Church edifice liable to sale for debt

In the absence of other property, where a church congregation has incurred a valid debt the church edifice and site are liable to sale for its payment. (Civil Code 1895, § 2361; Civil Code 1910, § 2834; Code 1933, § 22-407; Code 1933, § 22-5505, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 565, § 1.) History of Code section. — The language of this Code section is derived in part from the decision in Lyons v. Planters’ Loan & Sav. Bank, 86 Ga. 485, 12 S.E. 882 (1890).