Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 598 - Religious Corporations and Societies
Section 33-278. - Change of name.

All religious corporations or churches authorized, prior to October 1, 1951, to use or be known by a name or names including the words “Swedish Lutheran Evangelical Church”, and all societies, conferences, boards, associations or other organizations directly connected therewith, are authorized to omit the word “Swedish” from their names and to change their names to “Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church”; and all gifts, bequests and devises to, contracts with, conveyances to or by, or other acts affecting any such religious corporation or church by either the name used by it or by which it was known before this change shall be valid; and nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit, change, affect, or alter any other existing right, power, property, obligation, liability or duty of any such religious corporation or church.

(1951, S. 2604d.)

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 33 - Corporations

Chapter 598 - Religious Corporations and Societies

Section 33-243 to 33-264. - Religious corporations and societies: General provisions.

Section 33-264a. - Formation of religious corporation or society.

Section 33-264b. - Filing of certificate.

Section 33-264c. - Powers.

Section 33-264d. - Change from religious society to corporation.

Section 33-264e. - Dissolution.

Section 33-264f. - Judicial dissolution.

Section 33-264g. - Receipt of funds by ecclesiastical societies, cemetery associations and library associations.

Section 33-264h. - Conveyances by ecclesiastical societies to religious societies and corporations.

Section 33-264i. - Dissolution of ecclesiastical society.

Section 33-264j. - Status of societies established prior to October 1, 1969.

Section 33-264k. - Construction of part.

Section 33-264l. - Prior rights and liabilities unaffected.

Section 33-265. - Legal status and powers.

Section 33-266. - Regulations.

Section 33-267. - Two organizations in one society.

Section 33-268. - Election of trustees.

Section 33-269. - Number; term of office.

Section 33-270. - Organization and powers of trustees. Treasurer's report.

Section 33-271. - District superintendent or presiding elder and stewards may form corporation.

Section 33-272. - Powers of corporation.

Section 33-273. - Appointment of trustees.

Section 33-274. - Trustees may convey real estate to corporation.

Section 33-275. - Union of churches; their trustees and property.

Section 33-276. - Change of name.

Section 33-277. - Election and powers of trustees.

Section 33-278. - Change of name.

Section 33-278a. - Name changes authorized.

Section 33-278b. - Powers. Merger. Dissolution. Formation.

Section 33-279. - Organization as corporation.

Section 33-280. - Property rights of Roman Catholic Church.

Section 33-281. - Subject to laws of church.

Section 33-281a. - Change of name of Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren Churches.