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BOOK OF CONFESSIONS
Introduction Rev.Matthew Suroya the founder
chairman of God And God told him in
dreams that all the Europeans
foundation have made their rules and
bylaws suiting to their societies and
areas but in Asia Continent such
directions are not available, hence
the need of arises to put such many
senior and junior pastors and senior
citizens to gather their ideas,
improvements and started noting
down in a note book. It took him
about a year to give a shape to
selected rules and bylaws. After that
he sent his written notes to scholars
who added some more, some ideas
rules were ship-shaped to organize all
the material in the shape of By-laws
of Asian Christian.
The Constitution of the
Masiha World Mission
Masiha World Mission www.masiha.org Email: matthew@masiha.org www.facebook.com/mwmission
Author: Rev.Matthew Suroya
Contains
S No: Chapter Subject
1. 1. Introduction
2 2. Passed By -laws
3. 3. How to use the By-Laws
03 4. Statement of Faith
04 5. Rules for central committee
05 6. Rules of National Committee
06 7. Rules of Termination from the committee
07 8. Rules for Social Welfare
08 9. Rules for Woman Development
09 10. Rules for senior citizen
10 11. Rules for the Children of leaders
11 12. Rule for trained Leaders
12 13. Rule for Ordination of leaders
13 14. Establishment of Church
14 15. Rules for registration of Churches
15 16. Rules for marriage
16 17. Rules of Water Baptism
17 18. Rules of Membership
19. General Meeting and Executive Committee General Meeting
20. Executive Committee
21. Meeting of the Executive Committee
22. Rights, duties and responsibilities of Office Bearers
23. Financial Management
24. General Meeting and Executive Committee General Meeting
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
The rules are passed by the following respected person.
S.N Name Position Organization’s Name
1 Rev.Z.M Suroya Founder Masiha World Mission, Nepal
2 Ev.Ashok Bal V/ President Masiha World Mission, Nepal
3 Raj Bar S Director Masiha World Mission, Nepal
4 Rabina Kapali Secretary Masiha World Mission ,Nepal
5 Stephen Lee Director Masiha World Mission(U.S.A)
6 Jamshed Gill G/Secretary Flame Foundation Pakistan
7 Sharif G Sulemana Director Masiha World Mission(U.S.A)
8 Sajid Masiha Director AWANA Pakistan
9 Rev.Vivek Das Co-coordinator Compassion for International India
10 Rev.Ayoub Masih Chairman Victory Pentecostal Ministry Of Pk
11 Pr.Emmanuel Khan Chairman Christian Church of Unna
12 Rev.Emmanuel Yousuf Chairman Asian Heart of Jesus Mission(U.K)
13 Don.A. Adhikary Director Masiha World Mission Bangladesh
14 Pr.Iftikhar Masih G/Secretary Masiha World Mission Pakistan
15 Pr.SHAKEEL HAQANI Pastor inhere ALPHA PROPHETIC MINISTRIES .BAHRAIN
16 Asif Masiha Director Solid Pakistan
How to use By-laws
These by-laws are constructed with the aim of bringing the Asian Christian to follow the
rules of Christian Society. Aim is to reach these laws/rule right from childhood to old age.
The rules are to improve our daily-doings, improve our behavior to give respect to children,
women, friends, teachers and old people.
It has been noted that in the absence of rule in the society you cannot improve your family
and society behavior. You cannot respect the God in reality. These punishments are also
given in this book.
Every member of Masiha World Mission has to follow these rules otherwise he should
undergo the punishment as explained in the By-laws.
Statement of Faith
Statement of Christian Faith
The basis for our faith is Jesus Christ, the Son of God, Lord
and Savior of the world and God's written Word, the Bible.
We believe that embracing what God said allows us to live
in freedom, joy, and purpose.
The Lord Jesus Christ
We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin
birth, His sinless life, His miracles, His substitutionary and
atoning death, His bodily resurrection, His ascension to the
right hand of the God the Father, His personal future return
to this earth in power and glory to judge the world in righteousness, and His creating a new
heaven and new earth for all of His followers.
The Bible Written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, God
gave the words of the Bible through human
personalities. The essential beliefs of the Christian faith
and eternal truths have been recorded and preserved in
His Word. The Bible reveals the character of God and
His will for the behavior of men and women today and
throughout the history of the world.
