SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Leaders of Christ Church in Savannah have asked the state's top court to review a July 8 Court of Appeals decision that the church's historic downtown property belongs to the Episcopal Church.
On Wednesday, Christ Church officials appealed to the Georgia Supreme Court a recent ruling of the Georgia Court of Appeals upholding Judge Michael Karpf's Oct. 29 decision against Christ Church and in favor of the Diocese of Georgia and The Episcopal Church.
That decision upheld the plaintiff's argument that Christ Church holds its property in trust for the Diocese and the national church, based on a 1979 national church canon.
The church had until Wednesday to file documents with the Supreme Court asking it to review the case.
"If we deny it, then it's denied and over," Supreme Court deputy clerk of court Lynn Stinchcomb said July 15.
If the court agrees to hear the case, a final ruling in the property dispute between the national Episcopal Church and its former congregation could be postponed months.
"The court generally rules on them pretty quickly, within just a few months," Stinchcomb said.
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The sad part is that the people who currently have possession of this beautiful church are the ones who remain faithful to the Gospel and teachings of the faith, while the bunch hoping to take possession have gone off the rails along with the formerly Christian Episcopal Church. It is so sad to have friends and loved ones in both camps.
It was my parish for many years and it is perfectly horrible to contemplate it's desecration by heretics and panderers.
My condolences, Fiat. The Episcopal Church has morphed into the Apostate Church before our very eyes. The mainline Lutherans and Presbyterians are right behind them. Thank God for people who hold to Scriptural truth.
Thanks, Whatmistake. I appreciate the sympathy.
I'm sure the folks in Unganda will welcome you both with open arms.
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