Any religious society or any organization organized for the purpose of owning, maintaining or operating a church may elect to be subject to the provisions of Sections 79-11-41 through 79-11-47. For the purposes of Sections 79-11-41 through 79-11-47, religious society includes without limitation any church, temple, synagogue, religious congregation, ecclesiastical body or religious denomination.
Trust funds for church maintenance; election to be subject to provisions of §§ 79-11-41 through 79-11-47; religious society defined
Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-41, under Nonprofit, Nonshare Corporations and Religious Societies.
Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-41