Article I. Name
The congregationally governed Christian fellowship shall be known as the Bon Air Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Bon Air, Virginia.

Article II. Authority
Christ is the acknowledged and recognized head of this Church.

Article III. Purpose and Mission

Section I. To promote Christian fellowship in the Bon Air community and throughout the world.

Section II. To win people to faith in Jesus Christ, as revealed in the New Testament, and commit them actively to the church, to help them grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ that they may increasingly know and do His will and to work for the unity of all Christians and with them engage in the common task of building the Kingdom of God.

Section III. To cooperate with and support the local, regional and general manifestations of the Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ) in proclaiming the gospel of Christ.

Article IV. Ordinances of Baptism and Lord's Supper

Section I. Baptism in the Church shall be by immersion of a believer in Christ, thus symbolizing for the believer his death to sin, his burial with Christ, and his resurrection to a new life in Christ and for Him.

Section II. The observance of the Lord's Supper is this church's remembrance of Christ's sacrifice for mankind. By partaking of the bread, which represents His broken body, and of the wine, which represents His spilled blood, we are reminded of His love for us. The Lord's Supper shall be observed each Sunday and at such other times as the Minister or Elders deem advisable.

Article V. Membership

Section I. The charter members of this Church shall constitute its initial membership.

Section II. Additions to the membership shall be made of:

a. Those who have confessed Jesus as the Christ, have taken Him to be their personal Saviour, have been baptized by immersion, and who present themselves for membership in this church.

b. Those who present themselves for membership by letter or by statement from other churches and who have acknowledged Jesus as the Christ, have taken Him to be their personal Saviour, and who have been baptized in accordance with the practices of the churches from which they come.

Although the Church believes that immersion is the scriptural and proper method of baptism, it recognizes that some churches practice other forms of baptism in the sincere belief that they are also scriptural and proper. In thus accepting as members those from other than immersion, this Church is not compromising its belief that immersion is the scriptural and proper method of baptism but is merely extending to these fellow believers in Christ it's recognition of their right of belief and sincerity of purpose.

Article VI. Church Officers

Section I. The following shall serve as officers of this Church and shall be elected by the membership, except as otherwise provided for filling interim vacancies that may occur.

a. Elders
b. Deacons
c. President of the Membership and Chairman of the Board
d. Church Clerk
e. Treasurer
f. Financial Secretary
g. Trustees
h. Superintendent of the Church School

Section II. The number of church officers and their duties shall be as set forth in the By-Laws.

Section III. The Elders, Deacons, Church Clerk, and Treasurer shall be elected on a rotation system basis for terms of three years each beginning on the first day of the Church year.

Section IV. The President of the Membership and Chairman of the Church Board shall be elected for a one year term and shall be an Elder or a Deacon.

Section V. The Trustees shall be elected for indefinite terms and are subject to the approval of the court having jurisdiction.

Section VI. The Superintendent of the Church School shall be elected for a one year term.

Section VII. The Financial Secretary shall be elected for a three year term.

Section VIII. The officers serving on a rotation system basis shall not be eligible for re-election until one year after the expiration of their terms of office. Deacons may be eligible for the Eldership without the year's lapse.

Article VII. The Minister

Section I. Duties - The Minister shall be the spiritual counselor and advisor of the membership and shall perform those duties which usually pertain to the office of Minister. The minister shall be an ex-officio member, without vote, of all the functional departments of the church.

Section II. Selection - The recommendation of a Minister to the membership for call shall be made by such means as the Church Board shall determine. A call shall be extended by the membership on not less than a three-fourths majority vote of the members present and voting at a duly called membership meeting.

Section III. Term of Service - The Minister shall be called for an indefinite period of time. The Minister or the membership may terminate ministerial services by giving ninety days written notice, unless an otherwise mutually acceptable termination time is agreed upon. Membership action shall be by a majority vote of those present and voting at a duly called meeting of the membership. Voting shall be by secret ballot.

Article VIII. The Church Board

Section I. There shall be a Church Board composed of the Elders and Deacons, who shall serve as the voting members thereof.

Section II. The Church Board shall formulate and administer the policies and direct the operations of the Church Section 3. The organization and procedures of the Board shall be as set forth in the by-Laws.

Article IX. Membership Meetings

Section I. There shall be an annual meeting of the membership of the Church at least thirty days prior to the end of the church year, at which time Church officers shall be elected. budgets adopted. and such other business transacted as may be presented.

Section II. Additional membership meetings may be called by the Church Board. Other meetings shall be called by the President of the Membership on written petition of at least twenty percent of the members of the Church.

Section III. Written notice of membership meetings shall be sent to the members at least one week prior to the date of the membership meeting.

Section IV. Robert's Rules of Order shall be the parliamentary authority for proceedings of the membership meetings.

Article X. By-Laws

In order to implement the provisions of this Constitution, authority is hereby granted for the adoption of the necessary by-laws.

Article XI. Amendments to the Constitution
This Constitution may be amended at any duly called meeting of the Church membership by a three- fourths vote of those present and voting, provided written notice as to the wording of the proposed amendment to be voted upon is sent to the members at least one week prior to the date of the meeting.

Article XII. Distribution of the Constitution

A copy of the Constitution and any adopted amendments not contained therein shall be made available to the members of the church.