By Kirk Petersen Update: A message posted on the ACNA website reads in part: "Lawyers for the diocese are reviewing the ruling and will be discussing next steps with Bishop Mark Lawrence and the Standing Committee. The diocese will be working in the coming days to come into compliance with this order. In the state case regarding ownership of property, on … [Read more...] about Judge Rules “Diocese of South Carolina” Belongs to TEC
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SC Litigation Becomes More Complicated
By Kirk Petersen As if the divisions in South Carolina were not complicated enough, they have now led to a federal lawsuit pitting one entity affiliated with the Episcopal Church against another. On June 11, the Episcopal Church in South Carolina (TECSC) filed suit against its own insurance company, Church Insurance Company of Vermont (CIC-VT), alleging "extraordinarily … [Read more...] about SC Litigation Becomes More Complicated
High Court Denies Certiorari
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition for writ of certiorari by the Diocese of South Carolina led by the Rt. Rev. Mark Lawrence. Both the Episcopal Church in South Carolina and the Diocese of South Carolina have posted responses to this step. From the Diocese of South Carolina: The Rev. Canon Jim Lewis observed, “We are disappointed the Court chose not to resolve … [Read more...] about High Court Denies Certiorari
Diocese Petitions Supreme Court
Adam Parker reports for The Post and Courier: The disassociated Diocese of South Carolina, which left The Episcopal Church in 2012 and sued to retain its name and property, lost its battle in the state courts in August last year when the Supreme Court issued a set of five opinions that, overall, favored The Episcopal Church and its remaining diocese. According to that ruling, … [Read more...] about Diocese Petitions Supreme Court
S.C. Diocese Looks to SCOTUS
The Rev. Rev. Mark J. Lawrence writes: It is with the weight of decision but conviction of heart and mind that I write to tell you the Standing Committee, after prayerful deliberation, and with my full support, has voted unanimously to proceed with a petition for a writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court. I remind you that this long process first began with our … [Read more...] about S.C. Diocese Looks to SCOTUS
S.C. Court Declines to Budge
The Supreme Court of South Carolina has rejected a motion that Justice Kaye G. Hearn recuse herself from a property case involving the Diocese of South Carolina (ACNA) and the Episcopal Church in South Carolina. The court also rejected a motion to rehear the case. The court’s decisions leave the U.S. Supreme Court as the last option for the Diocese of South Carolina. The … [Read more...] about S.C. Court Declines to Budge
Episcopalians Win in Top S.C. Court
A deeply divided South Carolina Supreme Court ruled 3-2 Aug. 2 that some of the breakaway parishes in the state must return properties to the Episcopal Church, but the court was unable to agree about which party has the right to call itself the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina. The result of the long-awaited decision, in which each of the justices wrote separate opinions, … [Read more...] about Episcopalians Win in Top S.C. Court
Bp. Adams Called to Charleston
Adapted from the Episcopal Church in South Carolina Leaders of The Episcopal Church in South Carolina have nominated the Rt. Rev. Gladstone B. “Skip” Adams III as the next provisional bishop for the diocese, calling him to South Carolina as he prepares to retire as Bishop of Central New York. The Standing Committee has called a special convention for Sept. 10 at Grace … [Read more...] about Bp. Adams Called to Charleston