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Constitution
of
College Avenue Baptist Church

PREAMBLE

We do declare and establish this Constitution for the preservation and security of the principles
of our faith, that this body may be governed in an orderly manner consistent with the accepted
system of belief of the Southern Baptist Convention;  and for the purpose of preserving the liberties
in each individual member of this church, and the freedom of action of this body with respect to its
relation to other churches of the same faith.

I.  Name, Purpose, and Incorporation

II.  Organization, Teaching, Covenant, and Association

III.  Missions, Stewardship, and Literature

BY-Laws

Article 1 Membership

Article 2 Church Officers, Church Staff, Moderator

Article 3 Meetings of the Church

Article 4 Division of Membership

Article 5 Amending the Constitution and By-Laws

Constitution Adopted:  June 1, 1973
Reprinted:  July 1983
Article I, Section 1, amended July 13, 1986
Reprinted:  August 1986
Reprinted:  October 1992
By-Laws, Article 1, Section 3, amended May 22, 1994
Reprinted:  June 1994
By-Laws, Article 3, Section 3, amended June 11, 1997
Reprinted:  March 2000
Constitution, By-Laws and Covenant, proposed amendment February 2003
Constitution and By-Laws, proposed amendment February 2003