State high court won’t reconsider decision against Falls Church Anglican
By Mary Frances Schjonberg
[Episcopal News Service] In a one-sentence order issued June 14, the Virginia Supreme Court denied a request from The Falls Church Anglican to rehear its earlier decision reaffirming a circuit court ruling that returned The Falls Church property to loyal Episcopalians to use for the mission of the Diocese of Virginia and the Episcopal Church.
The denial sends the case back to the Fairfax County Circuit Court for final resolution of issues related to personal property.
“The decision by the Supreme Court is about much more than litigation,” Virginia Bishop Shannon S. Johnston said in a diocesan press release. “This decision is an occasion for all those, on both sides, to focus fully on positive ministries ahead.”
The Rev. John Ohmer, rector of The Falls Church Episcopal, said that he and his congregation are “relieved by this decision and looking forward to turning a new page.
Read more at http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2013/06/14/court-refuses-to-reconsider-decision-against-the-falls-church-anglican/
