Salaries at issue as bank seeks megachurch receivership [View All]

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http://www.kansascity.com/2011/02/28/2689363/pastors-salary-emerges-as-issue.html
By JUDY L. THOMAS
The Kansas City Star

The bank that filed a foreclosure petition against First Family Church earlier this year now wants a receiver to take over church operations immediately.

In a rare move, Regions Bank has asked a Johnson County District Court judge to appoint a receiver pending completion of the mortgage foreclosure proceeding, giving that person “all necessary powers to manage the property.”

Among the reasons the bank cites for putting the church under a receiver, according to court documents put into the public record on Monday, are the salaries of the Rev. Jerry Johnston — the church’s senior pastor — and several of his family members.