BETHEL CONS. MENNONITE CHURCH v. C.I.R.

No. 83-2350.

746 F.2d 388 (1984)

BETHEL CONSERVATIVE MENNONITE CHURCH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 17, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard J. Henzke, Jr., Lehrfeld & Henzke, Washington, D.C., for petitioner-appellant.

Bruce R. Ellisen, Atty., Tax Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondent-appellee.

Before BAUER, WOOD and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Bethel Conservative Mennonite Church (Bethel Mennonite) appeals the Tax Court's affirmance of the Commissioner's determination that Bethel Mennonite was not qualified for exemption from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3). I.R.C. §§ 501(a) & 501(c)(3) (1976). The issue before us is whether Bethel Mennonite was organized and operated exclusively for...

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