(You may order your own copy of the Incorporation papers from the Alberta Corporate Registry by calling 1-403-427-2311, and asking an examiner for a copy of all documents relating to the non-profit religious society known as: "The Alberta Society of Christian Assemblies." It will cost about $15 Canadian funds, plus postage. They accept credit cards. Also, if you are in Edmonton it would likely be possible to examine the original documents at the Alberta Corporate Registries, John E. Brownlee Building, 10365-97St. Edmonton, Alberta)

• The name of the Society shall be ALBERTA SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLIES.

• Names of Applicants: Jim Knipe, Dennis Einboden, F. Willis Propp, Roland Knight, Eldon W. Kendrew

• Witness to the signatures of the above were: Rowland Jackson and Jennifer J. Oakes

• Any Member of the Society, or anybody related to a Member of the Society, may contribute funds to the Society, but no Member shall be required to make any contribution.

• The Preachers/Apostles are not to receive a salary, however the Society guarantees them free board and lodgings.

• Membership is personal and shall not be transferable. Membership of a person shall cease upon the death of that person.

• Any Member may withdraw from the Society by delivering to the Society a written resignation as a Member. Membership shall cease upon receipt of the Society of such resignation.

• Should the Board determine that a Member has behaved in a manner that has or is likely to endanger the interests or reputation of the Society, the Member may be expelled from membership in the Society by a vote of three-quarters (3/4) of the Board at a regular meeting or at a meeting specifically called for this purpose. No Member shall be expelled without first having been notified of the charge against him and being given an opportunity to be heard by the Board.

• Annual meetings are gatherings where all the local Members and visiting Members come together for a three (3) or four (4) day period to worship and shall be held once in each calendar year at such places in Alberta and on such days as the Board shall determine. At every annual meeting, in addition to any other business that may be transacted, there shall be presented a financial statement setting out the Society's income, disbursements, assets and liabilities, audited and signed by the Society's Auditor.

• At any meeting of the Members, annual or special, a majority of the Members, either present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, provided that in no case shall any meeting of Members be held unless there are at least fifty (50%) percent of the Members present in person.

• At all meetings of the Members, each Member shall be entitled to one vote and may vote in person or by proxy duly authorized.....

• There shall be an Overseer, a Chairman of the Board, A Secretary, an Auditor, A Keeper Of The Minutes/Minutes-Checker. One person may hold more than one office except that the offices of Chairman of the Board and Secretary shall be held by separate persons. The Chairman of the Board shall be elected by the Directors of the Society from amongst the Preachers/Apostles.........There shall be no remuneration for any officers.

• The Overseer is to receive free board and lodgings. This comes firstly as free-will offerings from Members. The Society otherwise guarantees that the Overseer shall receive board and lodgings. An Overseer in a designated area is chosen from among the Preachers/Apostles. Generally one of the experienced and older Preachers/Apostles is chosen, one who is held in favour by the local Preachers/Apostles and with the directors of their neighbouring Christian communities. An Overseer is thus chosen by general agreement for the good of the Christian work within the designated area and for the good of the worldwide Christian work as well. Should illness, old age, or other reasons affect the chosen Overseer, then another equally respected Preacher/Apostle will be chosen in the above-mentioned fashion.

• ......The Chairman of the Board shall, when present, preside at all meetings of the Members and of its Board. He shall have the general supervision of the affairs of the Society and of its other officers and shall formulate the long-range policies, objectives and development plans of the Society for consideration of the Board and shall assess the implementation thereof. He shall also have and perform such other powers and duties as may from time to time be lawfully assigned to him by the Board .....

• The Secretary shall: ......be the clerk of the Board.......attend all meetings......give....notices..to Members, directors and members of committees. The Secretary shall be the custodian of the Society's corporate and statutory books, records and registers. ........

