Article 38 (1)

"In places where the consistory is to be constituted for the first time or anew, this shall not take place except with the advice of the classis." Decisions pertaining to this article. "The customary usage for the organization of a new congregation is as follows: 1. A letter of request is directed to the classis or mission committee, expressing the desire to organize a congregation in a certain named locality, and signed by the heads of families or by adult single persons who live in that...