William Seymour's Doctrine and Discipline
Amended Articles of Incorporation
Whereas, at a meeting of the members of the Apostolic Faith Mission, a corporation, regularly and legally called and held at the office of said corporation at 312 Azusa Street, City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles. State of California, on the 19th day of May, 1914, at the hour of 7:30 P.M. all of the members of said Apostolic Faith Mission in good standing being present and voting, it was determined by resolution passed and adopted by unanimous vote, duly recorded, to amend the articles hereto, to-wit: on the 24th day of April, 1907, duly filed in the office of the County Clerk of Los Angeles County, State of California; that said amended articles and the constitution which is a part of these articles of incorporation, as hereinafter set forth were read, duly considered and adopted by the members of said Apostolic Faith Mission; that at said time and place the said board of trustees of said Apostolic Faith Mission, at its meeting duly and regularly called, unanimously, adopt said hereinafter amendments including said constitution which are a part of these amended articles of incorporation.
Now, therefore, these amended articles of incorporation and constitution, witnesseth:
I
That the name of this corporation shall be the Apostolic Faith Mission and shall be carried on in the interests of and for the benefit of the colored people of the State of California, but the people of all countries, climes, and nations shall be welcome.
II
That the purpose for which this corporation is formed are to do evangelistic work, conduct, maintain, control, carry on, supervise and found missions and also revivals, camp-meetings, street and prison work in the State of California and elsewhere, by its members, and those who become members by compliance with the constitution and by-laws and the tenets and beliefs of the Apostolic Faith Missions; to establish Sunday schools, supervise and carry on apostolic endeavors. It shall have the power to acquire such real and personal property as may be necessary for its use in carrying out its purposes and objects, and dispose of the same when no longer necessary for its use. It shall have the power to encumber all property, both real and personal, owned by it, when deemed advisable so to do; and generally to perform all acts requisite and necessary to more fully carry out its purposes aforesaid.
III
That the place where the principal business of the corporation is to be transacted is the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, State of California.
IV
That the term for which this incorporation is to exist is fifty (50) years from and after the date of the original incorporation.
V
The number of its trustees shall be three or five, and the names and addresses of the undersigned, who are hereby named as trustees of the corporation for the first year after the filing of these articles are:
Spencer James, 1632 West 35th Place, Los Angeles, California
James Ross, 312 Azusa Street, Los Angeles, California
And the name and residence of the one appointed for the first two years is:
Richard Asbery, 312 Azusa Street, Los Angeles, California
And the names and residences of the ones appointed for the first three years are:
Rev. W. J. Seymour, 312 Azusa Street, Los Angeles, California
Jennie E. M. Seymour, 312 Azusa Street, Los Angeles, California
That the said trustees are to be selected in the manner provided for in the constitution and by-laws of the Apostolic Faith Church.
VI
That on the 19th day of May, 1914, in the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, State of California, an election was held for trustees; that said election was held in accordance with a resolution at the last regular prior meeting of the said Apostolic Faith Mission, held on the 12th day of June in the office of said Corporation at the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, State of California; that notice of such meeting for the election of directors or trustees was given to the members of said Apostolic Faith Mission; that a majority of the members of said corporation who were present voted at such election, and that the result thereof was that the trustees hereinbefore named were duly elected for the respective terms.
VII
That this corporation has no capital stock and is not formed for profit.
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