The widow of Vineyard USA founder John Wimber, along with several former church board members, have hit Anaheim pastors Alan and Kathryn Scott with a $62 million fraud lawsuit nearly a year after the couple announced the church would break away from the charismatic denomination.
The widow of Vineyard USA founder John Wimber, along with several former church board members, have hit Anaheim pastors Alan and Kathryn Scott with a $62 million fraud lawsuit nearly a year after the couple announced the church would break away from the charismatic denomination.
Last March, Alan and Kathryn Scott, the senior pastors of Vineyard Anaheim, the home congregation of the influential charismatic movement Vineyard USA, claimed God told them to break away from the church's main body. Now eight months later, a group of church members, including the widow of John Wimber, Vineyard's founder, have filed a lawsuit against the Scotts claiming they had another motive in mind – the control of tens of millions of dollars in church assets.
The widow of Vineyard USA founder John Wimber, along with several former church board members, have hit Anaheim pastors Alan and Kathryn Scott with a $62 million fraud lawsuit nearly a year after the couple announced the church would break away from the charismatic denomination.
(RNS) A pair of California pastors say God told them to lead the Anaheim Vineyard out of its home denomination. Former board members say the pastors committed fraud to do that. At stake is $62 million in assets.