KANSAS
Christian Post
BY LEONARDO BLAIR , CHRISTIAN POST REPORTER
October 3, 2016
Light of the Word Christian Center in Topeka, Kansas, asked supporters of the ministry to pray for the church’s founding Pastor, Greg Varney, after he was arrested last Wednesday on aggravated assault charges stemming from an incident involving one of his daughters.
Pastor Varney and his wife, Debbie, who have been married since 1976, are the parents of five daughters and one son. They also have 12 grandchildren, according to the church’s website.
The pastor’s arrest report from the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office cited by local news station KSNT, said Varney used a vehicle in the assault against his daughter. A churchgoer explained that Varney was arrested after he smashed into another car as he was trying to leave the scene of the assault. He further noted that it was unlike his pastor to act that way.
The Christian Post reached out to the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office on Monday for more details on Varney’s arrest, but Sgt. Andrew Dale, who was authorized to speak on the case, was not available to comment by press time.
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