NATION FORD BAPTIST CHURCH INC. v. DAVIS

No. 390A21.

876 S.E.2d 742 (2022)

2022-NCSC-98

NATION FORD BAPTIST CHURCH INCORPORATED d/b/a Nations Ford Community Church, Plaintiff v. Phillip RJ DAVIS, Defendant /Third-Party Plaintiff v. Joseph Dixon, Charles Elliot and Douglas Willie, Third-Party Defendants.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Filed August 19, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Knox, Brotherton, Knox & Godfrey, by Lisa G. Godfrey , H. Edward Knox , Charlotte, and J. Gray Brotherton , for plaintiff-appellant and third-party defendant-appellants.

Nexsen Pruet, PLLC, Charlotte, by James C. Smith , for defendant/third-party plaintiff-appellee.


¶ 1 Churches exist primarily for the spiritual edification of the adherents of a faith tradition. They are established and operated in accordance with religious precepts. See Bd. of Provincial Elders. v. Jones, 273 N.C. 174, 188, 159 S.E.2d 545 (1968...

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