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It’s gloves off and litigation on for Methodist Churches now that deadline has passed for amicable departures from the United Methodist Church

April 8, 2025

Public hearing on April 9 in Belfast, Maine could impact other East Coast churches Media Contact: Barbara Fornasiero; EAFocus Communications;…

Jury verdict saves beloved Bayshore Christian School in South Tampa from closure as Board of Trustees of the Florida Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church sought to take its property and sell it for $19 million luxury residential development deal

February 13, 2023

Media Contacts: Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466; Dan Dalton, Dalton &Tomich; ddalton@daltontomich.com; 248.229.2329 Tampa, Fla.—-February 13, 2023—A beloved Tampa…

Cancellation of United Methodist Church General Conference until 2024 will hasten departures from the denomination

March 4, 2022

“Announcement… will push churches to accelerate their plans to disaffiliate…” Media Contacts: Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466; Dan Dalton;…

Religious property attorney responds to United Methodist Church announcement to hold off general conference vote on separation protocol until 2022

February 25, 2021

“Many (UMC) churches that have been waiting on the sidelines to leave will do so now, and the denomination will…

From the Supreme Court to continued separations from the United Methodist Church and other traditional Protestant denominations, religion will be in the legal spotlight in 2021

December 3, 2020

Media Contacts: Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466; Dan Dalton; ddalton@daltontomich.com; 248.229.2329 Detroit—-December 3, 2020—Daniel P. Dalton, a religious property…

New eBook from Dalton + Tomich spotlights United Methodist Church separations and what local churches should be doing now

September 30, 2020

Author and attorney Daniel Dalton cautions that waiting to act until after 2021 UMC Annual Conference may lead to legal…

Former Northside United Methodist Church in Jackson reaches financial, property settlement with United Methodist Church following denominational split

September 28, 2020

Media Contact: Dan Dalton: Dalton + Tomich; ddalton@daltontomich.com; 248.229.2329; Barbara Fornasiero; EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466 Jackson, Tenn.—September 28, 2020—Northside Church,…

Protestant denominational splits continue as churches make plans to separate from Reformed Church in America and Christian Reform Church

June 18, 2020

Religious property attorney outlines key legal areas of contention in separations Media Contacts: Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466; Daniel…

Beyond the collection basket: religious property attorney looks at financial implications of staying with – or separating from – the United Methodist Church

February 20, 2020

Plus, commercial real estate considerations of prime church properties CONTACT: Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466; Daniel Dalton; ddalton@daltontomich.com;…

Dalton & Tomich releases eBook and video on United Methodist Church separation protocol for church leaders

February 11, 2020

Reference guide, available on firm’s website, presents step-by-step actions to help answer questions and address RLUIPA, pension, and ministry…