Post by Logan on Jan 28, 2016 0:59:50 GMT -6
The family of a popular Pentecostal bishop from Detroit who started his ministry in a storefront says the national megachurch he built before his death is keeping them from inheriting what they believe to be up to $10 million.
Bishop William Bonner’s two adult grandchildren say his survivors are being shut out of their inheritance and they believe officials with the Harlem, N.Y.-based Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ are hiding money and records about property that belongs to the family.
“He warned people about it,” said Grace Bonner, a Lansing resident and one of the bishop’s granddaughters, who has asked the Wayne County Probate Court to intervene. Judge Judy Hartsfield said during a hearing on the matter Wednesday that she will decide by March 9 whether to dismiss the case.
Considered a “Gospel Giant” by some members, Bonner died in April at age 93, after suffering from dementia and complications from a stroke.
Read more: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2016/01/26/bishop-family-battles-church-estate/79378916/
Bishop William Bonner’s two adult grandchildren say his survivors are being shut out of their inheritance and they believe officials with the Harlem, N.Y.-based Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ are hiding money and records about property that belongs to the family.
“He warned people about it,” said Grace Bonner, a Lansing resident and one of the bishop’s granddaughters, who has asked the Wayne County Probate Court to intervene. Judge Judy Hartsfield said during a hearing on the matter Wednesday that she will decide by March 9 whether to dismiss the case.
Considered a “Gospel Giant” by some members, Bonner died in April at age 93, after suffering from dementia and complications from a stroke.
Read more: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2016/01/26/bishop-family-battles-church-estate/79378916/