Addendum for Form 1023
Application for Recognition of Exemption
Under Sectio9n 501 (C) (3) of the Internal Revenue
Code
Part I
Identification of Applicant
Section 10
Holy
Spirit Ministries is incorporated and operate as a ministry which holds religious
services and performs other religious related activities. And we do not expect the gross annual income
to exceed $25,000.00 in the near future (1-5 years.)
Part II Organizational Structure
Section 5
Holy Spirit Ministries is
currently working on bylaws and such an article has not yet been approved. The following is how officers, directors, and
/ or trustees are appointed:
The original board members
were set forth in the incorporation articles.
All other officers, directors, or trustees, are to be nominated for
office by a current board member in good standing and approved by the president
or vice president and voted in by a majority vote from the existing board
members.
Part IV Narrative Description of Your Activities:
In
the past the ministry was headed by the President, Howard J. Stiefel. With Mr. Stiefel as the head or main speaker
or teacher, the ministry traveled mainly around
In
the present, on January 22, 2003 incorporation papers were filed reactivating
the status of the ministry, the president remained to be Howard J. Stiefel, and
the Vice President was listed as H. Jeremy Stiefel. The Vice President is now the main active
officer of the ministry. Currently a
ministry web site is being developed which has a weekly devotion written by H.
Jeremy Stiefel, there are links to current events such as bible studies and
soon to be events where we will be traveling to and ministering to. This time the ministry is not limiting its
range to just Northeastern
Future
plans for the ministry include the development of “teams” consisting of
ministers licensed through the ministry who will go out and assist religious
establishments and small private bible studies in learning to use the gifts of
the Holy Spirit, as well as establish youth groups and children’s ministries,
or how to better the individual ministries already at work in the establishments. It is in the vision to hold meetings in
religious facilities as well as in public forums such as town parks, the back
yards of private people, etc. Although
help is available to religious facilities, i believe that the emphasis of our
ministry will be on small private groups and helping to establish there
leadership and showing them how there groups can help the local religious
establishments.
Part V Compensation and Other Financial Arrangements
With Your Officers, Directors, Trustees, Employees, and
Section 2a
The
related individuals are Howard J. Stiefel, Charity Weinschenk who is the
daughter of Howard J. Stiefel, H. Jeremy Stiefel who is the sun of Howard J.
Stiefel. These three members make up the
president, vice president, and secretary of Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc. and
they are immediate family members; father and siblings.
Section 2b
The
officers listed in Section 2a also work together in business. The business is Stiefel Appraisals and it is
a real property appraisal business. It
is not directly related to Holy Spirit Ministries Incorporated.
Section 3a
NAME /Duties Qualifications Hours Worked
Howard
J. Stiefel Completed seminary through Assembly of God Less than 10 Hrs/Week
President Church and is founder and President of
Holy Spirit
Oversee
Board/Teach Ministries since original organization in
1984,.
ordained minister
H.
Jeremy Stiefel Studied under Howard for a lifetime, worked
with 10-20 Hrs/Week
Vice
President youth and prisoners
for over 7 years, ordained minister.
Teach/Oversee
Website
Charity
Weinschenk Has worked for private
businesses as secretary and has Less
than 10 Hrs/Week
Secretary experience with
public relations and has acquired
good
phone skills from previous jobs as telemarketer.
Part VI Your Members and Other
Individuals and Organizations That Receive Benefits From You
Section 1a & 1b
The
ministry provides the services of teaching and instruction to both private
peoples and to religious or any other organization that may wish to invite us
into there establishment for such purposes.
The ministry also has and will provide material needs to prisoners that
it ministers to, such as but not limited to shoes, bibles, books, etc.
Part VIII Your Specific Activities
Section 4a&d
The
ministry does not plan to participate in any form of fundraising campaign, but
we will accept private or organizational donations in any meeting we are asked
to participate in as a ministry. These
meetings can take place in any state in the
Section 10
The
ministry will have books published, songs written for use in religious
services, as well as record services and make other independent recordings and
multi media teaching aids. All
copyrights, patents, and trademarks will be owned in part or whole by Holy
Spirit Ministries Inc.
Section 11
The
ministry will accept any type of donation that one wishes to bestow upon it, if
it does not directly serve a purpose for the ministry, it will be sold or
traded for money or another item of equal value that can serve the
ministry. The ministry will try to make
sure that the donation is used in a way that will please the donator as well as
the ministry. In the case that the
intended use of the donation by the donor will conflict with the interest of
the ministry we reserve the right to refuse the donation or to change it’s use
to something that is as close to the original intent without conflicting with
the interest and morals of the ministry.
Part IX Financial Data
A. Statement of Revenue and Expenses
Section 15 Contributions, gifts, grants,
and similar amounts paid out
03/14/2005 Clint
Rodgers Ministry $100.00
06/06/2005 Shoes for Prisoner $ 39.01
06/08/2005 Purchase of Books for gift $
26.04
Total:
$162.05
Section 16 Disbursements to or for the
benefit of members
Payments
of putting gas into the vehicle of H. Jeremy Stiefel for ministry travel
purposes.
