Parishioners at Faith Lutheran Church in Arlington Heights are seeking answers about why their pastor, the Rev. Michael Johnson, was placed on a six-month leave, announced at the end of last week's Sunday services.
Parishioners at Faith Lutheran Church in Arlington Heights are seeking answers about why their pastor was placed on a sudden six-month leave, announced at the end of last week's Sunday services.
"I have not been privy to the information. That is one of the reasons why I have held back on sharing," Johnson said of the news. Hardy could not be reached for comment, and church board members have declined to comment on Johnson's status. Parishioners were told further information would be forthcoming at the next congregation meeting."We love our pastor," added her husband, Ed Bertram, himself a retired pastor."Somebody owes us an explanation."
by signing up you agree to our terms of service "My concern is the way he was treated, bagging his spiritual robes in garbage bags, locking him out of his office, not paying him," said the Rev. Clyde Brooks, chairman of the Illinois Commission on Diversity and Human Relations, who has attended services at the church but is not a member."It's strange. I have never seen this in my nearly 30 years in the ministry.
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