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Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of Christ Church in Savannah v. Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia Inc.

Neutral principles of law established that the church property at issue was held in trust for the benefit of the parent church.

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The Honorable Supreme Court met pursuant to adjournment. The following order was passed: It appearing that the enclosed opinion decides a second-term appeal, which must be concluded by the end of the September Term on December 16, 2011, it is ordered that a motion for reconsideration, if any, must be received in the Clerk’s Office by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2011, including any motions submitted via the Court’s electronic filing system.

This case involves a dispute over control of property belonging to the oldest church in Georgia, Christ Church in Savannah “Christ Church”, with a history spanning almost three centuries. As with so many hierarchical church property disputes that end up in court, this case had its genesis in doctrinal positions taken by the general denomination —the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America “Episcopal Church” —that were opposed by a majority faction of the local congregation. In March 2006, the leadership of the majority faction, which calls itself “Christ Church in Savannah” or CCS, voted to sever Christ Church’s 180-year-old ties with the Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia “Georgia Diocese” without advance notice to the Bishop of the Georgia Diocese. CCS took control of the church property, and in September 2007, the congregation voted to denounce the Episcopal Church and join the Diocese of Soroti in the Anglican Province of Uganda.

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