Closing a California church involves more than locking the doors — a formal vote, winding up affairs, distributing assets to another nonprofit, and filing with the state. Here’s what the process actually requires.
When a church needs Attorney General approval for a merger, asset sale, or dissolution, and what recent regulatory changes mean for that process.
When a congregation winds down, one question dominates: what happens to church property when a church closes? California law is strict — the building and money can’t be handed to members. Here’s who decides, where the assets go, and the Attorney General’s role.
Church bingo is legal in California, but only under strict rules. Learn the licensing requirements under Penal Code §326.5 and how bingo activity can affect your church’s property tax exemption.
Selling church property takes more than a listing. Learn the five steps every California church must follow: confirming ownership, getting congregational approval, securing the right representation, understanding true value, and giving the Attorney General proper notice before the sale.
Are digital signatures binding for your church? Under California’s UETA and the federal ESIGN Act they are, if four conditions are met. Here’s what church boards need to know before signing real estate contracts electronically.
Restricted donations bind a church to spend the gift exactly as the donor intended — spend it elsewhere and you risk a breach of fiduciary duty claim. Here’s how to tell a restricted gift from an unrestricted one, and the only lawful ways to change course.
