Lippard v. Diamond Hill Baptist Church

TYSON, Judge.

*660Barry and Kim Lippard ("Plaintiffs") appeal from an order dismissing their lawsuit against Diamond Hill Baptist Church ("Defendant"). We affirm.

I. Background

Plaintiffs filed a complaint for declaratory judgment against Defendant on 8 December 2016, to seek a judicial declaration of whether they remained active members of Defendant-church. Plaintiffs alleged they had been members of the church for thirty-five years. In 2013, Plaintiffs filed a complaint against Defendant, the senior minister of the church, and the minister of music, alleging they had defamed Plaintiffs to the…