University AME Zion Church singers and musicians perform “Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)” by Casting Crowns in the Palo Alto church’s sanctuary on April 12, 2020. Photo by Magali Gauthier.

The properties were re-deeded in the name of Western Episcopal District, Inc., an entity Powell and Quintana created in 2016 after Powell was selected as bishop of the Western Episcopal District of ...