Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Paradise Missionary Baptist Church
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided July 28, 2017No. 1160034PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOLIN, Justice.
*980Charles Brookins Taylor and others identified later in this opinion appeal from an order of the Choctaw Circuit Court holding that Taylor was rightfully removed as the pastor of the Paradise Missionary Baptist Church ("PMBC").
Facts and Procedural History
PMBC was organized in 1993 by Lenora Ray, her late husband Harding Ray, and Thelma Taylor. The members of PMBC initially held church services in Lenora's home until the church acquired property at 1106 East Pushmataha Street in Butler. A $20,000 gift to PMBC by Lenora and her late husband made it possible for the church to…
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