Grace asks court to protect property from state diocese
By PAUL ASAY
THE GAZETTE
April 7, 2007

The leaders of Grace Church filed a complaint in El Paso County District Court on Friday to secure Grace’s landmark building — the first step in what could be a bitter legal battle for the church.

The vestry for Grace Church and St. Stephen’s Parish severed the parish’s ties with the Episcopal Church last month and affiliated with the Anglican province of Nigeria.

Greg Walta, Grace’s attorney, said the complaint essentially asks the court to protect the property from being taken over by the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado. the rest