2 20 21 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/9cb5b43e2b9e01370d27fdb03f83b66a.pdf?Expires=1779926400&Signature=DkCntPK-WhukStrUmC5ta7iqPJjoWvDmVNAY0lM4PX38E-aoqsJip5KrZedOu2rFleZLBGfFHw8t1YqEsmUiV1rq8S3yNp4eLfFmo8%7E9vXBkBGx1FtQU6Ria-44M7%7EzE9Dum4ytKDGMibatzCG37TbmvBLch64IwF6q9ANthD%7Eo2F-wpfp8nR3afAJGe%7EmNbq2O1hzA0DvSEzLzMT9zv4Ie6dcf9PS-pnw8XAmxdHRbyFAkhsxBXNrOyKlnlBqLfu9SHzeQY0wkyN58Cn8eJ63Q5YogCviJ03%7ENvgRLMO3%7EaBpirZ9lyRRSCQ0DZmFqNGtQ4O23Q68PWwKMs%7EQYueg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 0244a7b423e326ac00bf6147020a11d2 PDF Text Text ARTICLES OF INCORPORATIOlf t / Be i,t ICnnn By These Pr•••nt1, That Ya steokhott, J'.O .. Kla1i, :Sdwin ¥ Ritter,. h'ed Elaemnenaer, Jr., c.J .Xnauer, Rebert sener, Saal a. Bl~enbaker, D J'.P.Sohoettler, Geo G Kern, Chall J' Arrq, wa Y. Attl~, W.A. Hill, and our aseootatea an• euoo••ora have asaooiate4 and incorporated ouraelTee tosether u a body oorpo:rat• and politlo utHr and in purauanoe to the Kentuoq Statute•, and have made and tti,iae4 and do by these present ■ Dake, o:raa\ni••• and fora a oorporat!on wa••r '1• 1lawa of ~•n,uolcy, with all the powera and rishta incident · l;h•Jll\et.A', with power to sue, oontraot and be oontrao1ied with , and to hav~. and. use a common seal &nd io alter the aame at pleasure, to reoelT and .~ o hold property real and personal whether obtained by puroha••• g1~4, or 4eYiae as 111&1' be neeeeaar7 to carry on or promote the obJeota ot /thia oorporation, and~ sell oi- dispose ot ■ aid propert,' a1i pleaa~•·• wtle1s the property 11&,a been reoelvecl as a sitt or 4eT1 ■ e t•~ eome •1e1aial purpoee, a d l t •1~•0•1 ved, it ahall be applied only tor auoh ~pose, and shall have a right to adopt euch rules for its sovermunt .'andi, operation not tnoonaietent with the law aa Trueteea ma;r deem proper, I an«rwhioh mBi¥ or41nar1ly' be done by any corporation and we do declar• / a• · toll ow• a 1 +.• ,{ / Tbe./ name ot the corporation shall be, "West Louiaville ll:Tans•lioal Oh-Oh~ ot LouiBrille, Ky'. • I 2. ~•looation ot laid corporation and i1ia place ot worahip shall be ', in 'lhe Olty ot Louisville, J'etter■ on coun,y. Jtentuoq. ) . . 3. ~ 11aiture' of the 'buaine■ a ot the corperat1on .s hall be the /4irt4"c,t ing ot a httu■ e of relisloua wor■hip and aa auoh it aolcziow1-dg•• :the oanollioal booke of tile Old and Jf. . Tea, ...nt to l»• the renaled Worl of God and t he aole and infallible rule of ~a1$h .an4 praotice1 11i aooett• the interpretation of the Holy' ' s,r1pture• , a~ laid. dcnra 1n the Symbolioal books 0. f 1ihe Lutheran / ~ J'•torme4 ChurOhea, principal among which are Ille Au&abura 1 1 Qonteaaion, Lu,her• a Small Cateohiaa, and the Heidelberg tbat/eohi• inaofu ae they agree. WhereeYer 1iheae dlaasr•• how- eT,r., it relie• entirely' on tho•• paaaagea of Sorlplure pertain·1DS ;to the pointa in question and ~•reby a'Yaila 1 taelt ot the lraty ot ~onaoienoe oharaoter1at1o of the Evangelical Ohuroh. 4. ';here 1 j, ~ / 'II I ■hall be no capital •took or stockholders. Th• oorperation ehall besin lhe J'iret unl•••on dieaolved ant ahal,l be per)etual •••lier~. \I clq by ot :rebl'\lal"Y 1916 ao11on of ita �(2) (6) Th• attUr• of the oorporation ar• to be conclUOte4 b · lh• ot tollow1na ottloera. By th• paator and a Board of President a 'by tltt•••• than more nor not l••• than twelTe Vloe•Prea, Beoor41ns S•oretai-y, J'inanoial Seore,ary and. a Treuurer, but afl7 two of ■ aid ottioera 'fJfay be filled by one The Paatol' l• and the •am• person it 4e•1rri by ,he tor a tera ohoaea are other• the while a perm.anntnl. memb•r• to ••nJ.orll7 accor4ill& that IIIIUUler a auah .of 1wo 1eara, and 1n •:mb•r• retlr1ns The y•ar. each •ix meu,re are to retire •liglble tor rt••leotion. The tinl -Boa1"4 of howeTel' ahall. be oompoae4 of 'Che 1ncorporator 1 whoee ••bere of tw•lT• and they ehall eonlinue in ottioe witll att1xe4 o heret are names / I 1917 al whioh time a new Board of January ot Swida..v a1oon4 th• Tru•I••• •haU 'be ,1eote4. 'l'he otfloen ahall be eleole4 annuall.1' on the aeoond 8un46.3' 1n Ja.miaJ.7 each yearthereatt er at Loui■ T.ille• Keatuoq. 'l'h• Boar4 of Ti-u•t•• • •hall be eleot~ by the, ·meiber■., ancl 'the otticrera aball be eleo,ed by the :Boar« of Truete.• •• (1) The hi,lheat aount ot 1n4ebtedneaa or 11ab111t7 which th• oorpotation a,q at any t i • incv 11 the llllll of nit Thouaand Tru••••• ••'b•2'•. ar.• Taat••• I I / D.•llar•, In teatimon;r whereot •• have l1treunto ••tour hands at LouiaTille b.11tuoq thl ■ ~0th d."1 of January 1916. 'I'll Stookhott I ,: 1.0.n.t 1, , ' I / 1 / C• J • ltll&U.