Pastor has actual authority to bind church to contract

Pastor has actual authority to bind church to contract

The pastor of a church who is also president of the church corporation has actual legal authority from the corporation’s bylaws to bind the church to a legal services contract, an appellate court in Missouri has held.  The fact that a law firm might also have collected its fee from the pastor personally does not preclude its collection from the church.

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