The Diocese of Georgia has filed litigation to regain control of Christ Church, Savannah after its rector, vestry, and a majority of members of that congregation voted to remove themselves from the diocese and from The Episcopal Church. On Oct. 1 those leaders announced they had placed themselves under the jurisdiction of the Church of the Province of Uganda.
 
On Nov. 14, the diocese petitioned Chatham Superior Court to declare that the former rector and vestry “may not divert, alienate, or use the real or personal property of Christ Church except for the Church’s mission, as provided by and in accordance with the constitutions and canons of The Episcopal Church and the Diocese of Georgia…” The diocese also asks the court to declare that all real and personal property of Christ Church is held in trust for The Episcopal Church and the Diocese of Georgia.
 
Those who voted to leave The Episcopal Church have continued to worship in the historic church, while those who decided to continue as Episcopalians have held the Sunday Eucharist in another Savannah parish under the leadership of the Rev. Canon Neal Phelps.
 
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