The Gospel
God the Father sent His Son, Jesus, to be born of a
virgin, to grow to manhood while teaching and healing
His fellow humans, suffer and give up His life on the
cross, to be buried and then literally rise from the dead
on the third day. He returned to heaven to the right hand
of the Father, where He is preparing a perfect place for
those who receive His gift of salvation. Because of His
sinless life, death for the sins of mankind, and His glorious resurrection, Jesus has made the
way for men and women to experience forgiveness of sins and live eternally with Him
through repentance and receiving by faith the free gift of God found only in Jesus Christ.
Organization’s Act
According to the meeting held on 28/05/2012 at
Kathmandu following rules were implemented from
central committee of this organization.
Chapter No .1
Rules for Central committee
A) Committee meeting will be held once in
every three months.
B) People with good characters and who can be trusted can be the member of the
Central Committee.
C) Social Worker are given more priority but he/she should have all the
certificates and working experience of 3 to 5 years.
D) Permission from committee members is needed for new membership. E) In a whole, committee will consist from 7 to 9 members.
Chapter-2
Rules for National Committee
A) Decision can be proposed by any person. To implement any decision permission from
at least 5 members is necessary.
B) Discussion should be made by committee before starting any task.
C) To fulfill the responsibility for International Committee
D) Record Of all work should be noted down in writing.
E) If anybody doesn’t do his work or make any mistake in his task that is given by the
committee will be punished according to the act of organization.
F) To open The Bank Account in the name of Organization.
G) While opening bank account it will be open in the name of three members of the
Scommittee and for any transaction in the bank signature of all three member will be
necessary.
H) Election of the committee will be held in every two years. If the working committee
does well it can be elected automatically.
I) A Person can be elected for a same post twice.
Chapter-3 Rules of Termination from the Committee
A) Person who is alcoholism can’t be the member of committee. If he/she is working in
organization for years can be terminated by the rights given to other members of
committee. Information to international committee must send before doing any such task.
B) Any Person who doesn’t show interest in organizations work will be given 3 chances. If
again he/she does same can be terminated without any punishment.
C) Any member of committee will be given one chance if he/she breaks the rule of
organization. If he/ she do it again will be terminated.
D) If a person is not honest in financial task will be terminated and new member will be
selected for vacant post. Rights will be with other members of committee to select
eligible person for vacant post.
Chapter-4 Rules for Social Welfare
A) Before starting any work, information from local
people of that place will be taken and will be discussed in
National Committee. According to the decision of
national committee work will be started,
B) Reports of all task to be done will be made and
submitted to International committee.
C) Before helping helpless children, their parents
should fill a form; need to submit no objection letter from
VDC.
D) Children without parents also need to follow the
rules of Chapter 4 ‘c’. After getting all those documents
in charge of that area will decide and these children will
be looked after by the organization.
E) The Committee shall work without preferring caste, creed and culture.
Chapter-5 Rules for Woman Development
A) Vocational training will be given
B) Adult education will be commenced to give
education to illiterate Woman.
C) Education will be given at least 5 to 10
Women.
D) Tailoring training will be given to
unemployed woman so that they can help their
family financially.
Chatper-6
Rules For Senior Citizen A) Person who had done 20 years service of God, in that case
organization can help him/her.
B) Organization will care the person’s aged 60 to 70 years.
C) Old age person with no support can be fully cared by the
organization but he/she must had worked with Masiha World Mission.
Chapter-7
Rules for the Children of Leaders
A) Leaders working with Masiha World Mission should give
first child to organization according to the bible.
B) First child born in leader house whether son or daughter
should be handed to organization and all the requirements
of children will be fulfilled by organization. And parents
will not have any right over the children.
C) Before handing child to organization, form should be
filled and agreement will be signed with parents.
D) Any Leader who will not be ready to hand their child to
organization will be terminated from organization.
E) All these children will be kept under Masiha World
Mission and all their fundamental requirements will be
taken care.
F) These Children Will be kept separately from Orphan Children.
Chapter-8
Rules for trained Leaders
A) People who had taken training will only be accepted
as leader in organization
B) Training can be conducted in organization or can
be send to any Bible School but he/she must do his
service with organization. Signed an agreement
that after taking training he/she must do his service with organization.
Chapter- 9 Rule for Ordination of leaders
A) Ordination can be done in
Local place or can be done in group
as well put permission from
organization must be taken first.
B) Before Ordination he/she
must be the member of Masiha
World Mission.
C) People who had done
service for atleast 5 to 10 Years
can also be ordained.
