CONSTITUTION OF WORDALONE OREGON  

Preamble:

We, the members of WordAlone Oregon, have determined to work for the return of our Church 

(The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America), to its original  fidelity in the Christian doctrines of 

salvation which accepts and emphasizes the Word Alone, Grace Alone, and Faith Alone and to 

safeguard our Church throughout the coming years by adhering to the historic Lutheran 

Confessions which are found in the Book of Concord: the three Ecumenical creeds, the unaltered 

Augsburg Confession, the Apology of the Augsburg Confession, The Smalcald Articles, Luther’s 

Large and Small Catechism, and the Formula of Concord. 

These are doctrinal statements which we hold will preserve our Church from falling into apostasy 

and will maintain the basis for true spiritual life and vitality in our fellowship within the E.L.C.A. 

as we as Lutheran Christians seek to serve our Lord. We give our unqualified acceptance to the 

polity of church organization as it is enunciated in the Book Of Concord.

Article I.  The name of this Corporation is WordAlone Oregon.

Article II.  Mission & Purpose

This Corporation (registered in the State of Oregon as a Corporation) provides a

place for likeminded Lutheran members of the Oregon Synod (E.L.C.A.) to stand

together in our purpose to Renew the E.L.C.A. and cause it to stand on its original 

foundation grounded in God’s Word and in the Lutheran Confessions for the 

central purpose of the Church: Worldwide evangelism at home and abroad.  We 

will attempt to reform the structure of  the E.L.C.A. and the Oregon Synod, so that 

it will be a democratic institution which truly represents each individual within the 

Church.  We also will place great emphasis on continuing spiritual renewal in the 

host of ways that make such renewal possible. 

In accomplishing the tasks noted above, we will maintain a oneness of support and 

purpose with our national organization – The WordAlone Network

Article III.  Membership

1.    Membership will be limited to E.L.C.A members of the E.L.C.A.’s Oregon 

Synod.

2.    Each member will have one vote to cast in directing the Corporation’s business.

Article IV.  Meetings  

1.   Annual meetings will be held in the month of January at which time members 

shall accomplish the tasks of elections of officers, receive and discuss progress 

reports on the activities of the Corporation and seek to guide its activities for 

the coming year. 

2.   Notice of the annual meeting shall be sent out not less than two weeks in 

advance of the meeting’s date. 

3.   The guidelines for conducting meetings and their procedures are found in 

Article IV of the bylaws.  

Article V.  Board of Directors

1.   The Board of Directors of this Corporation shall be composed of from six 

to twelve members and shall meet at least quarterly. 

2.   Board business must be carried out with a quorum of the members present.

3.   The Board will have a composition of at least four officers having various

duties as stated in the bylaws.

4.   Board member vacancies, should they exist, shall be filled following the 

procedures given in Article III, 9 of the bylaws.     

Article VI.  Committees  

1.  The Board will create committees as they are needed.

2.  The Executive Committee will be elected at annual meetings to serve for two 

years, and shall have all the powers delegated to it in Article VI,2 of the bylaws 

with the restrictions imposed on it by that Article as well.

3.   The treasurer is the chair person of the finance committee and that committee 

shall include three other Board members.  This committee shall have the 

responsibility for all matters dealing with the finances of the Corporation; 

including the formulation of the annual financial report and all other information 

regarding budgets, expenditures, and audits to the Board and to the 

Corporation members.

4.   If financial activity in a given year exceeds $10,000, an external audit will be 

required.

Article VII. Indemnification

1.  The Corporation will seek to indemnify its officers in the event they are involved 

in legal action because of their service to WordAlone Oregon.

Article VIII.  Miscellaneous

1.  Matters of communication, liability and the modes of caring for the financial 

assets of the Corporation will be carried out as directed by Article VIII in the 

WordAlone Oregon Corporation bylaws. 

2.  All WordAlone Oregon Chapters are considered as being members of this

Corporation. 

Article IX.  Amendments  

1.   A 2/3 majority voting at a properly called meeting will be necessary to amend 

the bylaws of this Corporation.  Such a suggested amendment(s) must be 

submitted to the Secretary to be sent out to all the members of the Corpora-

tion together with the announcement of the next Corporation meeting.

Article X.  Status

1.  The Corporation is registered as a  non-profit religious organization to function 

in the State of Oregon for that purpose. (See Appendix A of the Corporation 

bylaws.) 

2.  In the event of the dissolution of this Corporation, all of its assets will be given 

to our national organization, WordAlone Network.