A federal judge has ordered a Bedford County church and the United Methodist Church into a good faith mediation following a lawsuit over the local congregation’s right to disaffiliate while keeping its property. U.S. District Judge Stephanie Haines issued the directive yesterday, instructing Queen Memorial Church, and the Susquehanna Conference of the UMC to meet and confer before moving forward with any motions to dismiss. The lawsuit was fil…
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