2006 New York Code - Establishing And Maintaining A Home For Aged Poor.

 
    §   22.  Establishing  and  maintaining  a  home  for  aged  poor.  An
  incorporated church or congregation in this state, either by  itself  or
  in  conjunction with other incorporated churches or congregations, shall
  have power to establish and maintain by its or their trustees  or  other
  officers,  as part of its or their regular church and charitable work, a
  home for the aged poor of its or their membership  or  congregation  and
  may  take  and hold as joint tenants, tenants in common or otherwise, by
  conveyance, donation, bequest or devise, real and personal property  for
  such purpose, and may purchase or erect suitable buildings therefor. Any
  such  church  or  congregation,  either by itself or in conjunction with
  other incorporated churches or  congregations  may  take  and  hold  any
  grant,  donation,  bequest  or  devise  of  real  or  personal  property
  heretofore made, upon trust, and apply the same or  the  income  thereof
  under  the  direction of the trustees or other officers having charge of
  the temporalities of such  church,  or  churches,  or  congregation,  or
  congregations,  for  the  purpose  of establishing or maintaining such a
  home, and for the erection, preservation, repair  or  extension  of  any
  buildings  for  such purpose, upon such terms and conditions and subject
  to such conditions, limitations and restrictions as shall  be  contained
  in  the  deed,  will  or  other  instrument  or  conveyance by which the
  property is given, transferred or conveyed.