{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-458.45","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.45","heading":"Church government; ecclesiastical polity.","body":"Sec. 5.\n\nSaid church, when so organized, shall be subject in all matters of church government and ecclesiastical polity to the discipline, usages and ministerial appointments of the Wesleyan Methodist connection (or church) of America, as from time to time authorized and declared by the general conference of said connection and the annual conference within whose bounds such corporation may be situated.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 458","Act Act-27-of-1905"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-458-45","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"754b1d333fe1f300975ab008413197a51bf29515e0973e766f76edf5e80f35d3","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-458.44","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-458.46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}