Code of Conduct
Members must be a resident of Alabama. If online profiles are used by FOCAS Birmingham, the profile name must be your actual first name plus the first initial of your last name or your last name. The profile photo must be a close up of the face only without sunglasses, children or pets.
FOCAS Birmingham is a Christian social and service group, and is not to be used as a marketing resource for seeking customers nor a dating site. Although romantic relationships could be discovered in the group, events are not to be used for that purpose. You may not contact a member without first meeting them at an event and obtaining their permission before contact. By joining this group, you are stating that you agree that romantic relationships are to be between the biological genders of male and female as assigned at birth.
In joining this group you are stating that you believe in the God of the Holy Bible and His son Jesus who died for the redemption of your sins. You are agreeing to endeavor to exemplify the high moral standards described in the Bible such as refraining from such things as profanity, drinking alcohol to the point of drunkenness, gossiping, sexual immorality, use of illicit drugs or other illegal activities.
Members are expected to follow the rules and regulations of the facilities, public or private, that the group utilizes for events or trips in addition to those of the FOCAS Birmingham organization. Members also agree any overnight trips will not include any co-ed rooms unless they are members of the same family.
Members agree to refrain from actions or words that could be, or are likely to be, offensive to another member at any FOCAS Birmingham events.
To protect the integrity of the Christian values and morals of this group, you are agreeing to approach any conflicts that arise with fellow members in a Biblical fashion, such as described in Matthew 18:15-17. The board of directors will investigate any issues brought to their attention that are in direct violation of the code of conduct policy within FOCAS Birmingham. Upon a completed investigation by the board of directors, the President or another board member will report the results back to the members involved.
Matthew 18:15-17 If a brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over, but if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or tax collector.
Failure to adhere to the guidelines in this Code of Conduct section may result in disciplinary action being taken by the Board of Directors of FOCAS Birmingham, including probation, suspension of membership or expulsion from FOCAS Birmingham. Any member accused of a violation of these guidelines has the right to appeal the decision to the Board of Directors within 60 days of the notice of violation.