Legal Opinion
Georgia District Council of Assemblies of God, Inc. v. Atlanta Faith Memorial Church, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 1, 1996No. S96A0512PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
This is a dispute between the Georgia District Council of the Assemblies of God (District Council) and a former member church, Atlanta Faith Memorial Church (Memorial), over the ownership of church property.
On February 12, 1991, Memorial deeded its real property to the Beyth Tehillah Religious Trust (Religious Trust), and on October 28, 1994, the Religious Trust sold the property for $1,950,000. Shortly thereafter, Memorial voted unanimously to disaffiliate from the District Council.
The District Council initiated this action against Memorial, the Religious Trust, and four…
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