Judge rules for local Los Angeles area church
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An Orange County judge today tentatively ruled that St. James Church in Newport Beach is the rightful owner of its property, not the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.

St. James is one of three parishes that last year broke away from the Episcopal Church, the American branch of the worldwide Anglican Church, over differences in matters of faith, including the national church’s ordination of an openly gay bishop.

St. James has since reaffiliated with a diocese in Uganda.

The Episcopal Diocese has argued that the church’s buildings, hymnals and other property belong to it rather than the parish.
The diocese had no comment on the judge’s tentative decision, spokeswoman Janet Kawamoto said….”