Chapel Hill Harvester Church

The new Roman Catholic archbishop of Detroit has visited one of the nation's largest mosques, part of a continuing outreach to Muslims and other faith groups. Archbishop Allen Vigneron met with Muslim leaders at the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, which boasts a large Muslim population. "So many of us here today are bound by the word of God, and we look to Abraham as one of our fathers in faith," Vigneron said. "I am almost overwhelmed by your words of welcome and warmth." Vigneron's trip to the mosque is at least the third by an Archbishop of Detroit. Cardinal Adam Maida, who ... Read Full Story

An evangelical pastor whose leadership of an Atlanta-area megachurch ended in a sex scandal has died. Atlanta Medical Center said Archbishop Earl Paulk, who was in his 80s, died early Sunday. The hospital could not release a cause of death. Paulk had been in bad health for the past couple of years after a battle with cancer. A phone listing for Paulk's family could not immediately be found. Paulk co-founded the Cathedral at Chapel Hill in Decatur and helped grow it to a peak membership of about 10,000 in the early 1990s. A lawsuit by a female employee sparked a chain of events that ... Read Full Story

29 Mar 09 By hiscrivener Categories: Above the Fold , Denominational Fun , IJS , OMG! , Snap, Crackle and POP Culture , Televised Theology and Toiletries and WWJD Tags: abuse , accountability , bible , compromise , Earl Paulk , evangelism , false prophet , fraud , identity , legalism , megachurch , ministry , obituary , preacher , sex , TBN , televangelist , TV Bishop Earl Paulk : Founder of the nationally known Cathedral on Chapel Hill Faithful in the ministry for more than 40 years Fraudulent leader who sold the church and sired a nephew (well, a son but he ... Read Full Story

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When Rev. D.E. Paulk started preaching gay inclusion, people started to leave the church his father and uncle spent their lives building. Now, Paulk is prophesying the future of his ministry as a “community of seekers.” Paulk signed on as senior pastor at Chapel Hill Harvester Church in south Decatur, Atlanta, in 2006. The 4,000 member non-denominational church welcomed all races and cultures, serving as a model for megachurches in the U.S. But the Paulk family would soon find itself embroiled in a scandal, in fact, scandal after scandal after scandal. The congregation remained loyal when Bishop Earl Paulk was accused of adultery. The ... Read Full Story