Church Members Can’t Oust Trustees from Office
Corporation does not provide for voting members so members of congregation lack right to change trustees
Membership is a church is not necessarily the same as being a member of a corporation with voting rights and the right to elect trustees or directors, a Court of Appeals in Ohio has said. It has affirmed a trial court decision dismissing a claim by new trustees, recently “elected” by members of the church, seeking confirmation that they had ousted the old board. (Revelation Spiritual Church of Christ v. Tussey, Ct. of App. OH, Twelth Dist., No.CA2010-03-058, 12/29/10.)
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