A judge heard arguments Thursday between attorneys for Celebration Church and its former pastors amid an ongoing legal battle that involves allegations of defamation. After a nearly two-hour hearing, Judge Marianne Aho said she would take the arguments under advisement.
Church of the Highlands Pastor Chris Hodges has dismissed claims in a lawsuit by Celebration Church founders Stovall and Kerri Weems, that he, along with several other high-profile members of the Association of Related Churches engineered a takeover of their megachurch for financial gain.
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The Association of Related Churches (ARC) responded to a new federal court filing from two local pastors, who accuse the organization of masterminding a conspiracy to take over the church they founded and oust them from their roles.