From South Carolina-Local Episcopalians filed notice on Tuesday that they will appeal a circuit judge’s order granting parishes that left the national church rights to the Diocese of South Carolina name, seal and more than $500 million in church properties — and they want to go straight to the S.C. Supreme Court for a ruling.
The Episcopal Church and its local diocese filed the notice of appeal with the state Court of Appeals in Columbia. However, they also asked the S.C. Supreme Court to take up the case directly, bypassing the appellate court, given the magnitude of the case and to save time and church money.
If the justices agree, arguments likely wouldn’t be heard until after the start of 2016. “Serious constitutional issues are involved,” said Tom Tisdale, chancellor of The Episcopal Church in South Carolina, which comprises about 30 congregations across eastern South Carolina that chose to remain a part of the national Episcopal Church.
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