We had to pay $65k to get out (Pastor’s pension, IIRC) and got title to all of our property.
That is a great deal of money, but worth it. Did the pastor leave, too? Or was the pension what was held by the denomination and has to be covered by the church?
Religion is free and religion is personal between you and God.
Commercialization of the Churches and religion has caused a lot of problems like all the cover ups and lawsuit payouts not to mention the freak shows trying to infiltrate them. Should have never happened.