[Ahimaaz Smith]

Praise God, after nearly 25 years of constant litigation, the Landover Memorial Baptist Church in Landover County, Maryland, has agreed that the name Landover Baptist is the exclusive property of our church.

Robert Wingfield, Senior Pastor at the now-renamed Woodstream Church, said of the settlement, "We simply didn't have the resources to keep fighting this frivolous lawsuit. For every lawyer we would hire, that church in Iowa would hire ten. The last straw was when they hired private detectives to do "sin investigations" of the pastors and staff here, and even some of the leading contributor--er, I mean members of our Christian communion. The church coffers are empty, and we just didn't think it was worth fighting anymore. Our name may have changed, but we will still be bringing the same Gospel to you, week-in, week-out." Wingfield concluded, "The history of our church is precious to those who have persevered and walked by faith. The future of the church, by the grace of God, shall be glorious!"

According to Professor David Gentry, lead counsel for our side and Professor Emeritus of Law at Landover Christian University, "The Maryland-based upstart Landover first opened its doors to worshippers in 1983, whereas the real Landover Baptist Church has been saving souls across the United States of America since 1620." Gentry added, "They aren't bad people, even though we do have videotape showing that many of them engaged in various sinful activities, mostly of a prurient nature. But they have to understand that Landover is a unique name for God's chosen church. We have a hard-won reputation, not to mention a large portfolio of intellectual property, to protect, and we will vigorously defend our rights in or out of court. We would have kept this case going another quarter of a century if necessary."

When asked how our legal team achieved this great victory, a grinning Gentry replied, "It was a combination the prayers of 150,000 Landoverites around the world and some damned fine lawyering."