Tag: James Welch
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Exiled church members seeking grace and accountability may never return to First Baptist of Fort Lauderdale
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
When flash floods of near biblical intensity swamped Fort Lauderdale in April, the waters didn’t spare the downtown landmark First Baptist Church. -
First Baptist Pastor James Welch exits, starting ‘new chapter’ at Fort Lauderdale church after turbulent era
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
James Welch, the polarizing lead pastor of Fort Lauderdale’s venerable First Baptist Church, abruptly left the pulpit this week, according to a church insider who shared the news with exiled congregants. -
Fort Lauderdale’s First Baptist Church sold downtown lot in a secretive deal the congregation hastily OK’d
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
First Baptist Church sold prime real estate worth more than $1.2 million in a secretive deal that raises concerns about the intentions of the leadership of Fort Lauderdale’s oldest religious institution. -
Fort Lauderdale judge orders pastor at First Baptist Church to talk to dissenting members he sought to banish
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
A Broward judge answered the prayers of estranged First Baptist Church members by giving them a chance to reclaim their pews and place in Fort Lauderdale’s oldest religious community. -
Hostilities between First Baptist Church head pastor and dissident members escalate in Broward court
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
The leadership of Fort Lauderdale’s oldest church is responding to a fresh legal challenge by disaffected members with evasion and delaying tactics. -
First Baptist of Fort Lauderdale splinters over money, power and concerns for church’s real estate riches
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Standing in the pulpit of First Baptist Church’s historic sanctuary, Lead Pastor James Welch praised this “beacon of hope in the heart of Fort Lauderdale.” It was May 2, the first Sunday after the church’s trustees expelled an estimated 200 members. The group, Concerned Members of First Baptist Church, had tried to exert the influence that church bylaws promise congregants, only to be blocked at every turn.
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