D) Person who had atleast 50
followers but don’t have any
training but had whole knowledge
of Bible can be Ordained as Pastor
or Elder.
E) In a group Pastor Wife must also be baptized and she can be ordained as Evangelist.
F) Sisters in Mission can be baptized as Evangelist or Diknaik but permission from Mission
must be granted.
G) Form must be filled up for ordination and fee will be taken according to form. After filing
all the required information ordination can be received.
Chapter-10
Establishment of Church
A) New church which consist less than 50 followers cannot
construct church building.
B) Land should be arranged by local citizen to build church
building and land should register in organizations name or
registration should be made according to decision of International
committee.
C) Land Cant be registered in the name of citizen of that area.
D) Church should be established according to the budget passed
by organization.
E) For Building church 40% of work should b e done by the
members of the church as a volunteer.
F) To establish church, meeting should be scheduled regularly.
G) Any church which ask for more budget that is separated by
organization, that budget will be passed to other church and the
church will be called for discussion.
Chapter-11 Rules for registration in Churches.
A) Application form should be submitted if a church wants to work under our Organization.
And that church should be registered and should fulfill all our requirements.
B) If any church is not affiliated with other Organization they can affiliate with our
Organization.
C) To Join an Church with MWM, The Church should be recommended by area Leader.
Chapter-12
Rules For Marriage Rules for marriage are as follows:
A) Age for marriage should follow the church rules
and they should be 18 years old.
B) Both the party parents/Gurdian should certify in
written that they are responsible and fill the
marriage form and sign it.
C) The pastor with whom the authority is given for
conducting the marriage shall be authorised for
organise the Holy marriage ceremony.
D) In case one partner is dead/ divorced the other
partner can request for second marriage. He shall
follow the rules as per rule 12B above.
Chapter-13
Rules of Water Baptism
We believe that all believers should receive water
baptism, as a demonstration of our faith, and in
obedience to the commandment of our Lord. This
act represents a commitment by the believer, and
should be accompanied by a renewal and
sanctification via the Holy Spirit. Water baptism is
an outward symbol of spiritual identification with
His death, burial, and resurrection.
18 And Jesus came and spike unto them, saying, All
Power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing
Them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of
The Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I
Have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always,
Even unto the end of the world. Amen.
(Matthew 28:18-20)
Chapter-14 Rules of Membership
7. Qualification for the Membership
(a) Person willing to become a member
of the fellowship shall have the feeling
of loyalty to the fellowship, dutifulness
and social welfare.
(b) Normal literate or a person interested
in social work.
8. Procedure for the Membership and
Fee
Any citizen willing to have a
membership of the fellowship shall have
to submit an application with the fee
specified below for desired types of
membership and such applicants shall be
issued a membership on the decision of
the Executive Committee. The yearly membership fee will last till the end of Year.
(a) General membership Fee NRs.950 $ 10
(b) Life membership Fee NRs. 25000 $263
(c) Patronage membership Fee in a single installment NRs. 4,000.00 $50
(d) Founder member shall become lifelong member.
(e) Any national or foreigner having outstanding contribution to the development of the
fellowship shall be awarded honorary membership by the decision of the Executive
Committee but honorary members shall not have the voting rights.
9. Disqualification for the Membership
(a) Person who has been punished for immoral offences.
(b) A lunatic person.
(c) Person who has been involved directly or indirectly in the lawsuit against the
organization.
(d) In case of death.
(e) In case of not paying the membership fee.
To decide whether a person is disqualified or not for a membership shall be required two-
third majority of the Executive Committee. If not this happened and still remained a debate, it
shall be decided by the general meeting.
Chapter-15
General Meeting and Executive Committee General Meeting:
he general meeting shall be the supreme authority of the organization and all the general
members shall participate in the meeting. This will be conducted once in a year.
The general meeting shall take place once a year at the prescribed place and time by the
Executive Committee. The quorum shall be 51% of the general majority of the members. But
at the written request of 1/5 (one fifth portion) of total general members or summoned by the
Executive Committee an exceptional general meeting can take place at any time.
Chapter-16 Executive Committee:
According to the statute the election shall be conducted by the adhoc committee within 6
months of the fellowship being registered and it should be informed to the local authority.
(a) There shall be an Executive Committee consisting at least 7 members with maximum 11
for day-to-day office management. The total numbers shall be an odd number.
