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May church pay pastor $635,000 back compensation on dissolution?

May church pay pastor $635,000 back compensation on dissolution?

May church pay pastor $635,000 back compensation on dissolution?

May a church pay its pastor $635,000 in compensation for previous services when it sells its property and proceeds to dissolve for lack of financial viability? Although a trial court in Pennsylvania has said the payment would be a gift and inconsistent with the charitable mission of the church, an appellate court has sent the case back to the trial court because the church did not appeal from a “final order.” The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has said the trial court must resolve all outstanding issues before an appeal can be brought. The First Baptist Church of Spring Mill was established as an independent church in 1902, but ran into financial difficulties in its last decade of...

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