Churches Incorporation Amendment Bill 2025
Government bill, sponsored by the Ministry of Financial Services and Commerce
What this law does
This bill updates the rules for how seven churches operate in the Cayman Islands. It changes their management structures, updates their governance requirements to comply with nonprofit organization rules, and ensures that each church must use all money and property only for religious purposes—no profits can be given to members except as legitimate payments for work or expenses.
- Updates governance and management structures for seven churches (Agape Family Worship Centre, Anglican Church, Seventh-day Adventists, Church of God Universal, New Testament Church of God, Roman Catholic Church, and United Church)
- Requires all church assets and income to be used exclusively for church purposes, with no distributions to members as profits unless for legitimate compensation or expenses
- Updates and clarifies property ownership lists for each church registered in the Land Registry
- Allows the Cabinet to amend the law when churches change names or property ownership, and updates formatting from Roman numerals to Arabic numerals
Who it affects: All seven incorporated churches in the Cayman Islands, Church members and officers, Anyone who donates to or gives property to churches
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