The Board of Trustees of the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, Inc., Perdido Bay United Methodist Church, et al v. Perdido Bay Methodist Church, Inc., Perdido Bay United Methodist Church, Inc., et al

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FIRST D ISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
S TATE OF FLORIDA
_____________________________
No. 1D2025-0853
_____________________________
T HE B OARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
A LABAMA -W EST FLORIDA
C ONFERENCE OF THE UNITED
M ETHODIST C HURCH, I NC ., on its
own behalf and on behalf of the
Perdido Bay United Methodist
Church, and T HE PENSACOLA
DISTRICT B OARD OF M ETHODIST
M ISSIONS, I NC .,
Appellants,
v.
P ERDIDO B AY M ETHODIST
C HURCH, I NC ., a Florida not-for-
profit corporation, f/k/a Perdido
Bay United Methodist Church,
Inc., a Florida not-for-profit
corporation; GEORGE G.
W OODWARD, JR .; M ARCUS
LAWRENCE ; JIM LAWHON ; LES
W ESTERMAN ; PEGGY B ULLION ;
A NNIE GRIFFIN ; H AYDEN WARD;
A LLEN E VANS; R ICHARD NELSON ;
LEVI GARDNER ; and SCOTT
H OHN , PERDIDO B AY M ETHODIST
C HURCH, I NC ., THE A LABAMA -
W EST FLORIDA C ONFERENCE OF
THE UNITED METHODIST
C HURCH, I NC ., DAVID W.
GRAVES, JONATHAN H OLSTON ,
2
E MILY KINCAID, and JEAN
TIPPIT ,
Appellees.
_____________________________
On appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County.
Stephen A. Pitre, Judge.
October 16, 2026
P ER C URIAM.
A FFIRMED.
R OBERTS, NORDBY, and LONG, JJ., concur.
_____________________________
Not 	final 	until 	disposition 	of 	any 	timely 	and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
_____________________________
Gregory A. Hearing, Sacha Dyson, and Charles J. Thomas of Bush
Graziano Rice & Hearing, P.A., Tampa; and William A. Bond of
McDonald Fleming, Pensacola, for Appellants.
Jeremy D. Bailie of Weber, Crabb & Wein, P.A., St. Petersburg, for
Appellees 	Perdido 	Bay 	Methodist 	Church, 	Inc., 	George 	G.
Woodward, Jr., Marcus Lawrence, Jim Lawhon, Les Westerman,
Peggy Bullion, Annie Griffin, Hayden Ward, Allen Evans, Richard
Nelson, Levi Gardner, and Scott Hohn.
No appearance for Appellee David W. Graves.
No appearance for Appellee Jonathan Holston.
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No appearance for Appellee Emily Kincaid.
No appearance for Appellee Jean Tippit.

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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA

No. 1D2025-0853

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
ALABAMA-WEST FLORIDA
CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH, INC., on its
own behalf and on behalf of the
Perdido Bay United Methodist
Church, and THE PENSACOLA
DISTRICT BOARD OF METHODIST
MISSIONS, INC..,

Appellants,
v.

PERDIDO BAY METHODIST
CHURCH, INC., a Florida not-for-
profit corporation, f/k/a Perdido
Bay United Methodist Church,
Inc., a Florida not-for-profit
corporation; GEORGE G.
WOODWARD, JR.; MARCUS
LAWRENCE; JIM LAWHON; LES
WESTERMAN; PEGGY BULLION;
ANNIE GRIFFIN; HAYDEN WARD;
ALLEN EVANS; RICHARD NELSON;
LEVI GARDNER; and SCOTT
HOHN, PERDIDO BAY METHODIST
CHURCH, INC., THE ALABAMA-
WEST FLORIDA CONFERENCE OF
THE UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH, INC., DAVID W.
GRAVES, JONATHAN HOLSTON,

2
E MILY KINCAID, and JEAN
TIPPIT ,
Appellees.
_____________________________
On appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County.
Stephen A. Pitre, Judge.
October 16, 2026
P ER C URIAM.
A FFIRMED.
R OBERTS, NORDBY, and LONG, JJ., concur.
_____________________________
Not 	final 	until 	disposition 	of 	any 	timely 	and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
_____________________________
Gregory A. Hearing, Sacha Dyson, and Charles J. Thomas of Bush
Graziano Rice & Hearing, P.A., Tampa; and William A. Bond of
McDonald Fleming, Pensacola, for Appellants.
Jeremy D. Bailie of Weber, Crabb & Wein, P.A., St. Petersburg, for
Appellees 	Perdido 	Bay 	Methodist 	Church, 	Inc., 	George 	G.
Woodward, Jr., Marcus Lawrence, Jim Lawhon, Les Westerman,
Peggy Bullion, Annie Griffin, Hayden Ward, Allen Evans, Richard
Nelson, Levi Gardner, and Scott Hohn.
No appearance for Appellee David W. Graves.
No appearance for Appellee Jonathan Holston.

No appearance for Appellee Emily Kincaid.

No appearance for Appellee Jean Tippit.

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