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m Z 0 0 November 20, 2013 To Whom It May Concern: 4 W Capital Avenue Grand Island, NE 68803 201309216 Faith United Methodist Church Loving into the kingdom all God's children through intentional discipleship, worship, and service. 308 - 384 -5620 firstfaith ® um49i.org As the pastor appointed to Faith United Methodist Church, this letter serves as my written consent to the sale of Faith United Methodist Church's building at 724 West 12 Street, Grand Island, NE. On January 13, 2013, the Faith United Methodist Church Conference passed the following motion: "We authorize the Trustees to list and sell the Faith United Methodist Church building, move to First United Methodist Church, and plan on merging no later than January 2014." According to ¶2541.1 -2 of the 2012 Discipline of The United Methodist Church, this decision effectively authorizes the Trustees of Faith United Methodist Church to authorize the sale of its building at 724 West 12 Street, Grand Island, NE 68801. The Trustee Chair, Floyd Sorensen, is listed with the Secretary of the State of Nebraska as the registered agent able to sign to make such decisions. Furthermore, when selling church property, ¶2541.3 of the 2012 Discipline of the United Methodist Church says, "The written consent of the pastor of the local church and the district superintendent to the proposed action shall be necessary and shall be affixed to or included in the instrument of sale..." Lance Clay, superintendent of the Prairie Rivers District of the Nebraska Annual Conference signed, along with the Trustees of Faith United Methodist Church, such a letter — dated October 27, 2013. This is my letter of consent. Finally, there currently seems to be some confusion about proper authorization to sell church property. According to the 2012 Discipline, the January 13, 2013 Church Conference vote, the letter from the Trustees and district superintendent, the letter from the District Committee on Buildings and Locations (dated November 15, 2013), and this letter should be sufficient authorization to move forward with the sale of the building. The following passages from the 2012 Discipline support this: ¶2541.4. The resolution authorizing such proposed action shall direct and authorize the corporation's board of directors to take all necessary steps to carry out the action and to cause to be executed, as hereinafter provided, any necessary contract, deed, bill of sale, mortgage, or other written instrument. ¶2541.5. The board of directors at any regular or special meeting shall take such action and adopt such resolutions as may be necessary or required by local laws. ¶2541.6. Any required contract, deed, bill of sale, mortgage, or other written instrument necessary to carry out the action so authorized shall be executed in the name of the corporation by any two of its officers, and any written instrument so executed shall be binding and effective as the action of the corporation. Pastor: Matthew E. Fowler, Elder 308 -646 -0603 fowler.me®gmail.com