Price's own words were protected by the First Amendment. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed a victory to the founder of the 22,000-member Crenshaw Christian Center by reversing a lower court's ruling that ABC's and correspondent John Stossel's misrepresentation of Dr. 24 /PRNewswire/ - A federal judicial panel ruled today that the question of whether a false and misleading ABC News report libeled prominent South Los Angeles pastor Dr. The church has since grown to more than 28,000 members today employing more than 180 people and utilizing hundreds of volunteers to help with the work of 14 distinct divisions which include a pre-school, elementary, middle and high school.LOS ANGELES, Aug. Price in 1973 with approximately 300 members. The house that faith built has indeed been established,' the church noted.Ĭrenshaw Christian Center was founded by Dr. In fact, a monumental shift in the spiritual atmosphere took place as Frederick and Angel took on the roles of Head Pastor and First Lady, forever remaining humbly submitted to lovingly, watchful eye and tutelage of Apostle and Dr. 'It was a very proud and emotional moment for all. His announcement was then followed by shouts of 'love you' 'God is great, don't worry about it' as he left the stage to a standing ovation.Īccording to the church's website, Price took over the Los Angeles, California-based church from his father on March 15, 2009. As pastor, I love you all and I solicit your prayers during this difficult time,' he ended. I thank you all for the support you have given me. In closing I would like to ask that you respect my family's privacy while we work through this personal situation. 'I have submitted myself to my fathers, our apostles' plan of restoration, chief among those is I will be attending Sunday service starting next week and throughout the year, so that I can hear the Word and be restored in order to fulfill the call on my life to ministry. Therefore, I'm gonna step down as pastor at this time,' he said as the congregation erupted in shock. I have betrayed the trust of God, my family and you my church and for that I am so sorry. 'I have struggled with and am correcting and making amends for serious personal misjudgments which have affected my life and my family and which I deeply regret.

I have struggled with,' Price said trailing off into several seconds of emotional posturing as his wife Angel stood in quiet support by his side. Well I'm here today to give you an update. 'Approximately a month ago I came before you to announce that I would be taking a three-week sabbatical. In a recording of the announcement, which comes approximately a month after Price took a sabbatical from ministry, he didn't specify his 'misjudgments' but noted they were 'serious' and he is working to correct them with the help of his church's leadership team. left his congregation in shock on Sunday when he announced that he was stepping down from the pulpit due to 'personal misjudgments.' Price, handed over the reins of the 28,000-member Crenshaw Christian Center to him in 2009, an emotional Fred K. Just over eight years after his father, Dr.

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