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gulible Christians....
http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060208/NEWS01/602080349
Scandal-plagued pastor is linked to new church
By Kevin Eigelbach
Post staff reporter
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The last six months have been challenging ones for the congregation of
First Baptist Church of Cold Spring as it struggled to rebound from
the scandal in which former pastor Larry Davis admitted to stealing
more than $500,000 from church accounts he controlled.
But since Davis - who faces 24 to 30 months in federal prison when he
is sentenced Feb. 17 for tax evasion and lying on a loan application -
left in October, things have turned around dramatically, say church
members, and the congregation now has a great feeling of unity.
"We're ... going through a lot of organization and planning meetings
to develop the leadership within the church, leadership that was
lacking while Davis was there, because he took over and controlled
virtually everything that went on at the church," said member Chuck
Gray.
That's why he and other church members found it so dismaying last
month to receive a letter from two of their former brethren inviting
them to services of a new church that seems to be forming around
Davis.
The letter said the church was meeting in an Alexandria storefront and
that "Brother Larry" planned to preach there Jan. 22.
"We are not trying to get you to leave any other church, or anything
like that," the letter read. "We just thought you might enjoy the
chance to hear Brother Larry preach ... again."
An ad placed on the Web site of Cincinnati Christian University lists
the contact person for the church, which calls itself the Potter's
House, as Dr. Larry J. Davis. The former First Baptist pastor holds a
doctorate in evangelism from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
in Louisville.
The ad lists an address for "Dr. Davis" that is the same as that of
the Pooles Creek Road address of the church parsonage that Davis
bought a year ago for $75,000. It also lists Davis' cell phone number
as the contact number for the new church.
The ad describes the church as a non-denominational, small
congregation that recently left a large church, "looking to be more
impactful on a one-to-one basis within our community."
Gray said he considered it appalling that Davis would continue to
reach out to First Baptist members.
"He is continuing to try and undermine what's happening at the
church," Gray said. "He will be totally unsuccessful."
Meanwhile, Gray said the First Baptist congregation has elected a
pulpit committee to find a new, permanent pastor, and is operating
well under interim pastor Dan Garland, who leads the church
development/evangelism team for the Kentucky Baptist Convention.
The church opened its new, $2.5 million sanctuary on Easter Sunday
2003, which gave it room for 1,500 worshippers. In those days, Davis
had built First Baptist into one of Northern Kentucky's largest and
fastest growing congregations.
His combination of personal charisma, down-to-earth preaching and care
for those in need endeared him to members and attracted hundreds of
new people.
But even while Davis was ministering to his flock, he was stealing
from the church.
According to the plea agreement he signed with federal prosecutors
after an investigation of nearly two years, from 2000 to 2003, he
stole $500,000 to $730,000 from church accounts.
After Davis' misconduct became known early in 2004, about 300 church
members left and formed Christ Baptist Church, also in Cold Spring.
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