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	Pastor of Owensboro's Largest Church Resigns over Misconduct Associated Press, carried in Kentucky.com September 22, 2007 http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/183614.html Owensboro, Ky. -- The longtime pastor at Owensboro's largest church has abruptly resigned because of "inappropriate" conduct, church elders said. Myke Templeton was pastor at Owensboro Christian Church for nearly 28 years. He was asked to resign immediately "due to conduct that was inappropriate," according to a letter the church's elders issued this week. The letter did not specify the conduct. John Hitchell, chairman of the board of elders, refused Friday to comment beyond what was in the letter. Templeton could not be reached for comment. The church also asked another staff member to resign, the letter said, but that person wasn't identified. "This action was undertaken with the certainty that it was the appropriate step under the circumstances," the letter said. Owensboro Christian started with 23 members in 1953, and when Templeton became pastor in 1979, there were 135. The church now draws about 2,800 people in four services spread over Saturday and Sunday.
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