Model Charter of a Local Religious Organization of an Orthodox Parish

.1 The governing body of the Parish is the Parish Assembly, headed by the Rector of the Parish, who is the Chairman of the Parish Assembly.

.2 The Parish Assembly includes full-time clergy of the Parish, who have not been prohibited from serving in the priesthood and have not been brought to justice by a church or state court, as well as adult citizens of the Orthodox faith (from among the parishioners), regularly participating in the services performed by the Parish, worthy of their adherence to Orthodoxy , moral character and life experience to participate in resolving issues of the Parish’s activities and not having canonical penalties.

The total number of members of the Parish Assembly cannot be less than ten people.

.3 Admission to membership in the Parish Assembly is carried out, on the basis of a citizen’s petition (application), by decision of the Parish Assembly, approved by the Diocesan Bishop.

A member of the Parish Assembly may be expelled from the Parish Assembly on the basis of a decision of the Parish Assembly approved by the Diocesan Bishop in the following cases:

– submitting a written application for voluntary resignation from the Parish Assembly;

- of death;

– failure to fulfill at least one of the obligations provided for in paragraph 7.4 of this Charter.

If a member of the Parish Assembly does not fulfill at least one of the duties provided for in paragraph 7.4 of this Charter, the Diocesan Bishop, by a sole decision, has the right to exclude all (part of) members from the Parish Assembly and include new members at his own discretion.

.4 Responsibilities of members of the Parish Assembly:

– observe the canonical rules and other internal regulations of the Russian Orthodox Church, including the Canonical Charter of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as this Charter;

– to attend meetings of the Parish Assembly (subject to proper notification), with the exception of the following cases confirmed by relevant documents: illness; vacation; business trip; conscription for compulsory military service; force majeure;

– carry out the decisions of the Diocesan Bishop, the Rector and the Parish Assembly made in accordance with this Charter.

Members of the Parish Assembly perform their duties to participate in the activities of the Parish Assembly free of charge.

.5 Parish meeting:

– adopts the Charter of the Parish with amendments (additions), which is approved by the Diocesan Bishop and comes into force from the moment of state registration;

– preserves the unity of the Parish and its affiliation with the Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church;

– carries out the admission of members to the Parish Assembly (exclusion from the Parish Assembly) in the manner established by this Charter;

– elects to office (dismisses from office) an assistant rector (church warden) and a treasurer in the manner established by this Charter;

– elects members to the Audit Commission (excludes them from the Audit Commission);

– establishes the procedure for the ownership, use and disposal of real estate and especially valuable movable property of the Parish in accordance with the Unified procedure for the ownership, use and disposal of real estate and especially valuable movable property of religious organizations of the Russian Orthodox Church, approved by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church.

– plans the financial and economic activities of the Parish;

– ensures the safety of the Parish’s property and takes care of its increase;

– accepts the annual report of the Parish to the Diocese on the activities of the Parish, which is sent to the Diocesan Bishop for approval;

– reviews design and estimate documentation for construction and repairs,

restoration of buildings (structures, structures) belonging to the Parish, approves the list of necessary design, restoration, repair and construction work;

– considers financial reports, other reports of the Parish, as well as reports of the Audit Commission, which are sent for consideration and (or) approval to the Diocesan Bishop;

- approves the staffing schedule of the Parish;

– determines the amount of allowance for members of the clergy;

– determines the amount of wages (remuneration) for persons working under employment or civil law contracts;

– considers and, if necessary, forwards to the Diocesan Bishop complaints received against members of the Parish Assembly and Parish Council, as well as against members of the Audit Commission;

– exercises other powers provided for by the Canonical Charter of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as by this Charter.

.6 Meetings of the Parish Assembly are held as necessary, but at least once a year.

The parish meeting is convened by the Rector or, by order of the Diocesan Bishop, by the dean or another person authorized by the Diocesan Bishop.

The rector or another person authorized by the Diocesan Bishop ensures that members of the Parish Assembly are notified of the time and place of the meeting.

Meetings of the Parish Assembly are held under the chairmanship of the Rector or under the chairmanship of the Diocesan Bishop, dean or other person authorized by the Diocesan Bishop, in accordance with the agenda presented by the presiding officer and the adopted regulations.

Meetings of the Parish Assembly, the agenda of which includes the election of members to the Parish Assembly, their re-election or exclusion from the Parish Assembly are held under the chairmanship of the Diocesan Bishop, dean or other person authorized by the Diocesan Bishop.

