Falling From Grace

We’ve previously covered the scandals and hypocrisy at Grace Church.  It’s time to update the articles.

*           After the local media picked up the story, more couples came forward that Pastor Harper had married without having the proper licensing, and pursued the church on breach of contract charges. More out of court settlements were made, which will likely end up costing the congregation more out of their pockets for Harper’s arrogance.

*          After the article about Harper’s problems with licensing and impersonation of credentials, plus the church’s lengthy history of not paying their major debtors, the previously granted approval for church expansion was canceled.  A loan request to fund the expansion was also denied, most likely due to the tightened credit in the real estate market.

*          The church is now so deep in debt from paying the settlements for Harper’s arrogance that they are having to sell off some of their properties. Here is a photo of one, at 7313 Pearl Rd.  The phone number has been redacted to keep my cyberstalker from harassing the realtor.  A major church expansion was planned on this 6 ½ acre property.

*          After the expose about the church’s missionaries using slaves for household servants in Gabon, and the Senior Pastor paying them with counterfeit Nike shoes, the Gabonese government revoked the missionaries’ visas and ordered them to leave the country, forthwith.

*          Darrin, (a long time member of Grace and one of my sources) who asked that his last name not be used for fear of retaliation, advises that Grace has lost about ½ of their congregation in the past 12 months.

*          More is happening, but I cannot release details unless and until specific actions happen. I can say that agencies are interested in what’s happening at Grace Church.  If something happens, then you can certainly read about it on Chasing Evil.