God's Hope Builders, Inc. v. Mount Zion Baptist Church of Oxford, Georgia, Inc.

Dillard, Judge.

In this case involving a dispute over church property, Mount Zion Baptist Church of Oxford, Georgia, Inc. (the “church”), a domestic nonprofit corporation, and 34 individuals claiming to be members of the church, including the church’s pastor (collectively “plaintiffs”), filed a lawsuit against Clayton Dial and Angela Ballard, as officers of the church, and God’s Hope Builders, Inc. (“GHB”), also a domestic nonprofit corporation (collectively “defendants”), seeking, inter alia, injunctive and declaratory relief. Specifically, the plaintiffs alleged that Dial and Ballard…