Break-Away Churches Want Court To Reconsider Personal Property Ruling

Last month, a Virginia court held that all the property of seven break-away Episcopal congregations belong to The Episcopal Church's Diocese of Virginia. (See prior posting.) While the court's opinion devoted most of its discussion to the real property of the churches, the decision also held that personal property of the churches follows disposition of the real property.  On Feb. 22, the break-away congregations filed a motion (full text) seeking reconsideration of the court's ruling on personal property-- In re: Multicircuit Episcopal Church Litigation, (Cnty. Cir. Ct., motion filed 2/22/2012). The churches contend that the court's ruling violates rights and the intentions of donors to the congregations. Fairfax City Patch reports on the filing of the motion.