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Departed Grace Cathedral associate pastor was a liar, adulterer and drug addict, according to Ernest Angley church leaders
By Bob Dyer
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published: October 14, 2014
Former members of Ernest Angley’s congregation say people who leave the church are not only shunned, but also often criticized by name during services.
Perhaps no one has been subjected to more venom than former Associate Pastor Brock Miller, who stepped down July 4.
Miller told friends and family that he left because he had been “violated” by Angley for seven years and could no longer take it.
Angley “had him undress and touched him all over,” said a family member who did not want to be identified because many members of the large family are still devout followers. “I don’t believe he touched him on his part, but it doesn’t matter. That doesn’t belong in the church. It doesn’t belong anywhere, but it [certainly] doesn’t belong in the church.”
When asked whether Angley explained the reason for the touching, the person replied, “[Miller] was receiving ‘a special anointing.’ ”
Miller’s departure sparked so much conversation that church leaders addressed the situation during a Sunday service on July 13. A recording of the service was shared with the Beacon Journal.
The Rev. Chris Machamer, an associate pastor, did most of the talking. He declared, among other things, that Miller is “a proven liar.”
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