CNICINNATI — Members of Grace Episcopal Church are calling for the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio to reverse its decision to temporarily suspend operations at their location.

In a Nov. 7 letter, Bishop Kristin Uffelman White wrote that the College Hill church had already been designated as a "Congregation at Risk" in 2019, meaning it is subject to oversight by her and her staff.

White said that in September, her staff learned of an alleged sexual assault that happened inside the church earlier in the year. The assault was between minors, and no church personnel were involved.

However, White said an investigation determined that church leadership was aware of the incident and did not report it to the diocese for months. She said the diocese also learned that the church had not been

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