Christians vs. Christians at Starkville Second Baptist
STARKVILLE, MS -- Deacons at Second Baptist Church in Starkville have until Sept. 22 to turn over information from two bank accounts they opened, as well as the keys to the church building, to its board of trustees.
Judge Jim Kitchens rendered the latest ruling Monday in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court in a convoluted civil case over a stalled construction project that has pitted different factions of the Yeates Street church against one another.
During a contempt hearing Monday, Kitchens also ordered the church to turn over Pastor Joseph Stone's emails to the court to be used as evidence in the case.
Trustees filed the lawsuit in December 2015 against Stone and Head Deacon Terry Miller, as well as contractor Donald Crowther, over money paid to Crowther for a sanctuary that was never built. The plaintiffs are asking for $400,000, which trustees say Stone paid Crowther without the board having authorized it.
Crowther, of TCM Companies of Long Beach, has not done any work on the project since July 15 and is currently facing criminal charges of fraud.
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