Assemblies of God laid claim to the church property under a clause in a 30-year-old document from when the congregation borrowed money to build the church.

Bronx Crossway Christian Center members have seen much tumult after losing their spiritual leader of the past 34 years amid allegations of wrongdoing.

Now they have been locked out of their house of worship pending a court hearing between the congregation and the New York District office of the Assemblies of God, who are trying to grab the church property.

The congregation of the Crossway Christian Center, located at 2730 Bruckner Boulevard in the Bronx, has officially voted to disaffiliate themselves from the Assemblies of God in a 52 to 0 vote taken on Sunday, May 30. The vote was supposed to take place inside the church, but for the past two Sundays the congregation had to hold its service out on the sidewalk on Balcom Avenue because Assemblies of God placed locks on the gates to the worship hall.

A letter signed by Assemblies of God New York district superintendent Duane Durst was posted to the church’s gate stating that there will be no church service. E-mails were sent to members stating that the Sunday, May 30 and Sunday, June 6 worship services had been canceled.