A three-week trial is underway in Vancouver that will determine who gets the keys to St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in Abbotsford ”“ the Diocese of New Westminster, or the local congregation.
In February 2008 the church voted ”“ by a majority of 186 to four ”“ to break away from the Anglican Church of Canada over the issue of same-sex blessings.
Linda Seale of Abbotsford is a St. Matthew’s trustee, and was the only local person to testify.