Two more county judges have ruled against United Methodist motions to dismiss cases by breakaway churches in rural south Alabama. The churches, Elba Methodist in Coffee County and Crawford ...

On May 2, Coffee County Circuit Judge Shannon R. Clark denied the denomination’s request to dismiss a lawsuit by Ham Chapel Methodist Church in Elba seeking clear title to its property.

Two more county judges have ruled against United Methodist motions to dismiss cases by breakaway churches in rural south Alabama. The churches, Elba Methodist in Coffee County and Crawford ...