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  • 'Extinct' Episcopal Parish Refuses to Hand Over Keys to Property

    11/29/2005 9:04:30 AM PST · by sionnsar · 22 replies · 829+ views
    AgapePress ^ | 11/28/2005 | Jim Brown
    (AgapePress) - An Episcopal congregation in Rochester, New York, is determined to hold on to its property -- despite being declared "extinct" by its diocese. Bishop Jack McKelvy with the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester recently declared All Saints Episcopal Church "extinct" because of its opposition to the denomination's homosexual rights agenda. But the attorney for the parish says it is "alive in Christ" -- and anything but extinct. While Bishop McKelvy wishes to take over the parish's property, the parish claims the diocese has no legal right to do so. Attorney Raymond Dague, who will represent All Saints should the...