People went to their church for Sunday services and they were locked out. Now, they’re left wondering if they’ll have to find a new place to pray. It all stems from an ongoing dispute with their church pastor. The St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church is about 400 members strong. They’re praying this will all get resolved and they’ll be able to stay at the church and keep the congregation together.
They gathered to sing and pray on the outside drive, locked out by steel gates, where inside they have celebrated god every Sunday for years.
“We haven’t seen anything like this before,” said church member Paul Chukwujekwu.
Something is not right with this story. Where is the vestry and the other lay leaders?
Bishop Wimberly is a good leader, I hope he moves quickly to resolve this situation. How unfortunate.
According to this news report, +Wimberly has known for a while…
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=5962794