On This Date at MinistryWatch
Chi Alpha leader resigns, Pastor arrested for elder fraud, James MacDonald sues, Food for the Poor donor alert
ONE YEAR AGO: On December 4, 2023, MinistryWatch reported that Scott Martin, the national director of Chi Alpha—the college ministry branch of the Assemblies of God denomination—resigned his post effective Monday, November 20. Read more here. 
TWO YEARS AGO: On December 7, 2022, MinistryWatch reported that a pastor who had a flash of fame in a reality tv show was arrested for using his contracting company to pocket $250,000 in elder fraud. The Arvada Police Department arrested Tilo David Lopez, 55, on an at-large warrant following a 14-month-long investigation that was launched after a complaint alleged he and his company, Remodeling Specialists LLC, committed elder fraud. Read more here.
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FIVE YEARS AGO: On December 18, 2019, MinistryWatch reported that former Harvest Bible Chapel pastor James MacDonald sued Chicago radio personality Erich “Mancow” Muller for defamation after Muller used his radio show to—in the host’s words—“bring down the cult of MacDonald.” Read more here.
SIX YEARS AGO: On December 13, 2018, MinistryWatch issued a Donor Alert regarding Food For The Poor because of deceptive donor solicitations. Read more here.
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