Pastor Says Church Fired Him For Inviting Black Children to Bible Study

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Rather than devoting Bible school time to children creating their own personal craft items, church members helped the children focus on a local mission project.

Jonathan Greer says he was unanimously voted out as pastor of Mt.

“There was push-back about the types of children that we were bringing in”, Greer told the WTOK.

St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in Fall River will hold a one-day Vacation Bible School Thursday Aug. 11 for children in preschool and older. Sterling, and that Greer was sacked for not working with deacons and not visiting church members.

According to Greer, the deacons called for him to step down quietly, but Greer refused to do so because of the church bylaws; his parting sermon on July 31 was about racism.

“I wanted the church to know that this is not consistent with the gospel”, he told WTOK.

Black families make up a large percentage of the neighboring community of the church, he said.

“This is not consistent with God’s word that we honor and give dignity to all people”, Greer said. Sterling Baptist Church shares the same view as the deacons who talked with him.

“Our church is not racist”.