Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Peters Creek UPC vs Washington Presbytery

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a story on Peters Creek Church vs Washington Presbytery. It sounds like much of the same arguments from the Kirk briefs:

  • Jones (1979) U.S. Supreme Court - advised denominations to add trust clauses to their constitutions if they wanted to ensure that the property remained with the denomination
  • the Presbyterian Church (USA) had done so.
  • charter was for the former United Presbyterian Church of North America
  • BOO is not specific on property resolutions.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Presbytery says it, not court, should decide property dispute"

In checking the Presbytery Site, I noticed

If you look at the votes: (273-86-2)/(207-26-5), It should be 25-85 people.

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