There was a court hearing Thursday regarding the church’s attempt to evict the Weemses from their home because they resigned and are no longer affiliated with Celebration.
The ongoing legal saga between a Jacksonville megachurch and its founders continues. Celebration Church has served Stovall and Kerri Weems with three eviction notices.– The News4JAX I-TEAM has an update on the legal battle between Celebration Church and its former pastors, Stovall and Kerri Weems.
There were no major decisions in court, but the judge asked the church’s attorney to work on a proposed order related to discovery material and discuss it with the pastors’ attorneys then they’ll go from there.owns the property on Black Hammond Island in Duval County where Stovall and Kerri Weems live, so its argument is, since they’ve resigned, they can’t live on church property. But, the Weemses argue, this was part of a compensation and retirement package and they shouldn’t have to leave.
Celebration served the Weemses with eviction notices but says the couple refuses to leave the home. The couple accuses the board of trustees of staging a “coup” to push them out.
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