Pete, at our meeting last night, it was explained to us by the district superintend and this is Iowa, and it may be different in different states with the United Methodist church, real-estate, and other assets are "held in trust" by the local church. Held in trust but owned by the head body.
That is one of the biggest problems I have with the Methodist church. The property that the local church has acquired should not end up in the hands of the international body.
