Harvest Church, Methodist lawyers spar in lively court hearing

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Judge holds a stack of legal paperwork in court to illustrate legal dispute that churches are closely watching.

“Harvest identified itself as a Methodist Church and continued to do so,” said UMC attorney Alan Livingston.

He said the impressive Fortner Street campus is deeded both to Harvest and UMC and there is a procedure to secede from the denomination. But he told Judge Richardson that, in the past few decades, other court rulings--some in Alabama--set precedent that favors Harvest.

 

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