Individual Associate Members

An individual becomes an Individual Associate Member of CALC as follows:

  1. Application Form: The individual executes an application for admission as found on CALC’s website.

  2. Preliminary Acceptance/Roster. Upon the President’s receipt of the individual’s application for admission to CALC as an Individual Associate Member, CALC’s National Council shall acknowledge receipt of said application, vote and admit said individual as an Individual Associate Member. The individual will be added to CALC’s roster of Individual Associate Members.

  3. Final Acceptance/Roster. A first order of business at the next Annual General Convention (AGC) will be to propose a motion to admit the individual as an Individual Associate Member of CALC. Upon the vote of a simple majority of the delegates present and voting in favor of the motion, the subject individual is formally admitted as an Individual Associate Member of CALC with all rights and obligations appertaining thereto.

Rights and obligations of individual members.

  1. Representation at Conventions. Individual Associate Members are entitled to receive notice of and may attend the AGC. The individual shall have voice but no vote.

  2. Termination of Membership by the Individual. An Individual Associate Member may terminate his/her membership in CALC at any time. The individual shall notify CALC’s President of the vote to terminate membership. The individual’s membership is terminated upon receipt of the notice of termination of membership by CALC’s President.

  3. Termination of Membership by CALC. If the Individual Associate Member violates the terms of membership stated above, CALC may terminate said individual’s membership. The individual may seek to appeal his/her termination, in writing, to CALC’s President. The President shall convene an a Board of Appeals and Adjudication (BPAA) who shall meet with said individual and thereafter will prepare a written statement of findings of facts and make recommendations for action on the appeal. The delegates to the next AGC will act to approve or disapprove the BPAA’s findings and recommendations. The decision of the delegates shall be final.

  4. Service on Councils, Boards and Committees. The Individual Associate Member may serve on CALC’s National Council or any committee established by National Council or the AGC, provided he/she id duly nominated and receive the necessary votes by the delegates to the AGC, or are duly appointed by the National Council.

  5. Resolutions. Any Associate Member Congregation may prepare and present a resolution of concern to the General Convention, which the President shall place on the agenda.

  6. Objections. An Individual Associate Member may object to official resolutions and procedures of the Association. The objection must be filed with the President, and the reasons therefore should be clearly stated, so that complete brotherly understanding can result, and any necessary corrections or alterations be made. Should no satisfactory result be obtained through the efforts of the President, the objections should next be laid in accordance with the procedures detailed in the Bylaws.