THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ALABAMA-WEST FLORIDA CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, INC., PERDIDO BAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, ET AL
v.
PERDIDO BAY METHODIST CHURCH, INC., PERDIDO BAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, INC., ET AL

Fla. 1st DCA | 2026-10-16
No. 2025-0853
Pitre, J., Roberts, J., Nordby, J., Long, J.
2026 FL 13942 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2026)

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Holding

The trial court's judgment in favor of the Perdido Bay Methodist Church and the individual defendants was affirmed on appeal.


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Per_curiam
Per Curiam

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

No. 1D2025-0853

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE

ALABAMA-WEST FLORIDA

CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH, INC., on its own behalf and on behalf of the Perdido Bay United Methodist Church, and THE PENSACOLA

DISTRICT BOARD OF METHODIST

MISSIONS, INC.,

Appellants,

v.

PERDIDO BAY METHODIST

CHURCH, INC., a Florida not-forprofit corporation, f/k/a Perdido Bay United Methodist Church, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit corporation; GEORGE G. WOODWARD, JR.; MARCUS LAWRENCE; JIM LAWHON; LES WESTERMAN; PEGGY BULLION; ANNIE GRIFFIN; HAYDEN WARD; ALLEN EVANS; RICHARD NELSON; LEVI GARDNER; and SCOTT

HOHN, PERDIDO BAY METHODIST

CHURCH, INC., THE ALABAMA-

WEST FLORIDA CONFERENCE OF

THE UNITED METHODIST

CHURCH, INC., DAVID W.

GRAVES, JONATHAN HOLSTON,

EMILY KINCAID, and JEAN TIPPIT,

Appellees.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. Stephen A. Pitre, Judge.

October 16, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

ROBERTS, NORDBY, and LONG, JJ., concur.


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