TEMPLE OF GAIA INCORPORATED

Articles of Incorporation

Executed by the undersigned for the purpose of forming a Pennsylvania corporation under Chapter and statutes, without stock and not for profit.

Article 1: The name of the corporation shall be Temple of Gaia, Incorporated.

Article 2: The period of existence shall be perpetual.

Article 3: The purposes shall be exercise, support, publicize, research, and teach the religious traditions, practices, beliefs, and values of Wicca.

1. In addition to, and in support of, the above, the corporation shall have further general purposes and powers as follows:

A. To publicize, publish, teach, research, and explore the religious traditions, practices, beliefs and values of Wicca; to exercise any, all, and every power, which an establishment of religion is entitled to, including regularly scheduled and special services of worship.

B. To create, establish, modify, or dissolve branches, schools, religious orders, and other subsidiary organizations as the board may direct.

C. To authorize, bestow, convey, grant or issue: certificates, credentials, degrees, diplomas, licenses, memberships, ordinations; or to do otherwise, as the board may direct.

D. To act a responsible party or custodian for: licenses, permits, bonds, tax matters, and contracts; or to do otherwise, as the board may direct.

E. To enroll, expel, hire, fire, recruit, or train persons; establish various and diverse classes of membership or volunteers; or otherwise as the board may direct.

F. To keep accounts, files, inventories, and records, as the board may direct.

G.To do all other acts necessary or expedient for the administration for the affairs and attainment of the purposes of the corporation, within the scope of the activities authorized by chapter (Pennsylvania) of the Pennsylvania statues.

Not withstanding any of the above statements of purposes and powers, this corporation shall not, except to an insubstantial degree, engage in any activities or exercise any powers which are not in furtherance of the primary purpose of this corporation.

No substantial part of the activities of this corporation shall consist of carrying of political propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence specific legislation, and the corporation shall not participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.

Article 4: The principal office is located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania and the address of such principal office is:

1103 MacDade Blvd Collingdale, PA 19023.

Article 5: The names of the initial registered agent is: Rev Debra S Lippitt and Rev Calvin J Lippitt.

Article 6: The address of the current registered agents is:

1103 MacDade Boulevard Collingdale, (Delaware County), PA 19023

Article 7: These articles may be amended in the manner authorized by law at the time of the amendment.

Article 8: The number of directors shall be fixed by By-Law, but shall not be less than three.

Article 9: The names and addresses of the current board of directors are: (note: the addresses have been left out for security reasons)

Reverend Debra S Lippitt (President) Reverend Calvin J Lippitt (Vice President) Reverend Sandra Pinkerton (Secretary)

Article 10: Membership provisions will be set forth in the By-Laws.

Article 11: Other provisions:

The property of this corporation is irrevocably dedicated to religious purposes, and upon liquidation, disillusion, or abandonment by the board of directors, and after providing for the debts and obligation thereof, the remaining assets shall not inure to the benefit of any private person, but will be distributed to a non-profit fund, foundation, or corporation which is organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, or scientific purposes and which has established its tax exempt status under section 501c3 of the internal revenue code of the United States of America.

The By-Laws of this corporation may be adopted by the board of directors, and may thereafter be amended or repealed as therein provided.

The Board of Directors will issue no stock, voting or non-voting.

The order in which the various items or activities listed herein established no system of priorities.

This Corporation is being formed as a new corporation and a new establishment of religion and no existing unincorporated religion is being incorporated.

Article 12: The names and addresses of the incorporator or incorporators are:

Reverends Debra S and Calvin J Lippitt
1103 MacDade Blvd
Collingdale PA 19023-4110


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