Presbytery of Donegal v. Calhoun

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,

The case before us involves a property dispute between a local church congregation and its parent denomination. The . denomination, represented by the Presbytery of, Donegal (Presbytery), filed an action in equity with the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County requesting that title be transferred to it to the real property under the control of the local church congregation known as the Coatesville Presbyterian Church (Coátesville Church). The Presbytery appeals to this Court from the trial courts dismissal of that action.

The Coatesville Church was established as a…