Corporations and Associations - Methodist Church Trust Requirement Repeal and Disaffiliation Requirements
What this bill does
Repealing a requirement that the assets of any Methodist Church be held in trust for the United Methodist Church and be subject to the control of the Church; repealing a provision of law providing that the absence of a trust clause in any deed or conveyance executed before June 1, 1953, does not exclude certain local churches from certain provisions of law; providing that a local church that disaffiliates from the United Methodist Conference shall retain ownership of its real property, subject to certain reimbursement requirements; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (0)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Johnson, Daralobbyist | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Beall, Kevin | Bethesda United Methodist Church | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sewell, Philip | Bethesda United Methodist Church | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Callihan, Hannah | Grace UMC | Oral |
| FAV | Mistysyn, Thomas | Hart’s United Methodist Church | Oral |
| FAV | Broadwater, Judy | Millers United Methodist Church | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Muse, C. Anthony | Senator Muse | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jackson, Michael | The Senate of Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Sichel, Matthew | Wesleyan Covenant Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sichel, Matthew | Wesleyan Covenant Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Knoll, Travis | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Mason, Earl | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Muse, Senator Muselegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Muse, Senator Muselegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Thomas, Jennifer | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilkerson, Faith | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Easterling, LaTrelle | BWCUMC | Oral |
| UNF | Starnes, Thomas E. | BWCUMC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Starnes, Thomas E. | BWCUMC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Stratton, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Sewell, Philip | Bethesda United Methodist Church | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Sherman, Tim | Harts Church | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Muse, C. Anthony | Senator Muse | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | CAVEY, CHRISTIAN | Individual | Written (PDF) |
