Another Lawsuit Against A Dissident Episcopal Parish- This Time In Tennessee

On Friday, the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee filed suit against St. Andrew's parish in Nashville to obtain title to church property. Yesterday's Tennessean reports that in 2006 St. Andrews broke away from the Diocese of Tennessee and affiliated with a more conservative Anglican Church in North America. The Tennessee diocese claims that the the church's Dennis Canon which provides that parish property is held in trust for the diocese controls the case. This is one of about 60 cases involving break-away Episcopal congregations in recent years.