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Court Rules On Property Fight Between Southern Presbytery and Congregation
Virginia Supreme Court instructed Hampton Circuit Judge Overton to apply four criteria to determine control of Grace Covenant Church property. The ruling requires considering deed language or contracts and rejects an implied trust, while asking the judge to hear Norfolk Presbytery’s arguments and assess their legal weight amid ongoing church splits within the denomination.
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Richmond, Va
Virginia Supreme Court
Hampton
Southern Presbyterian
Presbytery
Nelson T. Overton
Presbyterian Church
U. S
Southern
Supreme Court
Overton
Grace Covenant Church
Grace Covenant
The
State Supreme Court
Norfolk Presbytery
High Court
Constitution of the
U.S