California Court of Appeal September 15, 2009, A122540 (Classis of Central California v. Miraloma Community Church)

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Opinion

REARDON, J.

This case brings to light a variation on a local church’s effort to disaffiliate from a national denomination. The church’s bylaws confirmed that it was subject to and governed by the constitution of the denomination, and forbade amending or modifying this provision “in any manner” absent the written consent of the entity within the denominational hierarchy that oversaw