Friday, June 17, 2011

VANCOUVER, BC: Congregations Evicted from their Church Buildings

VANCOUVER, BC: Congregations Evicted from their Church Buildings

Anglican Network in Canada
May 19, 2011

The trustees of four Vancouver-area Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC) parishes are preparing to vacate their church buildings after the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed their case and awarded legal costs to the Anglican Church of Canada Diocese of New Westminster.

The four churches are: St John's (Shaughnessy), St Matthews (Abbotsford), Good Shepherd (Vancouver), and St Matthias & St Luke's (Vancouver).

The parishes had appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada requesting the court to overturn the decision of the BC courts in awarding their church properties to the Diocese.

Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org

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