Thomas Temple Church of God in Christ, Inc. v. the Church of God in Christ, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Thomas Temple Church of God in Christ, Inc. v. the Church of God in Christ, Inc.

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedMarch 12, 2026

Docket4D2025-0608

StatusPublished

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DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT

THOMAS TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC., Appellant,

v.

THE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC.; THE GENERAL BOARD OF THE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC.; FLORIDA EASTERN ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION, CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC.; THE JUDICIAL BRANCH, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF BISHOPS, CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC., BISHOP ALBERT GALBRAITH; BISHOP JIMMIE LEE WILLIAMS, as Jurisdictional Prelate of Church of God in Christ, Inc.; LIGHTHOUSE WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST INC; and JASMINE PALMER as Administrator of Lighthouse Worship Center, Church of God in Christ, Director of Florida Eastern Ecclesiastic Jurisdiction, Executive Assistant to Bishop Jimmie Lee Williams, Appellees.

No. 4D2025-0608

[March 12, 2026]

Appeal of a non-final order from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John B. Bowman, Judge; L.T. Case No. 062024CA003243AXXXCE.

Kristen M. Fiore of Akerman LLP, Tallahassee, and Keenan R. Molaskey of Akerman, Tampa, for appellant.

Taurus M. Bailey of Bailey & Bailey, PLLC, Memphis, Tennessee, Pro Hac Vice, for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed.

KUNTZ, C.J., MAY, J. and SHERMAN, JAMES, Associate Judge, concur.

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Not final until disposition of timely-filed motion for rehearing.

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DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT

THOMAS TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC., Appellant,

v.

THE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC.; THE GENERAL BOARD OF THE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC.; FLORIDA EASTERN ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION, CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC.; THE JUDICIAL BRANCH, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF BISHOPS, CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, INC., BISHOP ALBERT GALBRAITH; BISHOP JIMMIE LEE WILLIAMS, as Jurisdictional Prelate of Church of God in Christ, Inc.; LIGHTHOUSE WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST INC; and JASMINE PALMER as Administrator of Lighthouse Worship Center, Church of God in Christ, Director of Florida Eastern Ecclesiastic Jurisdiction, Executive Assistant to Bishop Jimmie Lee Williams, Appellees.

No. 4D2025-0608

[March 12, 2026]

Appeal of a non-final order from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John B. Bowman, Judge; L.T. Case No. 062024CA003243AXXXCE.

Kristen M. Fiore of Akerman LLP, Tallahassee, and Keenan R. Molaskey of Akerman, Tampa, for appellant.

Taurus M. Bailey of Bailey & Bailey, PLLC, Memphis, Tennessee, Pro Hac Vice, for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed.

KUNTZ, C.J., MAY, J. and SHERMAN, JAMES, Associate Judge, concur.

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Not final until disposition of timely-filed motion for rehearing.

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