A Kentucky pastor who was accused of taking over $100,000 in church donations to pay the mortgage on his home has been legally removed from the church about a month after being unanimously voted out by congregants.
The new board of elders at Southern Acres Christian Church in Lexington announced on Facebook Tuesday that it has taken over legal possession of the church from pastor Cameron McDonald, who had led the church since 2006.
The announcement comes one day after the church told its members through Facebook that all services and events would be cancelled until further notice as a legal dispute between McDonald and the members continues.
“One month ago, members of Southern Acres Church decided, by a vote of 173 to zero, to remove Cameron McDonald as senior pastor and directed us, as members of the newly elected board, to take charge of the church’s affairs,” Tuesday’s Facebook post explains. “Because Mr. McDonald refused to turn over the keys to the property at 301 Harvard Drive for a month after the Feb. 4 vote, last Sunday evening, we entered the building and took lawful and legal possession without resorting to the use of force or violence.”
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