03/24/2005
$28.55
04/14/2005 $26.25
05/12/2005 $27.30
05/22/2005 $23.05
Total $105.15
Section 23 Any expense not otherwise classified
02/14/2005 Payment
for Webpage $59.72
03/16/2005 Payment
for checks $14.75
04/15/2005 Business Supplies $06.92
04/19/2005 Business Supplies (Quicken) $64.19
04/23/2005 Office Supplies $18.48
04/29/2005 Payment P.O. Box $19.00
05.22.2005 Office Supplies $64.51
05/23/2005 Staff Meeting Supper $28.09
05/24/2005 Ministerial Supplies $20.94
06/15/2005 Ministerial Supplies $22.65
06/15/2005 Ministerial Supplies $ 6.46
Total:
$321.90
B. Balance Sheet
Section 19
Although
the filing date for Corporation was on January 22, 2003, business and income
did not start until the beginning of the year 2005, and therefore there is no
income or expenses for the previous years.
Since the last year in the balance sheet showed this fact with all
values of 0, there is a difference as there is income and expense for the
current year of 2005. See Part IX
Financial Data Section A Statement of Revenue and Expenses.
Schedule A. Churches
Section 1a
The
following is a copy of the Doctrine of Holy Spirit Ministries and it gives our
statement of faith and a summery of our beliefs.
The Doctrine of Holy Spirit
Ministries
Salvation is the gift of God to man, separate from
works and the Law, and is made operative by grace through faith in Jesus
Christ, producing works acceptable to God. (Ephesians 2:8-10).
Following the Tribulation, He shall return to earth as
King of kings, and Lord of lords, and together with His saints, who shall be kings
and priests, He shall reigh a thousand years (Revelation 5:10 and 20:6).
Section 1b “Form of Worship”
John 4:24 says “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” We worship with songs of praise, with prayer,
and by teaching and learning from the Word of God, the Holy Bible. The songs of praise and prayer are “in
Spirit” and the teaching from the Bible is “in Truth”. The participation in the Lord’s Supper or Communion
is also a part of our worship habits.
Section 2a Code of doctrine or discipline
John 13:34 Says “A new
commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you,
that ye also love one another.” This is
the main doctrine or discipline that our members and volunteers are expected to
live by. There are many scriptures in
the New Testament of the Holy Bible that show us how to do this, and it is not
expected for one to know all, but for one to attempt to learn and be open to
being corrected if a senior minister finds a need to correct them. All
volunteers and ministers are expected to respect all races, religions, and
creeds, all men and women on this earth are created by God and deserve to be
respected and loved, unconditionally just as Jesus loved us!
Section 2b Do you have a distinct
religious history?
See
Part IV “Narrative Description of Your Activities” for the history.
Section 2c Do you have literature of
your own?
Yes,
the ministry has a published doctrine that can be found publicly on our web
site, as well as a book on the Gifts of the Spirit, and many forms of
worksheets for learning purposes and printed sermons, as well as published
“devotions” which can also be found on our web site.
Section 3 Describe the organization’s
religious hierarchy
The
hierarchy of Holy Spirit Ministries starts with God, every word and action is
to be held accountable to the Bible, and the Holy Spirit. From this point the President of the Ministry
to the Vice President, then after the Vice President will be the board or
directors and the ministers who work with or under the authority of the
Ministry. In the event that the ministry
feels that there is a large enough amount of ministers, a bishop or regional
director will be appointed over a group of ministers.
Section 4a Scheduled Religious Services
At
the present time religious services are held at the address of
Section 8a Do you have a process by
which an individual becomes a member?
After
an individual shows an interest in becoming a member and they have attended
meetings or services enough to prove they know and understand how the ministry
operates, they can then request to meet with their minister and if the minister
feels they understand and know how the ministry operates he/she can have them
added to our membership list.
Section 8b What rights to members have?
Members
of the ministry do not have a right to vote, only the board has that
right. They do however have the right to
express their opinions and have those opinions weighed and seriously considered
by the board before a vote. The majority
of our board meetings are open to all members who whish to attend, except when
announced otherwise at the decision of the president or vice president of the
ministry. Members are free to
participate in all religious activities held or sponsored by the Ministry.
Section 11a Do you have a minister or
religious leader?
The
ministry does have a head minister or pastor, this person’s role is to be
responsible for holding weekly services, ministering to the members of the
church and anyone else who may ask for help through the church. He/She does not have to personally minister
to all, but is responsible to see that a qualified person visits with all who
contact the church and request visitation.
The minister is responsible for any religious practices such as, but not
limited to, baptisms, weddings, funerals, communion, and teaching. This minister must be ordained or
licensed. If ordained or licensed
through Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc. he/she must complete a two year internship
which includes completing a minimum of four written assignments, as well as perform
or teach in any meeting or service as deemed necessary by the instructor.
Section 13 Describe requirements for
ordination, commission, and licensure
In
order for an individual to be ordained or licensed through Holy Spirit
Ministries, Inc. he/she must complete a two year internship which includes the
completing a minimum of four written assignments, as well as perform or teach
in any meeting or service as deemed necessary by the instructor. During this two year internship, the
individual must work close to the instructor and show a willingness to
learn. When the minimal two year
internship is over the individual must be able to show a love for all people no
matter what creed, race, nationality or religion they come from. They must show knowledge of the Word of God
and demonstrate the ability to teach this knowledge to other people. They must have openness to be corrected and
steered by the Word of God and the Spirit of God. The student must also show knowledge of how
to counsel with individuals and when to know refer the individual to a
professional if the issues at hand are more than the minister can
professionally handle. They must show
that they can live a moral life according to the Word of God in both private
and public life. The instructor will be a minister who has completed this
course through the said Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc. or someone who has the
necessary education to be a competent and knowledgeable instructor.