McGlathery v. Richardson

Dave M. McGlathery, the pastor of the Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church, appeals an order of the Madison Circuit Court requiring that the church hold a general conference in which it is to consider a grievance filed with the church by Fred Richardson, Robert Drake, John Washington, Othel Washington, Denver A. Betts, Larry Abernathy, Clarence Davis, William H. Readus, Ronnie Smith, W.T. Washington, Dexter Kennedy, Richard Surles, Wayford Davis, and Nero Tucker (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Richardson"). McGlathery first argues that the dispute is an ecclesiastical dispute…