting shall be held at the ACCENC Campgrounds, or where otherwise approved by the Executive Board.

SECTION 3

The Executive Board may call special meetings of the ACCENC upon two weeks notice to member churches.

SECTION 4

A quorum shall consist of at least 30 delegates from at least eight member churches.
 

 ARTICLE 8

 The ACCENC encourages  individual churches to abide by the Declaration of Principles of the Advent Christian General Conference and the Mission Statement of the National Association of Evangelicals with particular emphasis on not allowing our pulpits to be occupied by those who hold to anti-Christian teachings or those who do not adhere to the standards prescribed in the Manuel of Practice and Procedure for the Christian  Ministry. (Galatians 1:6-8; 1 Timothy 6:3-16;  2 Timothy 1:14;  2 Timothy 4:3-4).

 ARTICLE 9

 The Constitution may be amended by two-thirds vote of the members present and voting at any annual meeting of the ACCENC, providing that notices of proposed amendments be sent to the churches one month in advance.

 ARTICLE 10

Auxiliaries are defined as societies or groups approved by the Executive Board of the ACCENC that have as their members local church cooperating societies or groups whose goals reflect the Declaration of Principles of the Advent Christian General Conference.

 ARTICLE 11

Action Taken – February 28, 2004

 

At the 109th Annual Conference session on February 28, 2004, the following action was taken:

 

“Moved and seconded for information, the Mission Statement of the

National Association of Evangelicals be included as a separate document

with our Constitution. Carried”

 

 

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EVANGELICALS MISSION STATEMENT

 

The mission of the National Association of Evangelicals is to extend the kingdom of God through a fellowship of member denominations, churches, organizations, and individuals, demonstrating the unity of the body of Christ by standing for biblical truth, speaking with a representative voice, and serving the evangelical community through united action, cooperative ministry, and strategic planning.

Revised February 22, 2014