Pastor claiming he was fired for inviting black people to church 'flooded with support' [View all]
In the days since he said he was fired for inviting black children to church, Pastor Jonathan Greer said he's been "flooded with support."
In an email to AL.com, Greer, 26, said he was "told explicitly in a meeting with deacons that the church did not want me to invite black people to church."
Efforts by AL.com to reach church officials were not successful. Deacons told a television station the allegation is not true.
Greer served as pastor of Mt. Sterling Baptist Church in Butler for a year and a half until he was suddenly fired by a unanimous vote by deacons on Sunday. The vote came after Greer invited black children from the neighboring community to Vacation Bible School and preached a sermon the previous Sunday calling on the church to repent for its racism, the pastor said.
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