Notice of Private Status

1. The Ministry is a private association of individuals who have voluntarily entered into private contract with one another and with the Ministry. The Ministry is not a public accommodation, a commercial enterprise, a statutory entity, a 501(c)(3) organization, or a corporation.

2. The Ministry does not offer goods or services to the general public. All activities, programs, resources, and communications of the Ministry are exclusively for Members who have executed the Private Membership Agreement and been accepted by the Board of Trustees.

3. No person has a "right" to become a Member of the Ministry. Membership is a private privilege extended at the sole discretion of the Ministry. The Ministry reserves the absolute right to accept or reject any application for membership without explanation.

1. The Ministry operates within the exclusive jurisdiction of:

• (a) The First Amendment to the United States Constitution (Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses);
• (b) The Church Audit Procedures Act (26 U.S.C. § 7611);
• (c) Equity jurisdiction and the inherent right of private contract; and
• (d) Treaty law, including the Moroccan-American Treaty of Friendship (1786/1836), the oldest unbroken treaty relationship of the United States.

2. No federal, state, or local government agency, regulatory body, law enforcement entity, or court has jurisdiction over the Ministry's internal ecclesiastical affairs, doctrine, membership decisions, governance, or private records, except as specifically provided under 26 U.S.C. § 7611.

3. Any attempt to exercise unauthorized jurisdiction over the Ministry or its Members shall be regarded as a trespass upon private ecclesiastical property and shall be met with all lawful remedies available to the Ministry under equity, treaty law, and constitutional protections.

1. The Ministry is a mandatory exception church under 26 U.S.C. § 508(c)(1)(A). This status is not applied for, granted, or licensed by any government agency. It exists by operation of law. Churches and their integrated auxiliaries are automatically exempt from the requirement to apply for recognition of tax-exempt status under § 501(c)(3).

2. The Ministry has not applied for, does not hold, and does not seek a 501(c)(3) determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service. The Ministry's status exists independently of any government recognition or approval.

Any individual seeking membership in the Ministry should understand the following before executing the Private Membership Agreement:

1. By joining the Ministry, you are entering a private contract. Your rights and obligations are governed by the Ministry's Charter, Bylaws, Statement of Faith, Membership Agreement, and other governing instruments — not by statutory consumer protection law.
2. All disputes between Members and the Ministry are resolved exclusively within the Ministry's internal ecclesiastical jurisdiction. By signing the Membership Agreement, you voluntarily agree to resolve all disputes internally and waive the right to bring actions in external courts or before external agencies.
3. Your personal data, biological verification data, and financial information are held in sacred trust by the Ministry and are never disclosed to external parties except as provided in the Ministry's Privacy Policy.
4. Membership may be terminated by the Ministry for cause in accordance with the governing instruments. The Ministry is not required to provide a reason for rejection of any membership application.

Any government agency, regulatory body, financial institution, corporation, or individual that receives this Notice or encounters the Ministry or its instruments is hereby informed:

1. The Ministry's records, member lists, financial data, biological data, and internal communications are private ecclesiastical records protected by the First Amendment and 26 U.S.C. § 7611.
2. Any request for information from or about the Ministry must comply with the Church Audit Procedures Act (26 U.S.C. § 7611), including the requirements for a church tax inquiry and church tax examination as defined therein.
3. Unsolicited demands for information, subpoenas that do not comply with § 7611, and any other attempt to compel disclosure of private Ministry records shall be refused and returned with a copy of this Notice and a formal objection.