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Jericho City of Praise Church Board Fires Pastor Due to IRS Violation?

Jericho City of Praise Board Fires Joel Peebles

The Reasoning Behind Jericho City of Praise Terminating Pastor Joel Peebles, Says Board

Since there has been so much ruckus going on over at Jericho City of Praise, we thought we'd take a peak at what's new on the church's website. We found that the church board at Jericho City of Praise has an alleged reason behind terminating Pastor Joel Peebles. According to the press release below, Jericho Baptist Church Ministries, Inc. said they 'cleared his office and removed his possessions' from the premises because they say: "Elder Peebles attempted to operate a for-profit company from the Church. This action is a clear violation of IRS 501(c)(3) regulations and threatened the very existence of Jericho, and the Board was forced to act."

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Jericho City of Praise's Pastor Joel Peebles Gets Fired By Church Board

We are appalled at the actions of this board. They are childish and underhanded individuals who seem to only exist because they have some control over this church. What a shame and God sees all.

A board of trustees selected by the late Apostle Betty R. Peebles, co-founder of Jericho City of Praise in Landover, on Wednesday fired her only surviving child, the Rev. Joel R. Peebles, as acting pastor and stripped him of membership in the church his parents created more than 40 years ago.

Peebles, 42, the sole survivor of the Peebles family, said he was notified in writing of his dismissal just after 1 p.m. Wednesday, when he arrived at the church to begin preparing for an evening Bible study session.

“I came here to go to church, and I got terminated,” the Mitchellville resident said Wednesday as he stood under the awning between the church’s two-story administration building, where his mother presided over church operations, and the sprawling sanctuary. “I was told to leave, and the police escorted me out. They told me I was not pastor here nor a member of the church. . . . The officer told me I was trespassing.”