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Source: LCMS Handbook 2023, page 8.

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4.3 District Officers ................................................................................................... 197

4.4 District President................................................................................................. 197

4.5 District Boards of Directors .............................................................................. 200

4.6 District Stewardship Promotion ...................................................................... 200

4.7 District Nominations, Elections, and Appointments ..................................... 201

4.8 Official District Conferences .............................................................................. 201

4.9 Other District Meetings ..................................................................................... 202

5. CIRCUITS ................................................................................................... 203

5.1 Visitation Circuits .............................................................................................. 203

5.2 Circuit Visitors .................................................................................................... 203

5.3 Circuit Forums .................................................................................................... 205

5.4 Circuit Convocations ......................................................................................... 207

6. AUXILIARY AND RECOGNIZED

SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS ................................................................................. 208

6.1 Auxiliaries............................................................................................................ 208

6.2 Recognized Service Organizations .................................................................... 210

7. AMENDMENTS TO BYLAWS .............................................................................. 214

AMENDED AND RESTATED

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF

ARTICLE I N AME, DURATION, REGISTERED OFFICE, AND AGENT ........................ 215 ARTICLE II O BJECTIVES ............................................................................. 215 ARTICLE III M EMBERSHIP ........................................................................... 215 ARTICLE IV M EETINGS .............................................................................. 216 ARTICLE V O FFICERS ................................................................................ 216 ARTICLE VI P ROPERTY ............................................................................... 216 ARTICLE VII B YLAWS.................................................................................. 217 ARTICLE VIII A MENDMENTS.......................................................................... 217

INDEX ........................................................................................................... 219

REFERENCES ................................................................................................... 233

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