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BD. OF BISHOPS, C. OF L. GOD v. MILNER

No. 27 T.D. 1985.

99 Pa.Commw. 612 (1986)

513 A.2d 1131

Board of Bishops of The Church of the Living God et al., Appellants v. John Milner et al., Appellees.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

August 13, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garnita M. Selby, with her, Herbert J. Hutton, for appellants.

Roland J. Atkins, O'Brien and O'Brien Associates, for appellees.

Argued April 9, 1986, before President Judge CRUMLISH, JR., and Judges ROGERS, CRAIG, MacPHAIL, DOYLE, BARRY and COLINS.

OPINION BY JUDGE DOYLE, August 13, 1986:

Before this Court is a property dispute between a local church congregation and its religious governing body, the Board of Bishops. The denomination in question is known as "The House of God which is The Church of the Living God the Pillar and Ground of the Truth" and has affiliated churches in a number of states. In religious matters, the denomination is governed by a document called "The Discipline of the House of God."<...

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