 After nearly a year of debate, on 15 December, Ainsworth and his followers split from Johnson, and successfully sued them for possession of the church building.John Robinson tried to mediate between the two factions, but ended up taking Ainsworth's side.In 1620, after Johnson's church had departed for North America, but before Robinson's had left on the "Mayflower", Ainsworth's church considered joining the latter in their journey and put some money into the project.