A Virginia congregation that left the Episcopal Church over theological differences has been denied an appeal before the United States Supreme Court regarding a property dispute with its former diocese.
After some delay, the highest Court in the land made their decision Monday to not hear the Falls Church Anglican's case over the historic church property they once oversaw.
In an email sent out to parishioners, Falls Church leadership acknowledged that the "long legal process" the congregation has been in with the Episcopal Church "has come to its end."
"We have pursued this legal process out of the conviction that it is one of the ministries that God has entrusted to our church and out of our desire to be faithful to God's calling to see it through to the end," reads the letter, posted on their website. "Although we hoped and prayed for a different outcome, we know that God is good, loving, and faithful."
The letter was signed by Falls Church Anglican Rector John Yates, Senior Warden Whit Jordan, and Junior Warden Kristen Short. Keep reading
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