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Church property dispute: Conference can dissolve local church and take property.
First United Methodist Church of Hobe Sound, Florida, Inc. v. the Board of Trustees of the Florida Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, Inc., decided by Florida District Court of Appeal o...
Church Property Dispute: Denomination Wins Over Local Church
In re: Highland Park Methodist Church of Dothan v. Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, Inc., and the Board of Trustees of the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United ...
Church property dispute: Denomination retains ownership over disaffiliated congregation's assets.
Southern Methodist University and Paul J. Ward v. South Central Jurisdictional Conference of the United Methodist Church and Bishop Scott Jones, decided by Texas Supreme Court on June 27, 2025, result...