Contents of
 By-Laws for Old South Church

• ARTICLE I
• Name, Purpose and Polity
• 1. Name.
• 2. Purpose.
• 3. Polity.
• 4. Diagram of Organization.
• ARTICLE II
• Confession and Covenant
• ARTICLE III
• Membership
• 1. Qualification for Membership.
• 2. Associate Membership.
• 3. Obligations and Rights of Membership.
• 4. Inactive Membership.
• 5. Termination of Membership.
• ARTICLE IV
• Officers, Church Council Members, Deacons and Trustees
• 1. Officers.
• 2. Church Council.
• 3. Board of Ministers and Deacons.
• 4. Board of Trustees.
• 5. Tenure.
• 6. Resignations.
• 7. Vacancies.
• ARTICLE V
• Officers -Responsibilities and Duties
• 1. Ministers.
• 2. Moderator.
• 3. Treasurer.
• 4. Clerk.
• 5. Historian.
• ARTICLE VI
• Church Council Purpose and Powers
• 1. Purpose.
• 2. Powers and Duties.
• ARTICLE VII
• Board of Ministers and Deacons Structure and Duties
• 1. Structure.
• 2. Purpose.
• 3. Duties and Powers.
• ARTICLE VIII
• Board of Trustees
• 1. Structure.
• 2. Purpose.
• 3. Duties.
• 4. Powers.
• ARTICLE IX
• Standing Committees
• 1. The Christian Education Committee
• A. Purpose.
• B. Membership.
• C. Duties.
• 2. The Christian Outreach Committee
• A. Purpose.
• B. Membership.
• C. Duties.
• 3. The Operations Committee
• A. Purpose.
• B. Membership.
• C. Duties.
• 4. The Young Adult Committee
• A. Purpose.
• B. Membership.
• C. Duties.
• 5. The Committee on Religion and the Arts
• A. Purpose.
• B. Membership.
• C. Duties.
• 6. The Music Committee
• A. Purpose.
• B. Membership.
• C. Duties.
• 7. The Publications Committee
• A. Purpose.
• B. Membership.
• C. Duties.
• 8. The Leadership Committee
• A. Purpose.
• B. Membership.
• C. Duties.
• 9. The Finance Committee
• A. Purpose.
• B. Membership.
• C. Duties.
• ARTICLE X
• Meetings
• 1. Place and Time for the Annual Meeting of the Church Membership.
• 2. Meetings of the Church Council.
• 3. Meetings of the Board of Ministers and Deacons.
• 4. Meetings of the Board of Trustees.
• 5. Meetings of the Standing Committees.
• 6. Special Meetings.
• A. Members
• B. Council.
• C. Trustees.
• D. Deacons.
• 7. Notice of Meetings.
• A. Members.
• B. Deacons and Trustees.
• C. Council.
• 8. Quorum Requirements.
• A. Members.
• B. Council.
• C. Deacons.
• D. Trustees.
• 9. Proxies.
• 10. Robert's Rules.
• 11. Meetings-Policy.
• ARTICLE XI
• Miscellaneous Provisions
• 1. Fiscal Year.
• 2. Seal.
• 3. Execution of Instruments.
• 4. Evidence of Authority.
• ARTICLE XII
• Amendments