Legal Opinion
Board of Bishops of the Church of the Living God v. Milner
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 13, 1986No. Appeal, No. 27 T.D. 1985PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Doyle,
Before this Court is a property dispute between a local church congregation and its religious governing body, the Board of Bishops. The denomination in question is known as “The House of God which is The Church of the Living God the Pillar and Ground of the Truth” and has affiliated churches in a number of states. In religious matters, the denomination is governed by a document called “The Discipline of the House of God.”
The House of God denomination was founded by Bishop A.H. White. Bishop White was designated by *614the Discipline as President General of the denomination…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Presbyterian Church in US v. Mary Elizabeth Blue Hull Memorial Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Presbytery of Beaver-Butler v. Middlesex Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Presbytery of Donegal v. CalhounCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Presbytery of Donegal v. WheatleyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
3Cited by3 opinions
- Connor v. Archdiocese of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- Atterberry v. SmithCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- BD. OF BISHOPS, C. OF L. GOD v. MilnerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986