Washington Presbytery appeals property case loss

By Edward Terry, The Layman
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Having just celebrated a victory more than two years in the making, the Peters Creek United Presbyterian Church in Venetia, Pa., has received word that the battle for its property isn’t over.

The Presbytery of Washington (Pa.) has appealed the Washington County Court of Common Pleas’ decision awarding Peters Creek full ownership of its property and assets. The judge had ruled in favor of Peters Creek based on the neutral principles of law, declaring that neither Washington Presbytery nor the Presbyterian Church (USA) hold an interest in Peters Creek’s property by trust or otherwise. the rest