- All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Fort Worth bought a United Methodist church building
- The $11 million cost includes renovations
- All Saints’ was evicted in April 2021 after a 12-year legal battle
- The parish has more than 1,600 members
A Texas Episcopal parish that lost its building in a church split has bought a new home, Episcopal News Service reported in September 2025.
All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Fort Worth was evicted in April 2021 after the Episcopal diocese lost a 12-year legal battle over property with the Anglican Church in North America. Since then it had worshipped in the chapel of All Saints’ Episcopal School. It has now bought a United Methodist church building at 6036 Locke Avenue, at a cost of $11 million including renovations.
“The building has beautiful bones but will require extensive renovations to beautify and modernize,” said communications director Mary Caruthers. The parish describes itself as “a diverse but traditional parish of over sixteen hundred members.”
Bishop Andrew Doyle said: “Established as a mission in 1946 with only 19 people, the faithfulness of All Saints’ has remained an undying gift.” He added: “We are excited to bless this new place where they will continue to grow.”
The purchase closes a chapter that began with a 12-year legal battle over church property. It also shows how buildings pass between denominations: a United Methodist congregation’s building now serves an Episcopal one.
For Jamaican churches, the Fort Worth story underlines two lessons. First, who owns a church building in law matters enormously when a church divides, and trust deeds should be clear. Second, a congregation that loses a building can rebuild, but it takes time and money; budgets for renovation are as important as the purchase price.
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