• The Auditor shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements of the Society and proper books of account and shall deposit or cause to be deposited all monies and negotiable instruments in the name and to the credit of the Society in such bank or banks or other institutions or depositories as may from time to time be designated by the Board. The Auditor shall disburse the funds of the Society or cause them to be disbursed under the direction of the Board causing proper vouchers to be taken therefor, and shall render to the Board at the meetings thereof or whenever required of him an account of all financial transactions and of the financial position of the Society. The Auditor shall also have and perform such other powers and duties as may from time to time be lawfully assigned to him by the Board or as are incident to his office.

• The Keeper Of The Minutes/Minutes-Checker and shall enter or cause to be entered in the books for that purpose, minutes of all proceedings thereat of the Members, the Board and the committees thereof.

• The Overseer and/or the Chairman may at any time and from time to time execute on behalf of the Society any particular instrument, contract or obligation or any class of instruments, contracts or obligations of the Society.

• Subject to the limitations of the Act and this by-law, the Board shall have the control and management of the business and affairs of the Society.

• The affairs of the Society shall be managed by the Board. The number of directors shall be no fewer than three (3) and no more than fifty (50). The directors shall be elected by the Members in general meeting as the by-laws of the Society prescribe.

• A director need not be a Member.

• The office of a director is automatically vacated: (a) if he becomes mentally incompetent or dies; (b) in the event of his written resignation; (c) if the Members have resolved to remove him as a director.

• The Society shall not borrow or raise or secure the payment of money in any manner or issue any debentures. The Society shall not draw, make, accept, endorse, discount, execute or issue promissory notes, bills of exchange or other negotiable or transferable instruments. There are no wages, no group funds, no church property, no interest-bearing investments, no assets other than a reserve fund which fluctuates from time to time, nor any group debts of the Society. However, if some unforeseeable liability should arise, the Overseer will bear responsibility for it.

• The Board may adopt a seal of the Society. The seal shall be in the custody of the Secretary under the control of the Board.

• The books, accounts and records of the Secretary and Auditor shall be audited at least once each year by the Society's Auditor. A complete and proper statement of the standing of the books for the previous year shall be submitted by such auditor at the Annual Meeting of the Society. The fiscal year end of the society in each year shall be November 30.

• The books and records of the society may be inspected by any Member of the Society at the annual meeting provided for herein or at any time upon giving reasonable notice and arranging a time satisfactory to the officer or officers having charge of same. Each member of the Board shall at all times have access to such books and records.

• No Director, Member, or officer of the Society shall receive any remuneration for his services.

Once the other Overseers learned of Mr. Propp's Incorporation he must have had a "change of heart." As a result, on November 21, 1996, Mr. Propp's solicitor filed an Intent To Dissolve the Alberta Society of Christian Assemblies.

The Dissolution of the Alberta Society of Christian Assemblies became effective on December 11, 1996. Mr. Jim Knipe (Alberta worker) signed the Articles of Dissolution as Secretary-Treasurer.

Seemingly, in order to ease the burden of the friends and workers Mr. Propp wrote two letters, as follows:

5131 Lansdowne Dr.

Edmonton, AB T6H 4L1

CANADA

November 9, 1996

TO ALL OF CONCERN:

One of the workers in Hungary whose visa was soon to expire, was faced with the problem of being refused permission to remain in the country because the `Group’ she was representing was not a registered body in Hungary. Our sister who labours there was companion to the girl in question and she appealed urgently to us that we do something it about (sic) because any approach they made to the local authorities was to no avail and they needed help badly. Above that there was a deadline to meet. Hungary would accept our Registration as backing. We in Canada had been registered in Ottawa (Canada’s capital city) during WW2. A search was made there to retrieve such a document, but all in vain.

[ Mr. Propp is admitting here that the "group" has been registered in Canada BEFORE!]

While registration is not required in Great Britain, USA or Canada, to help our workers in Hungary we sought a Lawyer’s aid and as a result a very complicated document was made up. We learned to our dismay that to be registered we had to become incorporated as a non-profit Society.

[They registered (Incorporated) in Canada AGAIN even though they have always lead the friends to believe they do NOT register with governments.]

