Embroiled in foreclosure proceedings that stretch back to 2008, Evangelical Christian Credit Union is still in the midst of a legal fight against was once one of Florida's largest churches.

In the latest round in the commercial real estate saga, the $1 billion Evangelical Christian in Brea, Calif., filed a Dec. 31 motion requesting a ruling seeking foreclosure of Without Walls International Church in Lakeland, Fla., according to clerk of county records in Polk County, Fla. At press time, a judge had not issued a ruling on that motion.

Meanwhile, on Feb. 3, a judge approved a motion filed by Anthony & Partners, the Tampa, Fla.-based law firm representing Without Walls, to withdraw its counsel services, citing irreconcilable differences, court records showed. The church also requested 30 days to seek new attorneys.

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