There are three contracts involved. The provisional final contract is given below. The Session approved the following two contracts for use while the initial funds are being gathered. One contract is for a niche reservation and the other for a donation to the project. These contracts ensure that the money provided this project is returned if the project is not completed.

Provisional Contract

APPLICATION No. _________

First Presbyterian Church of Las Cruces

200 E. Boutz Rd.  Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005

COLUMBARIUM Contract

The First Presbyterian Church of Las Cruces New Mexico, hereby grants to ____________________                                  (“Grantee”) in perpetuity the right to inter ashes in a niche in the Columbarium, located on the campus of the church in consideration for the payment of $ ____________.

The church agrees as a general expense of the church that it will care in perpetuity for the columbarium, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations governing its use.

The Grantee agrees to abide by the rules governing the First Presbyterian Church Columbarium, and any other applicable rules or regulations that are now or may be adopted by the church with respect to the columbarium.

The Grantee hereby relinquishes any rights against the church for damage of any sort that may occur to the niche or remains of the applicant, or family member of the applicant, if this be the case, as a result of fire, theft, vandalism or any other event beyond the control of the church.

This Grant and Agreement are made expressly subject to all laws and ordinances, to the By-laws and the Rules and Regulations of First Presbyterian Church of Las Cruces and the Rules and Regulations governing the First Presbyterian Church of Las Cruces  Columbarium, now or hereafter in force.

In witness whereof, the Church has caused this instrument to be cosigned by its Clerk of Session.

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Clerk of Session                                         Date

First Presbyterian Church of Las Cruces

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Grantee                                                       Date

__________________________                ________________

Witness                                                       Date

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Date of Birth: ____________________

Date of Death: (if appropriate)____________________

Name of Grantee ________________________________________________________

Address:_________________________________________________

Telephone: (    )                   ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­              
Date of Application: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________________________

Signature _______________________________________________

Deposit: $ _____________ Date Received _______________________________

Balance: $______________Date Received_______________________________

Niche Designation: ___________________________________________________

(To be determined at time of final payment)

Application accepted by: _____________________________________________

Date application accepted: ______________________

Recorded in the First Presbyterian Church Columbarium Registry

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Date                                                     Clerk of Session