JENKINS v. REFUGE TEMPLE CHURCH

Opinion No. 5577.

424 S.C. 320 (2018)

818 S.E.2d 13

Delories JENKINS, Respondent, v. REFUGE TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC., and Wayne Penn, Sr., Daniel Ward, Jr., James A. Tucker and Eronda Jackson, Individually and as Members of the Board of Directors of Refuge Temple Church of God In Christ, Inc., Defendants, of whom Refuge Temple Church of God in Christ, Inc., is Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Filed July 25, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy J. Newton and Peter E. Farr , both of Murphy & Grantland, PA, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Kenneth C. Hanson and Walter Marion Riggs , both of Hanson Law Firm, PA, of Columbia, for Respondent.


The Refuge Temple Church of God in Christ, Inc. (the Church) appeals from the circuit court's order granting judgment to Delories Jenkins (Respondent) for breach of contract, arguing the circuit court erred in (1) ruling on this case because civil courts lack subject matter jurisdiction to rule on ecclesiastical matters; (2) finding the...

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