No. 20-6595

Clara Lewis Brockington v. Salem United Methodist Church, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-12-10
Status: Rehearing
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: baptism baptismal-practices church-membership civil-rights discrimination due-process pastoral-authority procedural-fairness religious-discrimination united-methodist-church
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-04-30 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

why-was-my-membership-terminated

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : Ww AY QUESTIONS 1/ Why was my membership terminated from Salem United Methodist Church when other members of this church got baptized outside of Salem United Methodist Church? 2/ Would this process be a form of discrimination against me when 50 members or more were baptized at other churches and allowed to remain members of Salem United Methodist Church? 3/ Rev. Mungo questioned me about printing his name and sending the Golden Crown application to Gail Corn in Columbia, SC without letting him review it. After Rev. Mungo assumed that | was defensive when | asked for a private meeting and not to meet with two others in the room, why did he chose to terminate my membership in this discriminatory matter? 4/ Why didn’t Rev. Mungo consult with the staff at the United Methodist Conference who is affiliated with members getting baptized at their spouse’s churches because Salem United Methodist Church does not baptized “in water”? 5/ Was Rev. Mungo angry with me when he refused my request for a meeting between the two of us, which is my RIGHTS? 6/ Can Rev. Mungo make any decisions without Maxine McClain and Dorethia Bailey? 7/ Why Rev. Mungo refused to give me a copy of a letter from Maxwell Baptist Church stating | was a member if it was his confirmation? 8/ Why Rev. Mungo refused to accept the letter from Rev. McCowan, Pastor at Maxwell Baptist Church, that | was ONLY baptized at my spouse’s church and not a MEMBER? 9/ Did Rev. Mungo check with previous Pastors at Salem United Methodist Church on baptism outside of the church is acceptable since Salem does NOT baptize in water? 10/ Why didn’t Rev. Mungo inquire from the previous Pastor of Salem United Methodist Church if I discussed baptism with her before she was moved to another church and got confirmation on what to do? é . \ | |

Docket Entries

2021-05-03
Motion for leave to file a petition for rehearing filed by petitioner DENIED.
2021-04-14
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/30/2021.
2021-04-13
Motion for leave to file a petition for rehearing filed by petitioner.
2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2020-09-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 11, 2021)

Attorneys

Clara L. Brockington
Clara Lewis Brockington — Petitioner
Clara Lewis Brockington — Petitioner