Ligonier teaching fellow faces church discipline, Cru’s new president, Stovall Weems lawsuit, and more.
ONE YEAR AGO: On Jan. 6, 2025, MinistryWatch began its reporting about charges against Ligonier Ministries Teaching Fellow and St. Andrew’s Chapel Pastor Burk Parsons. St. Andrew’s voted in December to leave the Presbyterian Church ...
Over 3 years after Weems’ suspension from Celebration, disputes over reputation, parsonage, and business continue
Prolonged legal battles surrounding former Celebration Church pastor Stovall Weems and his wife, Kerri, continue to unfold in the courts.
New president of Cru, Stovall Weems settles lawsuit, new opportunity for bible translations, Acton Bowen sentenced
On this date at Ministry Watch: New president of Cru, Stovall Weems settles lawsuit, new opportunity for bible translations, Acton Bowen sentenced
Report features a lucrative honorarium model tempting many U.S. pastors to pay to play
Last month, a whistleblower document disclosing Hillsong Church's financial details highlighted the burgeoning popularity of reciprocal honorarium practices in ministries worldwide.
I’ve lost count as to how many lawsuits there are involving former Celebration Church pastor Stovall Weems. At least three, that I know of, though one of them was settled recently.
Former Celebration Church Pastor Stovall Weems and his wife, Kerri, have settled with First Citizens Bank after a claim stating they defaulted over $700,000 in unpaid debt.
Celebration Church's founders have reopened a defamation lawsuit against the church, trustees, and Lee Wedekind III, a lawyer involved in the original case, calling the "defamatory" report a "widespread public dissemination."
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