Conflict Church Dispute Case Study 

Conflict mediation was required for a local church, who had managed to secure funds from various sources to refurbish its church centre which housed several organisations who provided an array of voluntary and community services.

A private funder promised to commit a significant amount of shortfall in their fundraising efforts and thus the refurbishment could go ahead, on his insistence a contract was signed to this effect.

At the time that the funds were requested, they were not given, the explanation for which was a simple change of mind, the church respectfully advised the donor this would not have been an issue had he have told them earlier, equally they had committed themselves and were now unable to back out, without his contribution building work would need to halt, equally this could rise in an action being brought against them by the contractor and other funders.

Finally there was a legally binding contract between them, upon his insistence, to which committed him to the monies. The church had no choice but to instigate proceedings, to which the Court suggested mediation.