Charter of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Inc.

      A.  The name of the corporation shall be the Unitarian
Universalist Church of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Inc., and it is
to be located in Broward County, Florida.

      A.  The general nature and purpose of this corporation
shall bring religious liberals in closer acquaintance and cooper-
ation for the study and practice of religion.

      A.  The membership of this corporation shall consist of the
undersigned subscribers and any other person over the age of
fourteen, regardless of race, color, national origin, previous
religious affiliation, or sexual orientation, who are in sympathy
with the objectives and purposes of this organization.  Persons
not now members may become members by signing the membership
book, thereby signifying their intent to become a member.  The
qualifications of membership shall be further determined by the
Bylaws.

      A.  This corporation shall have perpetual existence.

      A.  The names and addresses of the subscribers to this
Charter are:

      FRED E. STANTON,               415 N.E. 8th Avenue,
      LEN J. MESSINA,                3600 Galt Ocean Drive,
      BETTY W. VALIN,                1605 S.E. 9th Street,
      NORTON HILTON,                 710 N.W. 33rd Terrace,
      JERROLD E. SHAFFNER,           523 N.E. Fourth Avenue,

      all of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

      A.  Between Meetings of the Membership, the policy making
body of this corporation shall be a Board of Trustees, composed
of ten (10) voting members of the corporation.  This Board shall
consist of the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer,
and six (6) Trustees.  The President, Vice-President, Secretary,
and Treasurer of this corporation shall be elected at the annual
meeting and shall serve for a term as specified in the Bylaws.

      B.    The Trustees shall be elected at the annual meeting
and shall serve for a term of two (2) years; however, at the
first annual meeting, in May 1959, three (3) of these Trustees
shall be elected for a term of one (1) year and three (3) shall
be elected for a term of two (2) years. Thereafter, each Trustee
shall be elected for a term of two (2) years.

      C.  The Board of Trustees shall elect its own chairperson
who shall vote only in case of a tie.

      D.  Vacancies in the above Offices and Trusteeships shall
be filled by the Board of Trustees through appointments, and such
appointees shall serve with full authority until the next annual
meeting, at which time their successors shall be elected to com-
mence a new term, or to fill an unexpired term, whichever the
case may be.

      E.  All Officers and Trustees shall hold office for their
duly constituted terms, or until their successors are properly
qualified.

      F.  A vacancy shall automatically result when a Board mem-
ber is absent from three (3) monthly meetings between any two
Annual Meetings of the Membership, regardless of the reason for
such absences, at which time the Board shall fill the vacancy.

      A.  The first election of the Officers and Trustees shall
be held at the annual meeting in May 1959, unless this Charter is
not approved by such time, and in such event, it will be held
within sixty (60) days after such approval, and further, in such
cases where annual meeting, then such elected Officers shall
serve only until the annual meeting of May 1960.

      A.  The names of the Officers and Trustees who are to man-
age all the affairs of this corporation until the first election
under this Charter are as follows:

      FRED E. STANTON                    President
      LEN J. MESSINA                     Vice President
      BETTY W. VALIN                     Secretary
      NORTON HILTON                      Treasurer

As Trustees:

      GERARD DeBRUIN                     H. DON MOORE
      GEORGE P. DUNLEVY, Jr.             MAX WELBORN
      DAVID C. VAN AUSDALL               JERROLD E. SHAFFNER

      A.  New Bylaws shall be adopted within sixty (60) days
after the approval of this Charter by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of
the membership present at a meeting called for such purpose. This
procedure shall be used from time to time for passing on
additional Bylaws to this Charter.

      A.  All amendments to this Charter must receive a two-
thirds (2/3) vote of the voting members present at a meeting
called for that purpose.  All amendments to the Bylaws or reces-
sions thereof must receive a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the voting
members present at a meeting called for that purpose.

      B.  All voting by the membership to sell, mortgage or
transfer in any way (including by gift) real estate owned by the
church requires approval of the majority of the voting members at
a special meeting.

      A.  The annual meeting of this corporation shall be held
during the month of May of each year, the actual date of said
month to be set, each year, by the Board of Trustees, in due time
and with due notice to the membership.

      B.  Officers and Trustees sitting as of January 1, 1989,
shall serve until their successors are elected.

      A.  No member of this corporation shall have any vested
right, interest or privilege in or to the assets, functions,
affairs, or franchises of the corporation, or any right, inter-
est, or privilege which may be transferable or inheritable, or
which shall continue after his or her membership ceases.

      A.  Upon dissolution of this organization, all of its
assets remaining after payment of all costs and expenses of such
dissolution, shall be distributed to the Unitarian Universalist
Association of Boston, Massachusetts, or its successor, or if
none, to a similar religious organization which has qualified for
exemption under section 501 sub-paragraph (c), sub-paragraph 3,
of the Internal Revenue Code or to the Federal Government or to a
state or local government, for a public purpose, and none of the
assets will be distributed to any member, Officer, or Trustee of
this organization.

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      Witness the hands and seals of the Incorporators, at Fort
Lauderdale, County of Broward and State of Florida, this 23rd day
of April, 1959.

      FRED E. STANTON                    NORTON HILTON
      LEN J. MESSINA                     JERROLD E. SHAFFNER
      BETTY W. VALIN                      Incorporators

      Approved 27 April 1959; Amended for re-incorporation 7
December 1966; Amended 22 August 1971; 5 January 1975; 21 Septem-
ber 1975; 4 January 1981, 22 March 1981; 9 January 1983; 22
December 1988; 13 January 1991; January 10, 1999.