A month after Pastor Steven Smith informed his congregation that he would be willing to step down for failing to inform them that a former church leader had been credibly accused of abusing minors before his tenure began, a member of the deacon board at Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock has reportedly called for the pastor's resignation.
A month after Pastor Steven Smith informed his congregation that he would be willing to step down for failing to inform them that a former church leader had been credibly accused of abusing minors before his tenure began, a member of the deacon board at Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock has reportedly called for the pastor's resignation.
Pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, Steven Smith, told his congregation Sunday that he is willing to step down for failing to inform them that a former church official charged with guiding children had been credibly accused of abusing minors at the church.
Steven W. Smith, pastor of the more than century-old Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, apologized to his congregation Sunday for not disclosing that a former church official charged with guiding children had been credibly accused of abusing minors at the church while their parents were busy with worship.