The hearing marked the first step in a second lawsuit filed against the Abyssinian Baptist Church over the election of the ...

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LaToya Evans, a spokeswoman for the Abyssinian Baptist Church, said Valerie S. Grant, who chaired the search committee, declined to comment on the lawsuit and referred CNN to the church’s statement.

Cummings and his family have led the Committee to Restore the Abyssinian since the city sold the boarded-up, fire-damaged, tax-delinquent building to the restoration group for $250 in 1998.

The Abyssinian is one of Maine’s most historic and significant buildings. Built in 1828, it is the third-oldest African-American meeting house in the United States.