RICHMOND, VA: Episcopal Church owns disputed property says court
RICHMOND, VA: Episcopal Church owns disputed property says court
By LARRY O'DELL,
Associated Press
April 18, 2013
The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Episcopal Church in a property dispute with a breakaway congregation.
The unanimous decision Thursday affirmed a lower court's ruling that the Episcopal Church retained ownership of the historic Falls Church, which voted in 2006 to align with the more conservative Anglican Communion. The Falls Church was one of seven Virginia congregations that left the Episcopal Church because of theological differences, including the 2003 consecration of an openly gay bishop in New Hampshire.
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By LARRY O'DELL,
Associated Press
April 18, 2013
The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Episcopal Church in a property dispute with a breakaway congregation.
The unanimous decision Thursday affirmed a lower court's ruling that the Episcopal Church retained ownership of the historic Falls Church, which voted in 2006 to align with the more conservative Anglican Communion. The Falls Church was one of seven Virginia congregations that left the Episcopal Church because of theological differences, including the 2003 consecration of an openly gay bishop in New Hampshire.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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