DANIEL WHYTE III, PRESIDENT OF GOSPEL LIGHT SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL, SAYS THE SAME THING REGARDING PASTOR BOBBY CORNELIUS SMITH OF THE NEW BEGINNINGS MINISTRIES CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST IN NEVADA THAT HE SAID ABOUT PASTOR DARRELL GILYARD IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, OVER A DECADE AGO — A MAN CANNOT BE A PASTOR OF A CHURCH AND A CHILD MOLESTER AND REGISTERED AS A SEX OFFENDER. WHAT IS SAD ABOUT THIS IS THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH AND THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH USED TO BELIEVE THIS BUT, EVIDENTLY, NOT ANYMORE. THIS IS A SHAME BEFORE GOD!
DANIEL WHYTE III, PRESIDENT OF GOSPEL LIGHT SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL, SAYS THE SAME THING REGARDING PASTOR BOBBY CORNELIUS SMITH OF THE NEW BEGINNINGS MINISTRIES CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST IN NEVADA THAT HE SAID ABOUT PASTOR DARRELL GILYARD IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, OVER A DECADE AGO — A MAN CANNOT BE A PASTOR OF A CHURCH AND A CHILD MOLESTER AND REGISTERED AS A SEX OFFENDER. WHAT IS SAD ABOUT THIS IS THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH AND THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH USED TO BELIEVE THIS BUT, EVIDENTLY, NOT ANYMORE. THIS IS A SHAME BEFORE GOD!
A Las Vegas judge sentenced Pastor Bobby Cornelius Smith of New Beginnings Ministries Church of God in Christ to one year of probation on Monday, the result of a plea deal that will see the disgraced pastor avoid jail time but have to register as a sex offender. Despite this grotesque development, Smith was not run out of the church or made to resign, but instead will remain the pastor. According to KLAS:
A grand jury previously indicted Smith for 11 felony charges, including nine counts of sexual assault, one count of attempted sexual assault, and one count of child abuse, neglect, or endangerment. Three women, one family member, and two women whom he referred to as “God daughters,” reported that he sexually assaulted them.
Another woman testified that her family became involved with New Beginnings Ministries when she was 16 years old. At 17, she said, Smith texted her a photo of a sex toy. She told him that she did not want to use it. Smith later brought up the sex toy again, telling her that sex toys are not a sin and that he wanted to show her how to use one, she said.
Despite his disqualifying behavior, Smith has been preaching regularly since being charged early last year, much to the shame of his effeminate elders and weak-willed congregants. With having to register as a sex-offender, he will not be able to be alone with any children other than his own.