Defining and cleaning up membership within a local UMC prior to disaffiliation
One thing a number of churches forget to do is audit their membership role. In this video, Dan Dalton discusses how members of a church
One thing a number of churches forget to do is audit their membership role. In this video, Dan Dalton discusses how members of a church
Making the decision to leave the United Methodist Church is not an easy one, but what can be even harder is trying to figure out
Detroit – August 10, 2021 – Daniel Dalton, co-founder of Detroit-headquartered law firm Dalton & Tomich PLC, and a national authority in religious property law, announced
The First Amendment provides religious organizations the absolute right to choose their own ministers without government interference. The right is referred to as the ministerial
One of the key requirements for churches and other 501(c)(3) organizations to maintain their tax-exempt status is to avoid “private inurement.” Private inurement occurs when
The Internal Revenue Code provides churches the ability to designate, and for ministers to receive, a housing allowance. Housing allowances are also known as parsonage
When we talk to churches that want to leave the denomination, many of them have the same questions. To help you determine the best course for
“Many (UMC) churches that have been waiting on the sidelines to leave will do so now, and the denomination will collapse” Media Contacts: Barbara Fornasiero,
City’s punitive measures restricting religious exercise of Pass-A-Grille Beach Community Church likely violate federal law Media Contacts: Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus Communications; [email protected]; 248.260.8466;
Religious organizations often turn to courts when their freedom of religion is being infringed by the government. Restrictions on the religious exercise of a
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