Posted on 10/22/2007 9:34:54 AM PDT by PAR35
Beverly Heights Presbyterian Church was dismissed from the Pittsburgh Presbytery yesterday so it could join a more conservative denomination -- the first of what could be several votes over divisive theological and ecclesiastical questions.
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According to the settlement between the presbytery and the 400-member church, Beverly Heights will keep its building and land -- together valued at more than $1 million -- and the rights to its name.
In exchange, it will pay the presbytery $250,000 over 10 years and forfeit $46,655 in a trust account.
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(Excerpt) Read more at post-gazette.com ...
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