Baptist pastor reveals affairs, drug use, but refuses to leave; deacons sue to oust him

Published January 08, 2015

The Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church's website describes the Rev. Juan D. McFarland as a man of "passion, prayer and purpose," but goes on to say such descriptions do "not begin to tell his story."

Parishioners realized just how true that was in recent weeks, when McFarland dropped the bombshells: He had had affairs with several women in the parish — inside the church — but neglected to tell them he had AIDS. He also said he had used illegal drugs.

The church's deacons initially offered to help, but McFarland turned them down. Now they have filed a lawsuit to oust him.

McFarland says he's not leaving — setting up a protracted battle between himself and the deacons, who attended a different church last weekend to avoid a conflict with him.

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