(1) President - 1 (4) Treasurer - 1
(2) Vice President - 1 (5) Members - 7
(3) Secretary - 1
(b) The working period of the Executive Committee will be 3 years.
(c) All the Executive Committee members are responsible to the President.
(d) The elected members of Executive Committee shall remain in the same post unless new
members are elected.
Chapter-17 Meeting of the Executive Committee:
(a) Generally the meeting shall be conducted at least 4 times in a year without exceeding 3
months.
(b) According to subsection (a) if meeting is not conducted then the meeting shall be
conducted in next month of maturity of the date under the direction of the Vice-President.
(c) Generally the meeting should be called on at least 7 days before mentioning the subject
for discussion, time and venue of the meeting. In case of emergency meeting, it can be
informed before 24 hours. Notification sent by email is considered valid information.
15. Rights, Duties and Responsibilities of the Executive Committee:
(a) To execute the decisions made by the general assembly.
(b) To acquire fixed and current assets and to transfer the right of its property on its name.
(c) To do preliminary discussion with different people and organization on the agreement
according to the prevailing rules and regulation.
(d) To nominate the representative for the international conference, seminar, meeting,
research and study visit.
(e) To build up relationship with national and international organizations.
(f) To explain the statute.
(g) To make decision on the necessary subjects related to the fellowship.
Chapter-18
Rights, duties and responsibilities of Office Bearers
16. Rights, Duties and Responsibilities of the Office Bearers
(a) President:
1. To represent the fellowship.
2. To execute the decisions made by the general meeting.
3. To control, regulate and to look after the properties of the fellowship.
4. To appoint and dismiss the employee if needed.
5. To direct and assign responsibility to the office bearers, members and employees.
6. To work for the benefit of the fellowship.
7. To give necessary decisions during the time of not conducting the meeting but the decision
made during this time need to be informed to the Executive Committee in forthcoming
meeting.
(b) Vice president:
1. To work according to the written delegation of the authority given by the President.
2. To work on behalf of the president in her/his absence.
3. To do necessary work for the benefit of the fellowship.
(c) Secretary:
1. To call general and Executive Committee meeting according to the instruction of the
President.
2. To correspond, supervise, control and to direct the daily administrative work.
3. To prepare the agenda of the meeting.
4. To present the annual progress report of the past year and the programs for the next year to
the general meeting.
5. To work according to the direction of the President.
(d) Treasurer:
1. To keep detail record of accounts ascertained by the Executive Committee.
2. To prepare and present financial statements to the Executive Committee.
3. To take the responsibility of all financial transactions.
4. To open a bank account of the mission in a bank located nearby.
5. To present financial report of the past year and estimated budget for the next fiscal year in
the general meeting.
Chapter-19
Financial Management
17. Financial Resources:
(a) Income from fixed and current assets.
(b) Membership fee.
(c) Contribution and gift.
(d) Miscellaneous amount.
(e) Received amount for conducting approved projects from concerned agencies.
18. Statements of Fixed and Current Assets:
(a) At present, the fixed and current assets will be the membership fee, contribution, gifts and
miscellaneous amount.
19. Fund:
(a) The amount collected according to the section -17 shall be deposited in a bank by opening
a bank account in the name of the fellowship.
(b) The bank account opened as per the sub-section (a), will jointly be operated with the
signatures of President or a nominated person from among the executive members and the
Treasurer.
20. Audit:
(a) The executive committee shall present a balance sheet and an auditor\'s report in the
general meeting for the last year examined by the auditor holding a valid auditor\'s certificate.
(b) The annual audit report will be submitted to local authority and Social Welfare Council.
21. Procedure of the Election:
(a) The all level of election shall be conducted by confidential casting of votes.
(b) The election officer shall be appointed from among the general members.
(c) The decisions of the election officer shall be a final under general accepted principles.
22. Disqualification for the Candidate:
(a) The election officer, paid staff of the club shall have no voting rights nor at any costs,
become a candidate for the election.
(b) There shall be no voting rights for the member not completed one full month.
(c) The members charged with no-confidence shall be given one week time in advance for
clarifying the charges.
(d) The proposal of no-confidence motion shall be sanctioned if two third majorities of
general members give their consent on it.
24. Amendment of the Statute:
If the statute needs to be amended a proposal for the amendment can be presented in the
general assembly. If two-third majority of the presented members in the assembly approves
the proposal it will be enacted.
25. Formulation of Rules & Regulations:
The Executive Committee can formulate rules and regulations to achieve its objectives.
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