SOUTH CAROLINA
WLTX
Two Midlands church congregations are dealing with allegations that some may say are hard to believe.
Theodore Myers, Pastor of Bible Way church in Gadsden is charged with inappropriately touching and exposing himself to a seven-year old girl. Earlier this month, Kenneth Atkinson III, a youth minister at First Baptist Church in Columbia was charged in the alleged rape of a teenaged girl in 2002.
Many may be wondering when something like this happens to a church how does the congregation survive?
Dr. Roy King from Columbia International University has spoken to more than 600 churches across the nation dealing with hurt and betrayal. He says it takes time and that congregations should allow themselves time to accept the situation and grieve.
Posted by kshaw at August 24, 2005 07:16 PM