MARCH 23 "CHURCH FIGHT, NO WAY?!"

LaPLACE, La. -
A fight over church leadership and finances spilled out of the pulpit and on to YouTube in LaPlace. The fight at the St. Michael Baptist Church was caught on camera and later uploaded to the Internet. "It's a disgrace. It's uncalled for," parishioner Vanessa Jones said. Members said the fight was the result of a dispute that started with questions about the church's finances. "I think they have a lot of preachers using the church for personal gain," parishioner Albert Robertson said.
"We asked questions regarding finances and it was told to us that, 'If you don't like what I'm giving you, go back where you came from,'" parishioner Edna Robertson said. Jones said those that did raise questions were put out of the church. She said the decision affected 49 people. The distraught parishioner said her family helped found the church at its first location in Kenner. "I know they are turned over in their grave behind this," Jones said. Members have even taken the matter to court.

"The judge put the board of trustees in charge and he has just ignored that," Robertson said. WDSU contacted the church's longtime pastor, Leroy Sanders Sr., by phone at his home in Independence. He said the problems are mostly arising from a small group of newcomers, many of whom are not in good standing with the church. The pastor said he has opened up the books to members as required by the church's charter.  Sanders also said there has been no proof of wrongdoing with church money. He said he plans to file a suit of his own against some members for defamation. In the meantime, members said they tried to have a separate service earlier on Sunday to avoid conflict, but that's when this altercation happened. Some members said the rift is causing them to stay away from the church.

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