Amor Ministries International

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

The undersigned incorporator, a natural person, 18 years of age or older, in order to form a corporate entity under Arizona Statutes adopts the following articles of incorporation.

ARTICLE 1

NAME/REGISTERED OFFICE

The name of this corporation shall be Amor Ministries International. The corporation's registered office is located at 248 Becker Lake Road, Springerville, AZ 85938. Its mailing address is Post Office Box 147, Springerville, AZ 85938.

ARTICLE 2

PURPOSE

This corporation is organized exclusively for religious and charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now enacted or hereafter amended, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that also qualify as Section 501(c)(3) exempt organizations. To this end, the corporation shall send missionaries to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and the kingdom of God, and minister to the spiritual, mental and physical needs of people, in His name, throughout the world. All funds, whether income or principal, and whether acquired by gift or contribution or otherwise, shall be devoted to said purposes.

ARTICLE 3

LIMITATIONS

At all times the following shall operate as conditions restricting the operations and activities of the corporation:

1. No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to any director of the corporation not qualifying as exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now enacted or hereafter amended, nor to any director or officer of the corporation, nor to any other private persons, excepting solely such reasonable compensation that the corporation shall pay for services actually rendered to the corporation, or allowed by the corporation as a reasonable allowance for authorized expenditures incurred on behalf of the corporation.

2. No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall constitute the carrying on of propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, or any initiative or referendum before the public, and the corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including by publication or distribution of statements), any political campaign on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate for public office.

3. Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now enacted or hereafter amended.

4. The corporation shall not lend any of its assets to any officer or director of this corporation or guarantee to any person the payment of a loan by an officer or director of this corporation.

ARTICLE 4

DIRECTORS/MEMBERS

1. The corporation shall have no voting members. The management and affairs of the corporation shall be at all times under the direction of a Board of Directors, whose operations in governing the corporation shall be defined by statute and by the corporation's bylaws. No director shall have any right, title, or interest in or to any property of the corporation.

2. The Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, shall have authority to establish reasonable compensation of all employees of the corporation for services to or on behalf of the corporation. No director shall receive compensation for services to the corporation as a director but the Board of Directors shall have the authority to reimburse the directors for travel expenses incurred directly as a result of attending a meeting of the Board of Directors for the conducting of the business of the corporation.

3. The majority of the directors constituting the Board of Directors may not be related by blood to the third degree of consanguinity or by marriage.

4. No director shall participate in any deliberation or vote of the Board of Directors establishing the amount of his or her compensation as an employee of the corporation or in any deliberation or vote of the Board of Directors establishing the amount of compensation of an employee of the corporation who is a member of the director's family.

5. The initial Board of Directors shall consist of four members. The names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as the directors until the first annual meeting of the Board or until their successors are elected, are:

President

Rodney Graham
31150 Lanes Turn Road
Eugene, OR 97401

Vice President

Loren Leighton
2874 6th Street
Springfield, OR 97477

Treasurer

Karen Glennon
248 Becker Lake Road
Springerville, AZ 85938

Secretary

Ed Araiza
26017 South Saddletree Drive
Sun Lakes, AZ 85248

ARTICLE 5

STATUTORY AGENT

The name and address of the statutory agent of the corporation is:

Karen Glennon
Physical Address: 248 Becker Lake Road, Springerville, AZ 85938
Mailing Address: Post Office Box 147, Springerville, AZ 85938

ARTICLE 6

DEBT OBLIGATIONS AND PERSONAL LIABILITY

No officer or director of this corporation shall be personally liable for the debts or obligations of this corporation of any nature whatsoever, nor shall any of the property of the officers or directors be subject to the payment of the debts or obligations of this corporation.

ARTICLE 7

DISSOLUTION

Upon dissolution of the corporation, assets shall be distributed by the Board of Directors, after paying or making provisions for the payment of all debts, obligations, liabilities, costs and expenses of the corporation, for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. Any such assets not disposed of shall be disposed of by the Superior Court of the county in which the principal office of the corporation is located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations organized and operated for such purposes. No part of the net assets or net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of or be paid or distributed to an officer, director, employee or donor of the corporation.

ARTICLE 8

INCORPORATOR

The incorporator of this corporation is:

Karen Glennon
248 Becker Lake Road
Springerville, AZ 85938

The undersigned incorporator certifies both that she executes these Articles for the purposes herein stated, and that by such execution, she affirms the understanding that should any of the information in these Articles be intentionally or knowingly misstated, she is subject to the criminal penalties for perjury set forth in Arizona Revised Statutes as if this document had been executed under oath. All powers, duties and responsibilities of the incorporator shall cease at the time of delivery of these Articles of Incorporation to the Arizona Corporation Commission.

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Karen Glennon

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Acceptance of Appointment by Statutory Agent:
The undersigned hereby acknowledges and accepts the appointment as statutory agent of the above named corporation effective this 6th day of May, 2002

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Karen Glennon

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