N.Y. Religious Corporations Law § 321-a: Use of certain names by religious corporations

§ 321-a. Use of certain names by religious corporations. 1.

Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter or of any general,

special or local law, the two denominations formerly known as The

Methodist Church and The Evangelical United Brethren Church having

united into one under the name of The United Methodist Church, all

religious corporations or churches heretofore authorized to use or be

known by the names Methodist Church or Evangelical United Brethren

Church, and all societies, conferences, boards, associations,

corporations or other organizations duly connected therewith or

subsidiary thereto shall eliminate from their respective names the word

or words The Methodist Church or Evangelical United Brethren or add The

United Methodist Church, as the case may be and all such churches,

corporations and other organizations shall hereinafter be known by such

names as changed and amended by this section.

2. The changes and names provided for by this section shall not in any

respect change the identity or affect, abate, defeat, alter or annul any

of the rights, privileges, property rights, obligations, liabilities or

duties of any of said churches or corporations aforesaid, all of which

shall remain in full force and effect as though their respective names

had not been so changed.

3. All churches, corporations, organizations or unincorporated

associations using the changed names as provided in this section shall

continue to have and be possessed of all of the interest, property and

rights to which they are or may become entitled under their former

corporate names or other respective designations.