Article Five
c. The Annual Meeting, when properly assembled, shall be composed of messengers duly elected by the member churches.
d. Messengers shall be received and considered as duly elected on the following basis for Member Churches:
i. Two (2) messengers for the first one hundred resident members or fractional part thereof from each member church that has been a financial contributor to the work of the Association during the prior 12 months.
ii. One (1) additional messenger from each member church for every additional one hundred resident members (as such term is defined and stated on such church’s Annual Church Profile) or major fractional part thereof and each $250 given to the Association during the prior 12 months.
iii. The messengers shall be elected by the churches and reported on the Annual Church Profile (as such document is promulgated from time to time by the Association). The maximum number of messengers from one church is fifteen (15).
iv. Extenuating circumstances preventing financial contribution may be appealed to the Membership Committee for a recommendation to the Annual Meeting.
e. Messengers shall be received on the following basis for Provisional Member Church Plants:
i. Two (2) messengers for the first one hundred resident members or fractional part thereof from each Provisional Member Church that has been a financial contributor to the work of the Association during the prior 12 months.
ii. Extenuating circumstances preventing financial contribution may be appealed to the Membership Committee for a recommendation to the Annual Meeting.