Religious Organizations

Overview

Overview

The BCLP's Religious Organizations Team provides legal counsel to a wide variety of churches, church denominations, religious educational institutions and other religious organizations. Our interdisciplinary team of attorneys provides responsive and cost-effective assistance tailored to the unique needs and objectives of our religious organization clients.

Our Experience

We can provide assistance on a wide range of issues, including:

Corporate formation, governance and reorganizations
Tax exempt status issues and planning
Employment law issues and volunteer liability
Employee benefits
Child protection policies and controversies
First Amendment and religious accommodations
Trademarks, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property matters, including licensing
Mergers and acquisitions
Reorganizations and dissolutions; restructuring and bankruptcy
Regulatory and reporting issues
Partnerships, joint ventures, cooperatives, commercial co-ventures and other strategic alliances
International operations, transactions and registrations
Debt issues, tax-exempt bond financing and other loan transactions
Government funding
Fundraising matters
Publishing and media activities
Litigation and alternative dispute resolution proceedings
Real estate acquisitions, mortgages, leases and environmental compliance
Data protection, transfer and privacy strategies

Our Clients

A partial list of our faith-based clients includes:

Association of Christian Schools International
Awana Clubs International
Chrstian Care Minsitry
Compassion International
ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians
Greenville College
Moody Bible Institute
Outreach Community Ministries
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Inc.
Tyndale House
Wheaton College
World Vision

Our Involvement

Attorneys who work on our Religious Organizations Team are also active as speakers, writers, and members of organizations that serve religious organizations. These include: