Press Release: St. John's Settlement
MUTUAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT REACHED IN
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH LAWSUIT
SACRAMENTO, CA., May 20, 2009—The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California has announced a settlement agreement with a group calling itself “St. John’s Anglican” church, which has occupied the parish buildings at
40 Fifth Street in Petaluma, CA, since December 2006.
The agreement follows peaceful and respectful settlement discussions. Under the agreement, property will be returned to St. John’s Episcopal Church.
Further details of this settlement and the re-opening of St. John’s Episcopal Church will be made available
through diocesan communications. The parish will return to the church building on or before July 1, 2009.
Until then, St. John’s Episcopal Church continues to worship on Sunday evenings as the guests of Elim
Lutheran Church in Petaluma.
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The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California is a diocesan community comprised of over 70 congregations and nearly 15,000 members spanning the Northern California Region, whose mission is to “Make Disciples, Raise up Saints & Transform Communities for Christ in Northern California.” For more information, visit us on the web at www.dncweb.org or contact Director of Communications Keri Lopez at 916.402.2147 or via e-mail to klopez@dncweb.org.
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