•~ I· 1· / 1 ) ; I ,/ , / : / I I I I 34w1n K R1 ,tel' ll-•d Eieeraenser, J-, I /, ., ' I S•••r Jlobert Sull c. Blankenbaker Wllllaa J .P.Sohott~le r Georse CJ Kem Ch&9J•~~ • 'B. AttJ.x W.A. 8'11• �(3) State ot Kent uclJ County ot J'etter •.on. aot 1,, h•dei'i clc J'ol-oht., l~ •., a Notary Pt&'llie in and tor ■ al4 stat• and c,un\y atores atd. do hereb;y oertlfy 'lbat lht fo:regolnc , u,1ol• • ot Incorp oration were p~oduced lo•• and were sisne4 EClwln aolmowleclged, and delive red by Wm stockh ott, J.O.Kemt, JI lli1iter , ft-eel :ictse ~er, Jr., c.J.Knua•r, Rob e~t hlWW t Saal l'.e:tn, Chall J A:bJ7. Ya c :Blanktnl>e.ker, Win J •• Schoef fler, Geo G ., Altlx and Wm A Hill, partiee t . . ere'lo to be their aoi andofcleef. Glven unde:r• my hand and seal o:t o:tttoe thie 20ih 4-.y Januar y 1916. l'X'ed l'oroht , W01ia2'Y Pullie , Jett Co •., KY. Jan 23, 1918. ir•• JI)' oommtaeion ex I 1. P.s.~.o le;\9k of th• County Court ot Jett'era on county 4110 P. M. tn the State ot Kentucky do oertity that on &1• 4qedat to•• in"" the toregoj.ng art1ole a ot Inoorporat:l.on were produc ottic• and. tla t I be.Te :r ecoi-484 them thia and the torego1111 · ••rtiflo a'ii• in DC' o-ftie• • 1916. Zan. of day 20th thia hand m:, Wi1ine1111, P.S. Piay, Clerk. CQZ"PGJ"&tt'on Book 24 a ~ea 6~1::63! ' -gt,.:_:' 1 ArtioU 7 ••nde , Sep, J6, 19~ by entire Board of to I •••ftaoo,oooJ · / I ' I l I i I I I I I I, ' in■ , t= ad ottt,o,ooo). Trtaat••• (15) Corp Book 37, !Ni&• 418•41 9 co Clerk( e Offioe . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, circa 1916-1977, 1992 Subject The topic of the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Description An account of the resource <span>The collection consists of twentieth-century records of Plymouth Congregational Church, founded in 1877 in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Plymouth Settlement House, which opened in 1917 as an extension of the church’s mission. The church and settlement house were located next to each other in the Russell neighborhood at the corner of Seventeenth and West Chestnut streets. The church’s membership was primarily made up of middle- and upper-class Black families, and the settlement house provided social services to neighborhood residents. Included in the collection are board minutes, correspondence, annual reports, and publications.</span><br /><br />Only a selection of the records have been digitized; see the finding aid to learn about the entire collection: <a href="https://filsonhistorical.org/research-doc/plymouth-congregational-church-louisville-ky-records-ca-1916-1977/" target="_blank" title="Finding Aid" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://filsonhistorical.org/research-doc/plymouth-congregational-church-louisville-ky-records-ca-1916-1977/</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. BA P738, Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1916-1977, 1992 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. BA P738 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th century Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. BA P738, Folder 01, Item 01 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. BA P738, Folder 1, Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Title A name given to the resource Articles of Incorporation, January 20, 1916 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Description An account of the resource The West Louisville Evangelical Church of Louisville, Kentucky Articles of Incorporation is a 3-page typescript that describes the administrative structure and functions of the church. The Articles of Incorporation include the names of the members who founded the church and outlines the term lengths of the Board of Trustees. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-01-20 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1910s 20th century Subject The topic of the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Churches Kentucky--Jefferson County--Louisville African Americans African American churches United Church of Christ Social settlements Christians Christians, Black African American Christians Protestants Church management West Louisville Evangelical Church (Louisville, Ky.) Russell (Louisville, Ky.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Property rights in the collection belong to The Filson Historical Society. The Filson Historical Society can provide high-resolution scans of original source materials from its holdings for non-commercial and commercial use. To learn about this process, visit https://filsonhistorical.org/collections/order-reproductions/ Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource article of incorporation legal documents Language A language of the resource eng