While it was solely for the purpose of those in Authority,

[The Hungarian Government does NOT have a record of the ALBERTA SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLIES. {Refer to Hungarian letter below} Additionally, Mr. Propp HAS used his Incorporation Name for other purposes on other occasions. Mr. Propp wrote a letter to a Canadian lawyer with regard to moneys left to his church group. On that letter Mr. Propp signed, and had his signature witnessed by a barrister & Solicitor, that he is "F. Willis Propp (Overseer) ALBERTA SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLIES.]

. . . the document gave us a long handled name.

[Mr. Propp has placed the blame with the "document" rather than himself! (It is also very interesting that Mr. Propp registered as a SOCIETY rather than a CHURCH.)]

We were hesitant to do it, but for the sake of our workers in Hungary, we signed the document.

[Why were they hesitant to do it? Because the friends might find out about it? What other reasons might there be?]

Hungary accepted our efforts for which we are thankful, and officials there will now continue to recognize the workers in their country.

[Again, refer to the Hungarian letter below which states: "I wish to inform you that our country have not missionaries representing a group known as "Alberta Society of Christian Assemblies "]

However, a problem has arisen. Canada recently passed a Freedom of Information bill. Through this our document is on the Internet and it has now got into the hands of the `dissenters’.

[Wrong Mr. Propp! It was not because of the Freedom of Information bill that the document ended up on the Internet. The public has always been able to obtain copies of incorporations so obtaining the workers' Incorporation had nothing to do with this The Freedom of Information Bill. Former members of the "Truth" did not obtain a copy of the Alberta Society of Christian Assemblies Incorporation FROM THE INTERNET. They (the 'dissenters') obtained a copy from the Alberta government and PLACED it on the Internet!]

They are spreading it with delight and we write this to suggest that if it reaches any of our friends, please have them just burn it.

["Delight" is Mr. Propp's word. His Incorporation Document is being made available to the friends so that should they choose to inquire further they may be able to do so. It is being made available to the friends so that they will know that their leaders are NOT above doing something they SAY they do not believe in. It is being made available so that the friends will be fully informed of a matter they SHOULD know about. It is well known that the workers advise the friends to destroy certain information that comes their way. It is rather odd that, in this case, they are being asked to destroy something that the workers themselves paid a lawyer to prepare!]

I am sure all our friends will understand the reason why we implemented it. In many countries registration is necessary.

[A name SHOULD be able to be established for this group so that various matters can be handled. CHURCHES INCORPORATE ALL THE TIME FOR LEGAL REASONS!!! It is unfortunate that the Alberta workers had to Incorporate behind the friends' backs. If they would agree to take a name and register openly with the various governments in full view of the friends they would not have to lie and cover-up their actions nor would they have to backtrack or apologize to anyone!]

We are in the process now of having the whole document canceled, (sic) since it is not required in Canada,

[On November 25, 1996 the workers filed an intent to dissolve their incorporation and it was dissolved the following month. It seems clear that Mr. Propp dissolved his Incorporation because he was CAUGHT doing something which he knew was not acceptable according to his group’s beliefs. In a second letter written by Mr. Propp, dated November 18, 1996, {see letter below} he indicated that his actions for incorporating were "totally contrary to the basic tenants of our fellowship, and so was totally wrong." He indicated that to have placed his signature on the Incorporation was "totally out of order and wrong."]

. . . and we hope the matter will settle down in time.

[What does he mean by this? Is he saying that in due time he hopes that the friends will forget about the fact that he and some of the other Alberta workers incorporated using a NAME which they have always claimed they do not believe in? Is he hoping that, perhaps out of respect for his "saddened and deeply penitent heart" [refer to Propp letter dated 18/11/97] the friends will stop talking about the sneaky actions taken in this matter and all trust/belief/honor/respect will be restored to him and his sect?]

