BMS v. BROWN

No. 38,333-CA.

877 So.2d 1003 (2004)

BRIGHT MORNING STAR MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, Plaintiff-Appellee. v. Charles E. BROWN and Alberta Brown, Defendant-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 14, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evelyn Denise Kelly, Michael Wayne Kelly, Lake Providence, for Appellants.

McIntosh, Fox & Lancaster by John M. Lancaster, Lake Providence, for Appellee.

Before STEWART, DREW and MOORE, JJ.


DREW, J.

A defrocked Baptist pastor and his wife appeal a judgment ordering their removal from their church. We affirm the judgment.

FACTS

Rev. Charles Brown was elected as pastor of Bright Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church ("BMS") in 1997. Rev. Brown subsequently alienated members of the church due to his pastoral style, and they sought to remove him from his position as pastor.

On April 19, 2002, BMS, an unincorporated non-profit association...

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