Real Property Issues: Checklist Discontinuation or Abandonment of Local Church Property (PDF 52 KB) Checklist, Local Church Property Sale, Transfer, Lease and Mortgage (PDF 75 KB) Checklist, Local Church Purchase of Real Property (PDF 74 KB) Friend of the Court Brief by GCFA and Other Religious Denominational Groups on a Trust Clause Case (PDF 118 KB) Incorporating the Local United Methodist Church Incorporation Memo for Preschools Leasing by Third Party of Church Property (PDF 316 KB) Real Property Transfers at the Local Church, Sample Consent Form (PDF 14 KB) Rental of Church Steeples to Cellular Phone Companies - Legal and Tax Considerations Space-Sharing Checklist (PDF 20 KB) The Trust Clause: Who Owns Our Church?!? (PDF 26 KB) Trust Clause