On this Date at MinistryWatch
Bigamist ‘pastor,’ Bethlehem Seminary, AME pension fund lawsuit, Kanakuk ‘self-dealing,’ and Central Seminary president resigns
ONE YEAR AGO: On April 2, 2024, MinistryWatch reported about Orlando Coleman, a Houston man claiming to be a bishop who was sentenced to three years for bigamy. Prosecutors believe he had been married to at least 10 different women over the past 20 years. Read more here.
TWO YEARS AGO: On April 4, 2023, MinistryWatch reported that Joe Rigney, Bethlehem Seminary president with ties to influential author John Piper and Idaho pastor Doug Wilson, resigned due to what the school’s board called a “divergence of vision.” Brian Tabb became president in 2024. Read more here.
THREE YEARS AGO: On April 7, 2022, MinistryWatch reported that retired African Methodist Episcopal Church pastors had filed at least three federal class-action lawsuits alleging the church mishandled tens of millions of dollars in pension funds. A settlement agreement is currently being considered by the courts. Read more here.
FOUR YEARS AGO: On March 28, 2021, MinistryWatch reported that an analysis of the financial statements of Kanakuk Kamps, with the assistance of the Dallas-based Trinity Foundation, reveals what the Trinity Foundation calls a “suspicious” pattern of self-dealing between Kanakuk and founder “Coach” Joe White and his family. Read more here.
FIVE YEARS AGO: On April 1, 2020, MinistryWatch reported that the Rev. Molly T. Marshall has stepped down as president of Central Baptist Theological Seminary due to an unspecified “ethical lapse,” according to a statement from the seminary. Pamela Durso became the next president. Read more here.
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