Court of Appeals rules in favor of Missouri congregation

The Layman Online Story: Court of Appeals rules in favor of Missouri congregation

• Colonial Presbyterian Church of Kansas City, Mo.
• 1,700-member
• 2010 departure
• valued at just over $15 million
• Heartland Presbytery
• Missouri Court of Appeals (Western District)
• Circuit Court of Jackson County - upheld
• Judge Justine E. Del Muro
• NO trust existed.
• Same ruling Jan 2012, Gashland Presbyterian Church
• Applied the neutral principles