The Area shall be responsible in relationship with congregations in organizational, budgetary, staff, and programmatic matters. The Area shall be responsible in relationship with the Region in respect to the combined corporate judgment of the Areas expressed by the Council of Areas, specifically in respect to the exceptional programmatic endeavors and the fair share of outreach giving of congregations that the Area may budget and promote through congregations. Membership Eligibility a.
Membership is based on the voluntary cooperation of individuals and congregations.
Area Boundaries a. On receiving said favorable action, they shall become members of this Area. Congregations within the Area who desire to transfer to another Area will follow the same petitioning procedure. Executive Officers a. The Executive Officers of the Area shall be a Moderator, a Vice-Moderator, a Secretary and a Treasurer, hereinafter referred to as the officers.