{"id":12391,"date":"2008-05-15T10:18:32","date_gmt":"2008-05-15T17:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/05\/15\/colorado-springs-episcopal-brouhaha-update.html"},"modified":"2008-05-15T10:18:32","modified_gmt":"2008-05-15T17:18:32","slug":"colorado_springs_episcopa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/05\/15\/colorado_springs_episcopa.html","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Springs Episcopal Brouhaha Update"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Some news, finally, from the big Grace & St Stephens \/ Rev Don Armstrong \/ Episcopal Church property donnybrook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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An El Paso County District Court judge ruled today that the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado and officials of Grace Church and St. Stephen’s Parish in Colorado Springs must resolve their $17 million property dispute at trial.<\/p>\n

District Judge Larry E. Schwartz concluded, after reviewing six volumes of documents filed in the last year, that he cannot make a decision based solely on matters of law because “there is virtually no agreement as to the facts.”<\/p>\n

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Armstrong led a majority of parish — the largest in the Colorado diocese — into quitting the Episcopal Church and signing up with the Nigerian-led CANA. Of course, they claimed that they got to keep the church building and associated property when they left, regardless of the canon and constitution of the diocese.<\/p>\n

While the judge allowed the parish’s contention that they had some status as an established non-profit organization, he denied several motions they had filed to dismiss the case.<\/p>\n

No word yet on the criminal investigation (still ongoing<\/a>) against Armstrong.<\/p>\n

The civil trial is expected to start in early 2009.<\/p>\n

More<\/a>. Info<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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