Several members of the 131-year-old Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church in Newnan, Georgia, are now asking for help with mediation after they allege that a number of their deacons snapped and “cussed” at them, then had local police oust them from their church. The dispute occurred on Sunday when members withheld their offering during an attempt to find out why their pastor was removed without explanation.
Up until two weeks ago, Pastor Stafford Dudley Sr. led the mid-size congregation that one member estimates has approximately 500 members.
Two Sundays ago, however, according to church member and Newnan resident Pamela Hunter, Dudley was axed by the church’s Board of Deacons and the members were not informed.
“From Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, the deacons that fired our pastor never got in touch with none of the members to let us know what’s going on. And they think that they was gonna have church [as usual] on Sunday,” Hunter said.
A document reviewed by CP shows the church’s board consists of: Willie Walton, chairman; Clifford Durrah, assistant chairman; Walter Carter, treasurer; and Vernon Strickland, assistant…
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