Incorporating a church

There are many reasons why churches and other ministries should consider incorporation.  After much research and consideration some come to the conclusion that they should not, for various reasons, pursue that route.

​T​he Missionary Church ​encourages​ its churches to incorporate.

The most important reason to incorporate is to protect individual members from personal liability associated with the negligent actions of fellow members.  Other benefits of incorporation include:

• Clarification of the ministry’s purpose, procedures, and vision.

• Eligibility to apply for and receive grants through federal or faith-based organizations and foundations.

• Eligibility to receive special mailing rates and other discounts from vendors.

Incorporating a church is done on a state level, usually with the Secretary of State, and there are differences in the requirements for each state.

Churches should contact their regional/district office and leaders for specifics on incorporating in their particular state.​  Contact Generate at MCUSA Headquarters via email for more details. 

Brotherhood Mutual offers free resources on Asset Protection and Incorporation including a video presentation hosted by their legal team and a 20 page eBook.

Numerous ministries will do this work for you for a fee and will come up in a Google search, among them is one we are familiar with: Luke 9:23 Ministries.