.7 The parish meeting is valid with the participation of at least half of the members.

.8 Decisions of the Parish Assembly are made by a majority vote of the members of the Parish Assembly and the presiding officer present at the meeting. In case of equality of votes, the vote of the presiding officer is decisive.

The decisions of the Parish Assembly are recorded in the minutes. The minutes of the Parish Meeting are kept by a secretary elected for these purposes by the Parish Meeting. The minutes of the Parish Meeting are signed by: the Rector and the Secretary, as well as five members of the Parish Meeting elected at the relevant meeting for the purpose of signing the minutes.

.9 Decisions (minutes) of meetings of the Parish Assembly are sent to the Diocesan Bishop for approval. The decisions (minutes) of the Parish Assembly come into force and are subject to mandatory execution after their approval by the Diocesan Bishop.

State registration of religious organizations upon their creation

In accordance with paragraph 1 of Art. 3 of the Federal Law “On Non-Profit Organizations” (hereinafter referred to as the Law on Non-Profit Organizations), which currently has the greatest practical significance in matters of state registration of religious organizations, a non-profit organization is considered created as a legal entity from the moment of its state registration in the manner prescribed by law.

According to paragraph 2 of Art. 51 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, a legal entity is considered created from the date of making the corresponding entry in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (USRLE).

Who in practice makes such an entry? What are the procedures for obtaining the necessary documents?

In accordance with Art. 1 of the Federal Law “On State Registration of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs”, state registration of a legal entity is an act of the federal executive body, carried out by entering into the state register information on the creation, reorganization or liquidation of a legal entity, as well as other information about the legal entity in accordance with the Law. This federal executive body is the Federal Tax Service.

The Law on Non-Profit Organizations was amended on January 10, 2006 (Federal Law No. 18-FZ “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation”) Art. 13.1. This norm stipulates that a non-profit organization is subject to state registration in accordance with Federal Law No. 129-FZ dated 08.08.2001 “On State Registration of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs”, taking into account the procedure for state registration of non-profit organizations established by this Federal Law1.

According to this procedure, the decision on state registration (on refusal of state registration) of a non-profit organization is made by the federal executive body authorized in the field of registration of non-profit organizations (the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation), or its territorial body (regional department of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation). In the text of the Law, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation is briefly called the authorized body2.

The entry into the unified state register of legal entities of information on the creation of a non-profit organization is carried out by the authorized person in accordance with Art. 2 of the Federal Law of 08.08.2001 No. 129-FZ “On state registration of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs” by the federal executive body (Federal Tax Service) on the basis of a decision on state registration taken by the authorized body or its territorial body. For brevity, in the text of the Law the Federal Tax Service is referred to as the registration authority3.

In article 13.1. The Law on Non-Profit Organizations defines the list of documents submitted for state registration and the grounds for refusal of state registration4.

In accordance with paragraph 5 of Art. 13.1. Law on Non-Profit Organizations, for state registration of a non-profit (including religious) organization upon its creation, the following documents are submitted to the authorized body or its territorial body (i.e. to the bodies of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation) (we provide an abbreviated list relevant for religious organizations):

1) an application signed by an authorized person (hereinafter referred to as the applicant), indicating his last name, first name, patronymic, place of residence and contact telephone numbers;

2) constituent documents of the non-profit organization in three copies;

3) a decision on the creation of a non-profit organization and on the approval of its constituent documents indicating the composition of the elected (appointed) bodies in two copies;

4) information about the founders in two copies;

5) document confirming payment of state duty;

6) information about the address (location) of the permanent body of the non-profit organization at which communication with the non-profit organization is carried out.

Let us consider these documents in the context of the process of creating a religious organization. The forms of documents required for the corresponding state registration are determined by the Government of the Russian Federation5.

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 212 of April 15, 2006 approved the forms of documents required for state registration of a non-profit organization upon its creation (Appendix No. 1 of the Decree). This application has a strictly formalized form and includes forms of documents necessary for state registration of all non-profit organizations, therefore some items are not directly related to registered religious organizations and therefore are not filled out. Samples of filling out forms for the specified application were developed by the Moscow Diocesan Administration and sent to the deans of the Moscow Diocese as an attachment to the circular of the Administrator of the Diocese No. 2107 dated August 4, 2006.

