From Long Island-Shirley Jackson-Hardy has been going to
"Me and my grandmother used to sit over there in those pews," she said. "Everybody in this community knows what it stands for. How long it's been here."
The Episcopal Church, a trustee of the land, is now suing the non-denominational church alleging that the parishioners are illegally occupying the space.
The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island believes it is the rightful owner of the property.
"This is where our and they built this church with their own hands and we're just fighting for the legacy of our forefathers," pastor Lawton Bryant said.
In the early 1900s, the land was given to the congregation comprised of native Americans and African-Americans.
The Episcopal church was named a trustee because outright land ownership by those two groups was forbidden.
Saint Matthias Church in Wantagh since she was 6. That was 80 years ago.
More here-
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/long_island&id=9289702
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