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Michigan church can’t be exempt from taxes on recreation property, appeals court rules

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An appeals court has ruled that a multisite Evangelical church in Michigan cannot be exempt from paying taxes on a property meant to serve as a retreat and recreation space.

Woodside Bible Church filed a complaint against the Township of Forester over whether a property they purchased in 2016 along the banks of Lake Huron, which was known as “The Lodge,” should be taxed.

A three-judge panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals released a per curiam opinion on Monday that upheld an earlier judgment from a Tax Tribunal denying a property tax exemption.

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