Types of religious organizations

Depending on the territorial scope of your activity

religious organizations are divided into:

Local
(the founders of a local religious organization can be
at least ten citizens
of the Russian Federation who have reached the age of eighteen and
permanently reside in the same locality
or in one urban or rural settlement, united in a religious group that has confirmation of its existence in this territory for
at least fifteen years
, issued by local authorities, or confirmation of entry into the structure of a centralized religious organization of the same religion, issued by the specified organization).
Centralized
(a religious organization consisting, in accordance with its charter, of at least three local religious organizations. A centralized religious organization, the structures of which have operated on the territory of the Russian Federation legally for at
least fifty years
at the time the said religious organization applied for state registration , has the right to use the words “Russia”, “Russian” and derivatives from them in their names).

A religious organization operates on the basis of its charter

, which is approved by its founders or a centralized religious organization and must meet the requirements established by the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.

The legal regulation of the RO is carried out by the Civil Code of the Russian Federation (hereinafter - the Civil Code of the Russian Federation), the Federal Law "On Non-Profit Organizations", the Federal Law "On State Registration of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs" (hereinafter - the Registration Law), the Federal Law "On Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations" etc.

Thus, the Law on Registration stipulates that state registration of the RO

carried out in
a special manner
. The body carrying out state registration of ROs is the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry of Justice of Russia) or its territorial bodies.

brief information

Organization LOCAL RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION ORTHODOX PARISH OF THE TEMPLE OF ST. NICHOLAS OF MYRA IN POKROVSKY MOUNTAIN. MOSCOW MOSCOW DIOCESE OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (MOSCOW PATRIARCHATE) registered on April 23, 1999 by the registrar: Department of the Federal Tax Service for Moscow

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After registration, the company was assigned: OGRN: 1037739727520, INN: 7701030711 and KPP: 770101001. The main type of activity is “ Activities of religious organizations
.” Legal address LOCAL RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION ORTHODOX PARISH OF THE TEMPLE OF ST. NICHOLAS OF MYRA IN POKROVSKY MOUNTAIN. MOSCOW MOSCOW DIOCESE OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (MOSCOW PATRIARCHATE) - 105082, Moscow, st. Bakuninskaya, 100, 6.

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Forms of religious associations

Religious associations can be created in 2 forms:

Religious group

– a voluntary association of citizens formed for the purpose of jointly professing and spreading the faith, carrying out activities without state registration and acquiring the legal capacity of a legal entity.
It should be emphasized here that the premises and property necessary for the activities of a religious group are provided for the use of the group by its members. The formation of a religious group does not require state registration
.

Religious organization

- a voluntary association of citizens of the Russian Federation and other persons permanently and legally residing in the territory of the Russian Federation, formed for the purpose of jointly professing and spreading the faith and registered as a legal entity in the manner prescribed by law.
It should be noted that the Government of the Russian Federation prepared and submitted to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation in March 2014 a draft Federal Law “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On Freedom of Conscience and on Religious Associations” and Recognizing the Provisions of Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation as Invalid” , which, in order to improve the legislation regulating the legal status, procedure for the creation and activities of religious organizations, abolishes the requirement to confirm the 15-year period of existence of a religious group in a given territory for its state registration as a religious organization due to the inconsistency of this requirement with the provisions of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and fundamental freedoms. In addition, the draft law provides for changes to the procedure for notification of the creation of a religious group. Such a notification will be submitted to the territorial body of the federal executive body authorized in the field of state registration of religious organizations, and it is also proposed to cancel the obligation of religious organizations to annually provide, in addition to a report in the established form (Article 32 of the Federal Law “On Non-Profit Organizations”), duplicate information about continuation of its activities (Article 8 of the Federal Law “On Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations”).

MRO ORTHODOX CHURCH PARISH: address, phone, fax, email, website, work schedule

LOCAL ORTHODOX RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION OF THE FESTIVAL OF THE CHURCH OF THE KAZAN ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD IN THE VILLAGE OF KOTELNIKI, Luberetskiy DISTRICT, MOSCOW REGION

Region: Moscow region

Address: 140053, MOSCOW region, KOtelNIKI, st. SMALL KOLKHOZNAYA

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Working hours: Mon-Fri: 7-18, Sat-Sun: closed

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Model Charter of a Local Religious Organization of an Orthodox Parish