tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052460553642210195.post711603679319052759..comments2023-06-09T11:31:58.052-04:00Comments on David R. Barnhart: ARIZONA CHURCH EXPELLED FOR HOLDING DUAL MEMBERSHIP WITH LCMCDavid R. Barnhart email: wordabide@aol.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05314142539508692297noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052460553642210195.post-46918008552684816352011-01-05T14:14:43.161-05:002011-01-05T14:14:43.161-05:00This is interesting to see how this is playing out...This is interesting to see how this is playing out. <br /><br />When the congregations of the McConnellsburg Lutheran Parish, McConnellsburg, PA were removed from the Lower Susquehanna Synod of the ELCA in February of 2010, in the letter from the secretary of the synod, we were informed that dual rostering was not permitted and any congregation of the ELCA that joined another Lutheran church body would face such "Disipline" by being removed. The claim was doing so violated the part of the congregation being an "interdependent part" of the ELCA and the Lower Susquehanna Synod by belonging to another church body. Calling a pastor from the ELCM and voting to join the ELCM probably brought some of that about.<br /><br />I do agree that this does set forth a rather interesting legal problem down the road for other dual rostered congregations who are not permitted to leave when others were removed for being dual rostered.Rev. Christopher Martinhttp://www.elcm.orgnoreply@blogger.com