Spirit & Truth Church v. Barnaby

ROBERT G. DOWD, JR., Judge.

Introduction

This is an appeal from the trial court’s summary judgment declaring the status and positions of various members of the Spirit and Truth Church. Mark Barnaby, who was pastor and president of the Church’s board of directors, purported to remove from membership in the Church the other two directors on the board, thereby disqualifying them from service on the board, and then appointed two new directors. The trial court concluded that those actions were void and of no force and effect. The court held that the ousted members retained their status as Church…