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• • _) ·--' INTERFAITH, INC. Atlanta, Georgia 'Io: All Interested Persons From: Trustees Interfaith, Inc. is now a fact. Incorp.oration ho.s been completed. The initial meeting of the Board of Trustees was held on December 5tl:~. Routine but ne_cessary organizational actions were taken at that meeting. There will be more meetings of the Trustees soon. Attached is a fact sheet explaining the status of the corporation. According to the by-laws the ann:ual meeting of the Members of Interf~ith, Inc. · will be held on the fast Tuesday in January (the 30th). Between now and then frequent meetings" of the Trustees will be necessary, s_o we will not be able to mail notices for each meeting to e_;.eryone on our mailing list, Listed below is the _ name, address, telephone number, and member -organization of each of the Trustees. Please contact one of the Trustees for meeting dates or other information. Meetings are open to any interested person or organization. We hope that many more churches and religious organizations will join Int~rfaith, Inc, The requirements io~ membership are conta.i ned in the by-laws_ and are , sum;. marized in the attached fact sheet. Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta: Noel Burtenshaw 136 W. Wesley Rd., NW Atlanta, Ga. 3 0 3 0 5 261 - 1 0 0 0 St. Bede's Episcopal Church: Claude E. Hancock 3591 Summitr:idge Drive Doraville, Ga, 30040 938-0492 Christ Church, United Presbyterian: Richard Long 1437 !·f olly Lane, NE Atlanta, Ga. 30329 636-4734 Church of the Atonement, United Presbyterian: - ~ Chester Marty 314 Eureka Drive, NE Atlanta, Ga, 30305 233-5595 Church of the Master, United Presbyterian: Alphonso McGhee 2573 Tilson Drive, SE Atlanta , Ga. 30317 378-6796 St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Chur.ch Ronald H. Pearce 1861 Crestline Drive, Atlanta, Ga. 30329 636-6797 Trinity Presbyt:!rian Church: Horace Sibley 434 Trust Co. of Ga. Bldg. Atlanta, Ga. 30303 525-0481 Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta · John Steinichen III 1863 Merrimac Court, NE _Atlanta, Ga. 30329 636- 2723 �I / 1,.. J -...;/ ,/ / ,. / / • • \ . . } ~" / / .' / Interfaith, Inc. Six mc.tropolitan Atlanta area churches plus the Catholic Archdiocese have recently formed a non-profit housing corporation ·known as Interfaith, Inc; The objective of the corporation is to help improve housing conditions throughout the metropolitan area, with emphasis on sponsor::,hip of new or rehabilitated housing for low and mode~ate income families, 'The six churches that are the founding members, in addition to the Archdiocese, are: St. Bartholomew's Episcopal; St. Bede's Episcopal; Chur.ch of the Atonement, United Presbyterian; Church of the Master, United Presbyterian; Trinity Presbyterian Church; and the Unitarian Universalist Congre-gation of Atlanta. In addition, Christ Chu,;ch,. United Presbyterian, joined at the initial meeting. Additional members are welcome. Members can be churches, religious organizations, and s·imilar institutions. Each member organization designates the individual who will represent it on the Board of Trustees of the corporation. At the organizational meeting of the corporation held by the Trustees in De-· cember, by-laws were adopted, and the following officers were elected to serve until the annual meeting on January 30th: John Steinichen III, Chairman and President; Noel Burtenshaw, Secretary; and Chester Marty, Treasurer. The by-laws specify the following requirements for membership in Interfaith, Inc. · The organization desiring membership mus_t officially endorse participation in the corporation and designate its representative on the Boa_r d of Trustees. A majority vote of the existing members is required to add new members. Annual membership dues are $100 per member. The by-laws also provide for Associate Members. These are organizations that cannot pay the annual membership dues of $100. Associate Members win · not have representation on the Board of Trustees or a vote on policies, although they can otherwise participate in corporate meetings and activities, Individual Member organizations have no financial obligations other than the membership dues. Legal liabilities are limited to the corporation and do not extend to the Members. The Trustees have neither financial nor legal liabilities as individuals. Attached is a list of the Trustees, thefr addresses and their telephone numbe r s. For additional information, contact one of them. �