Articles of incorporation: Required provisions. The articles of incorporation must specify:
1. The name of the corporation, which must be the name of the person making and subscribing the articles and the title of his office in the church or religious society, naming it if desired, and followed by the words “and his successors, a corporation sole,” or the title of his office in the church or religious society, naming it if desired, and followed by the words “and his successors, a corporation sole.”
2. The object of the corporation.
3. The title of the person making the articles, and the manner in which any vacancy occurring in the incumbency of an archbishop, bishop, president, trustee in trust, president of stake, president of congregation, overseer, presiding elder, district superintendent, other presiding officer or clergyman is required by the rules, regulations or discipline of such church, society or denomination to be filled.
4. The name of the natural person or corporation designated as the corporation’s resident agent, the street address for the service of process, and the mailing address if different from the street address.
Last modified: February 26, 2006