Deacon calls on Immanuel Baptist pastor to resign over handling of abuse claims

Deacon cites response to sex abuse

January 13, 2024 at 7:18 a.m.

by Frank E. Lockwood

Immanuel Baptist Church, 501 N. Shackleford Road in Little Rock, is shown in this Dec. 19, 2023 file photo. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Kyle McDaniel)
Immanuel Baptist Church, 501 N. Shackleford Road in Little Rock, is shown in this Dec. 19, 2023 file photo. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Kyle McDaniel)


A member of the Immanuel Baptist Church board of deacons told his fellow deacons Thursday that Lead Pastor Steven Smith lacks integrity and needs to depart for the good of the Little Rock congregation.

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