James MacDonald “biblically disqualified” for ministry, says Harvest Bible
RNS Former pastor and radio preacher James MacDonald is no longer fit for ministry, said the elders of Harvest Bible Chapel, the megachurch MacDonald founded in the Chicago suburbs in 1988. In a statement released on Sunday, the church elders found MacDonald was prone to anger, “had a pattern of improperly exercising positional and spiritual […]
In the US, Harvest announces executive committee will resign, more changes after MacDonald fired
Chicago, USRNS Harvest Bible Chapel, an embattled Chicago-area megachurch, announced this past weekend that the executive committee of its elders will resign. The resignations, which will take place over several months, came days after church elders fired James MacDonald, Harvest’s founding pastor. Harvest Bible Chapel in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. PICTURE: Courtesy of Google Maps In a statement, the […]
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 […]