The United Methodist Church scored a victory on Friday when the Alabama Supreme Court dismissed a case against them over control of church property in Auburn.

The state Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, dismissing a lawsuit filed by a group of disgruntled group of members from Auburn who had asked the court to force a vote allowing the congregation to leave the denomination.

Auburn Methodist Coalition, made up of members of Auburn United Methodist Church, sued the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church two years ago, asking a court to order a vote of the church membership on whether the church should disaffiliate.

In 2022, members of Auburn United Methodist Church began to discuss disaffiliation wi

See Full Page