How US Supreme Court Decisions Have Affected Churches in Recent Years
The past three years have brought several significant US Supreme Court decisions affecting local churches. To provide a helpful bird’s-eye view of a number of these cases, our web team developed this new collection page. Of note:
The affirmation and expansion of the ministerial exception for churches The availability of public benefits programs to churches and church-run schools The intersection of pandemic-related directives by local and state government authorities with the First Amendment
Get up to date on these key recent decisions—and be sure to bookmark the page so that you can follow future decisions as we cover them, too.
Also this week:
Advantage Members Webinar: Join CPA Elaine Sommerville and me as we talk about pastoral compensation planning—and what has changed because of the pandemic. (Not an Advantage Member? Find out why becoming one is so worthwhile.) Need to know how your local and state public accommodations laws affect your church? Our downloadable 50-state guide is a great place to start. The legal ins and outs of a church merger.
The Lord bless you and keep you,
Matthew Branaugh Editor, Content and Business Development, Church Law & Tax
There have been a number of Supreme Court rulings over the last three years that are of interest to churches. Church Law & Tax has followed these cases closely, developing the following articles:
When Two Churches Become One The legal ins and outs of church mergers, acquisitions, and donations/dissolutions. David Middlebrook
As economic pressures build, churches of various sizes and types are considering whether their church can—or should—merge with another church, acquire another church, or dissolve their church and donate the assets to another church (collectively referred to herein as "transactions"). ...
Vital coverage of critical developments, news, insights, and resources about legal and tax matters affecting churches, clergy, staff, and volunteers nationwide.
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