From Christian Post-A California judge has ruled in favor of The Episcopal Church in a years long legal battle over the property of a couple breakaway congregations.
Orange County Superior Court Judge Kim Dunning granted the motion made by the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles against St. David's Anglican Church of North Hollywood and All Saints Anglican Church of Long Beach over the church property.
"After nearly eight years, we appreciate the Court's conclusion confirming the church properties of All Saints and St. David's belong to the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles," said the Rt. Rev. J. Jon Bruno, bishop of the diocese in a statement.
Fr. Jose Poch, senior pastor and rector at St. David's Anglican, which left The Episcopal Church in August 2004 and has an average weekly attendance of 130, told The Christian Post that theological differences were the root cause of their departure.
"We felt that they were going away from the Bible, from the teachings of Christ, and we tried for many, many years to see if we could change things from inside," said Poch.
"Meeting with the bishops, coming to convention and arguing our point. And it eventually got to the point where we just … felt that we had no other recourse but to separate ourselves."
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http://www.christianpost.com/news/calif-court-rules-in-favor-of-episcopal-diocese-in-property-dispute-74762/
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