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

Fla. 1st DCA | 2026-10-16
No. 2025-1409
Roberts, J., Nordby, J., Long, J.
2026 FL 13944 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2026)

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Holding

A writ of prohibition is not warranted against the trial court's proceedings in this dispute between the Methodist Conference and the local church.


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The Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church and the Pensacola District Board of Methodist Missions sought to prohibit Perdido B…

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Per_curiam
Per Curiam

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

No. 1D2025-1409

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE

ALABAMA-WEST FLORIDA

CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH, INC., a foreign not-for-profit corporation, on its own behalf and ex rel. PERDIDO BAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH; THE

PENSACOLA DISTRICT BOARD OF

METHODIST MISSIONS, INC., a Florida not-for-profit corporation; DAVID W. GRAVES; JONATHAN HOLSTON; EMILY KINCAID; and JEAN TIPPIT,

Petitioners,

V.

PERDIDO BAY METHODIST

CHURCH, INC., a Florida not-forprofit corporation, f/k/a PERDIDO

BAY UNITED METHODIST

CHURCH, INC., a Florida not-forprofit 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,

Respondents.

Petition for Writ of Prohibition—Original Jurisdiction.

October 16, 2026

PER CURIAM.

DENIED.

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


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