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In February 1928, parish elections at Holy Trinity Church returned the Venizelists to control of the parish. The new church board immediately repudiated all the [[jurisdiction]]al claims of Metr. Vasilios and his followers. The board also did not allow the metropolitan or any of his [[priest]]s to conduct services. A dispute then ensued between the two factions that did not end until Metr. Vasilios and his supporters moved on [[September 17]], 1928 to a church on Worthen Street, later to be known as St. George Greek Orthodox Church, where Metr. continued serving at well attended services.
The [[schism]] continued into 1930. After the election of Metropolitan [[Athenagoras I (Spyrou) of ConstantinoplConstantinople|Athenagoras (Spyrou)]] of Kerkyra, as Archbishop of America on [[August 13]], 1930 by the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the transfer of most of the Greek hierarchs in America to new sees the schism began to heal. Archbishop Athenagoras arrived in New York on [[February 24]], 1931 and began the difficult job of healing the wounds between the Royalists and Venizelists.
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