{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-458.301","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.301","heading":"Congregational church; incorporators; articles, execution, contents.","body":"Sec. 1.\n\nIt shall be lawful for any number of persons of full age, not less than 5, who may desire to form themselves into a Congregational church, to adopt, execute and acknowledge before any person authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds, articles of association, in writing, whereby they shall agree to organize a church, according to the faith and usages of the churches commonly called Congregational, under the name and style set forth in said articles, which shall contain the following items:\n\nFirst. The name of said church;\n\nSecond. The township, village or city, and the county in which said church shall be located;\n\nThird. An agreement to worship and labor together as a church according to the faith and usages of the churches commonly called Congregational.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 458","Act Act-53-of-1901"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-458-301","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"f14831758f1ada65175900d56363fec74a12adb1f08b753d015c8f120720cad5","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-458.333","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-458.302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}