In the US, Harvest Bible Chapel apologises as it installs new elder board
Chicago, IllinoisRNS Harvest Bible Chapel has apologised both privately and publicly to a freelance journalist and two bloggers whom it sued last fall. The lawsuit, which also included the bloggers’ wives, had claimed the journalist and bloggers defamed the Chicago-area megachurch. The lawsuit later was dropped. Harvest Bible Chapel in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, on 10th February. PICTURE: […]
US megachurch founder James MacDonald fired as Harvest Bible Chapel pastor
RNS James MacDonald, the embattled pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel, has been fired by the suburban Chicago megachurch he founded three decades ago. His departure follows years of controversy over MacDonald’s leadership style and the church’s finances. Elders announced the move in an update posted to the church’s website on Wednesday. James MacDonald preaches at Harvest Bible […]