From Binghamton NY-
The parishioners at Church of the Good Shepherd went to worship Sunday to pray for their future after a state Supreme Court judge ruled late last week that the regional Episcopal diocese owns the property.
The local congregation, which withdrew from the diocese and the Episcopal Church in November 2007, must vacate the church building at Conklin Avenue and Livingston Street on the South Side, the court ruled.
"It could be a matter of days, it could be a month or more, we simply do not know," said the Rev. Matthew Kennedy, pastor. "This is painful news."
Judge Ferris D. Lebous ruled the diocese owns all real and personal property, according to an Episcopal canon that states a local parish's property is held in trust for the larger denomination. Good Shepherd disagreed and took the dispute to court, but Lebous said the diocese is entitled to immediate possession.
http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20090112/NEWS01/901120326/1001
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