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Gateway Church doesn’t honor money-back guarantee on tithes, lawsuit alleges

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Gateway Church doesn't honor a money-back guarantee on tithes to unsatisfied congregants despite claims to the contrary made by disgraced founder Robert Morris and other leaders of the Southlake, Texas, megachurch, a new class action lawsuit filed by four church members Friday alleges.

The lawsuit was filed by Gateway Church members Katherine Leach, Garry K. Leach, Mark Browder and Terri Browder. In addition to Morris and Gateway Church, it also names as defendants: Tom Lane, a former executive pastor of Gateway Church; founding elder Steve Dulin; and Kevin Grove, who currently serves as an executive global pastor and elder at Gateway Church as well as a trustee of The King's University.

When asked to comment on the lawsuit Monday, Gateway Church spokesman Lawrence Swicegood, declined to addressing claims made in "pending litigation."

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Gateway Church doesn't honor a money-back guarantee on tithes to unsatisfied congregants despite claims to the contrary made by disgraced founder Robert Morris and other leaders of the Southlake, Texas, megachurch, a new class action lawsuit filed by four church members Friday alleges.

The lawsuit was filed by Gateway Church members Katherine Leach, Garry K. Leach, Mark Browder and Terri Browder. In addition to Morris and Gateway Church, it also names as defendants: Tom Lane, a former executive pastor of Gateway Church; founding elder Steve Dulin; and Kevin Grove, who currently serves as an executive global pastor and elder at Gateway Church as well as a trustee of The King's University.

When asked to comment on the lawsuit Monday, Gateway Church spokesman Lawrence Swicegood, declined to addressing claims made in "pending litigation."

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I didn't even realize that churches had a money back guarantee on tithes to a local church.
 
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5 I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers? 6 But instead, one brother takes another to court—and this in front of unbelievers! 7 The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already

Sad reality about the state of the church. We are all losing our way.
 
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5 I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers? 6 But instead, one brother takes another to court—and this in front of unbelievers! 7 The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already

Sad reality about the state of the church. We are all losing our way.

Hello Chris,

'In the last days perilous times will come'. But at the end of the Last days Jesus will come. God Bless :)
 
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I didn't even realize that churches had a money back guarantee on tithes to a local church.
It's just this one preacher. He was a guest preacher at a megachurch I visited once, and his sermon was on tithing - that seems to have been his "thing" he was known for. In all fairness, he had a good message, but yeah if you're giving tithes with the expectation that you can ask for them back if you don't "see results," that's extremely misguided.
 
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