'I cut people,' said Hope Carpenter, who led the Relentless Church in South Carolina until May 2018.
The former pastor of a South Carolina megachurch blasted a local newspaper in a boisterous guest sermon yesterday, claiming that she was carrying a knife.
“I got a knife right in that pocketbook. Greenville News, come on. We done went through this. I’m still here, and guess who else is still gonna be here?” she added. Footage of the Sunday sermon was uploaded to YouTube and reported on by The Greenville News and The State. But since taking over business at Relentless Church, it has been pastor John Gray who has been at the center of investigations by local reporters. Last December, it emerged via Instagram that he had given his wife a Lamborghini worth at least $200,000 for their eighth wedding anniversary. He later stressed that none of the money for the car had come from Relentless Church.
"Over a year ago, my wife and I were in a very difficult place in our marriage, and in that time, I began to converse with someone—other than a counselor, other than a pastoral leader… and I was even in the presence of that person one time. But being in the presence of someone is not the same as sleeping with them. I did not sleep with anyone,” the pastor told the host.
He said: “One of the reasons why I was there is because they invited us to see if churches could partner with the government in lowering recidivism rates and trying to re-acclimate inmates into society. That's critical to me because most of the people in those jails look like me.”
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