Organizational Transition. Local Church shall take all steps necessary to close and/or dissolve any legal entities and to settle, liquidate, or transfer all assets and obligations of such entities, or to establish any new legal entities, or to modify its current organizing documents, as needed to effectuate its disaffiliation from The United Methodist Church, to the satisfaction of Annual Conference. Local Church shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Annual Conference and its officers, directors, agents, and employees from any liability or costs (including reasonable attorney fees) resulting from any claim, action, or cause of action for damages to persons or property resulting from Local Church’s failure to take all necessary steps as required by this Section 5.
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Samples: Disaffiliation Agreement, Disaffiliation Agreement, Disaffiliation Agreement
Organizational Transition. Local Church shall take all steps necessary to [close and/or dissolve any legal entities and to settle, liquidate, or transfer all assets and obligations of such entities, or to establish any new legal entities, or to modify its current organizing documents, documents,]b as needed to effectuate its disaffiliation from The United Methodist Church, to the satisfaction of Annual Conference. Local Church shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Annual Conference and its officers, directors, agents, and employees from any liability or costs (including reasonable attorney fees) resulting from any claim, action, or cause of action for damages to persons or property resulting from Local Church’s failure to take all necessary steps as required by this Section 5.
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Samples: Disaffiliation Agreement, Disaffiliation Agreement, Disaffiliation Agreement
Organizational Transition. Local Church shall take all steps necessary to close and/or dissolve any legal entities and to settle, liquidate, or transfer all assets and obligations of such entities, or to establish any new legal entities, or to modify its current organizing documents, as needed to effectuate its disaffiliation from The United Methodist Church, Church to the satisfaction of Annual Conference. Local Church shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Annual Conference and its officers, directors, agents, and employees from any liability or costs (including reasonable attorney fees) resulting from any claim, action, or cause of action for damages to persons or property resulting from Local Church’s failure to take all necessary steps as required by this Section 5.
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Samples: Disaffiliation Agreement, Disaffiliation Agreement, Disaffiliation Agreement
Organizational Transition. Local Church shall take all steps necessary to close and/or dissolve any legal entities and to settle, liquidate, or transfer all assets and obligations of such entities, or and to establish any new legal entities, or to modify its current organizing documents, as needed to effectuate its disaffiliation from The United Methodist transfer of the Property to New Church, to the satisfaction of Annual Conference, including obtaining a new EIN from the Internal Revenue Service. Local Church shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Annual Conference and its officers, directors, agents, and employees from any liability or costs (including reasonable attorney fees) resulting from any claim, action, or cause of action for damages to persons or property resulting from Local Church’s failure to take all necessary steps as required by this Section 5.
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Samples: Property Transfer Agreement
Organizational Transition. As of the Effective Date of Withdrawal, the Local Church shall take all steps necessary to close and/or dissolve any legal entities and to settle, liquidate, or transfer all assets and obligations of such entities, or to establish any new legal entities, or to modify its current organizing documents, as needed determined by the Conference to effectuate its disaffiliation the Local Church’s withdrawal from the UM Church. The United Methodist Church, to the satisfaction of Annual Conference. Local Church shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Annual the Conference and its officers, directors, agents, and employees from any liability or costs (including reasonable attorney fees) resulting from any claim, action, or cause of action for damages to persons or property resulting from Local Churchthe local church’s failure to take all necessary the steps as required by this Section 5paragraph 12.
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Samples: Amicable Separation Agreement