Thank you for giving this information to any of our friends or workers who may inquire. I am so sorry that such a problem should have arisen because of my naivety. (sic)

[Mr. Propp was not likely "naive" in this matter. He consulted with legal counsel and took the action which would produce the result he wanted. He is not sorry that "such a problem" arose, rather he IS sorry that his actions were discovered! The fact that he points to the "dissenters" is only a way to make HIM look better before the friends. In fairness to Mr. Propp he has admitted that what he did was not in line with the group's "basic tenets" but the fact remains that he fully intended that his actions would never be found out by his own followers! ]

Yours as always,

Signature: Willis Propp

The RIS site located at: http://www.workersect.org/~ex2x2/index.html contains a photo of the Dissolution of the Alberta workers' Incorporation along with a few comments as follows:

The Dissolution

While Willis Propp has circulated a letter (to be used when questions arise over the incorporation) among selected individuals, in which he assumes sole responsibility for the creation of the corporation, his name does not appear on the dissolution paperwork. Nor does this letter explain how the other senior workers who signed the original incorporation papers were in agreement with its establishment. Mr. Propp's letter also raises several more inconsistencies, including his claim that the corporation was formed in order to extend the visa of a sister worker in Hungary (see following quote).

From :Hungarian Ministry of Interior

Szentirmai IIdiko

Dear Sirs:

with reference to your message 13th February 1997, I wish to inform you that our country have not missionaries representing a group known as "Alberta Society of Christian Assemblies "

case closed

Sincerely:

IVAN PLATTHY

Mr. Propp wrote his second letter TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN on November 18, 1996:

"The concept of the Document of Registration that was drawn up and filed in Alberta, Canada, on the 5th day of May, 1995, was totally contrary to the basic tenets of our fellowship, and so was totally out of order and wrong. I, Willis Propp, acted unilaterally without due consultation with my seniors in the ministry, which made my action totally wrong. Hence to have placed my signature of acceptance upon such a document was also totally out of order and wrong.

In view of all this, I hereby take the following steps in recourse:

1. I assume full responsibility for involving in this process my fellow workers in Alberta, namely, Jim Knipe, Dennis Einboden, Richard Knight, Eldon Kendrew and Rowland Jackson whose signature also appeared on the said Document.

2. I sorely grieve over and regret the distress and unrest that has been brought to bear upon so many of our beloved brethren.

3. I have instructed a lawyer on November 8, 1996, __________________ to have the said Document completely revoked. Attached is a copy of this dissolution.

4. From a saddened and deeply penitent heart, I humbly offer a full apology to all concerned for all these actions on my part that are so out of line and wrong."

(signed by F. Willis Propp)

(Witnessed by a Notary Public for the Province of Alberta)

1. Would Mr. Propp have ever admitted to the Alberta friends the fact that he had incorporated had his actions not be brought out into the light by EX-2x2s?

2. Would Mr. Knipe, Mr. Einboden, Mr. Knight, Mr. Kendrew and Mr. Jackson ever bring this incorporation up to the general membership—the friends, had this matter not come to light?

3. What is the REAL reason for this Incorporation? [It seems reasonably clear it was NOT about sister workers in Hungary!]

4. Is Mr. Propp really sorry that he Incorporated against the "tenets of the fellowship?" OR, is Mr. Propp disappointed that he was found out—caught in the act!??

5. Once the other overseers learned of Mr. Propp’s actions how much pressure did they place on him to dissolve his Incorporation?

6. Will all this "settle down in time" sufficient for Mr. Propp to continue on as overseer of the Alberta fellowship?

7. Will the friends in Alberta continue to respect and support their leader now? Can he be trusted?

8. Based on Mr. Propp’s actions can the friends believe what he has to say on other matters?

[Note: For a group that claims no organization and no leader except Christ, Mr. Propp made an interesting statement in his letter of November 18, 1996: "I, Willis Propp, acted unilaterally without due consultation with my seniors in the ministry, which made my action totally wrong."]

UPDATE: January 2000 There has been considerable upheaval in Alberta among the Friends and Workers in the past year. At least 20 Alberta churches have either been closed by the workers or have voluntarily closed by the elders of their meeting. Some of these 'dissenters' continue to hold their house meetings WITHOUT worker approval!