What happens to bequest when church closes?—II

The answer to this question depends on whom you ask.  At least it seems to be that way in Arkansas.

After about five years of litigation, a divided Supreme Court in Arkansas has held that a bequest of 237 acres of farmland vested in the church upon the death of the donor, despite life interests in the farm income to four relatives of the donor and a transfer of the church’s interest upon its closing to a successor entity.