Category Archives: Church Finances and Business

Law: So You Want to Start a Church? Part 2

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Jay Guin

What do incorporation and filing for a 501(c)(3) ruling involve? To incorporate and obtain an IRS ruling of 501(c)(3) status is a substantial piece of work. Here are the steps: 1. Prepare articles of incorporation under the best available authorizing … Continue reading →

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Law: So You Want to Start a Church? Part 1

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Jay Guin

I get this question quite a lot, and so I thought I’d answer in a post, as there are probably a lot of people who could benefit from the answer. I’m planning to start a new church. How do I … Continue reading →

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Legal Conclusions from Licking Baptist Church, Part 3

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Jay Guin

An element of the Licking Baptist Church case that’s not been commented on in the media is the significance of 1 Corinthians 6 on such disputes – (1Co 6:1-8 ESV)  When one of you has a grievance against another, does … Continue reading →

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Legal Conclusions from Licking Baptist Church, Part 2

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Jay Guin

As we considered in the last post, after the girls raped or molested by the associate pastor of the Licking Baptist Church were disfellowshipped by the church, the pastor pled guilty and served seven years in prison. The girls, when … Continue reading →

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Legal Conclusions from Licking Baptist Church, Part 1

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Jay Guin

Licking Baptist Church is a small congregation in Hebron, Ohio, founded in 1807. It has no website that I can find.  And some terrible things happened there. As one blogger explains, In 2005, Pastor Lonnie “Joe” Aleshire Jr. admitted to … Continue reading →

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Church Finances and Business: The Housing Allowance Is Only for One House

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Jay Guin

In Commissioner v. Driscoll (not Mark Driscoll of the Mars Hill Church in Seattle fame), the federal Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that a minister may claim the housing allowance exclusion for only one house.

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Church Finances and Business: The Supreme Court and the Ministerial Exemption

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Jay Guin

The US Supreme Court recently ruled unanimously in favor of the so-called “ministerial exception” for churches in HOSANNA-TABOR EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL v. EEOC. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination due to a disability. However, the courts hold … Continue reading →

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