Bishop Thomas Weeks Loses His Queen, His Bling, And Now His Church?

Jesus Take The Wheel, It's Gonna Be A
Bumpy Ride For Juanita Bynum's Stalker Pastor

When a Fulton County grand jury indicted the husband of national evangelist Juanita Bynum for what "The Prophetess" said was an attack on her, neither her nor the black mega-church minister probably imagined that he would now be looking at a maximum possible sentence of 27 years on lockdown.

Thomas Weeks III, 41, faces one count of aggravated assault, one count of terroristic threats and two counts of simple battery in connection with the Aug. 22 incident outside an Atlanta hotel. Weeks fled the scene before police arrived, but later told members of his congregation the devil had been responsible for his actions.



Apparently it’s going to take more than blaming Satan to get the bishop off the hook with authorities. And now, bill collectors.

Court documents show that before moving to Duluth, Georgia, Weeks led a ministry in Washington, D.C. called, Center of Hope Community Development Corporation. Court records reveal a $63,000 judgment against Weeks from copier giant, Xerox Corporation, a $22,000 judgment against Weeks from jewelry store Tiffany and Company, a $13,000 judgment from a credit card company and a $6,000 judgment from Ford Motor Credit. In total, there is more than $100,000 in judgments against Weeks. Three of the creditors say Weeks still has not paid the debt.

When the Black Jim and Tammy Faye Baker moved to Duluth in early 2006, they began leasing a $2.5 million home with six bedrooms in the St. Marlo golf community in Forsyth County. Earlier this summer in June, a court gave the order to serve an eviction notice after the power couple separated three months ago. And Weeks could still be close to losing the church he built with his just as culpable wife.

An attorney representing the landlord for Global Destiny Church in Duluth said Friday that Weeks had received several notices that he was in violation of his lease agreement for the church for nonpayment of funds. GrimesSquare Executive Inc. proceeded with an eviction lawsuit when the matter was not resolved within its timeline.

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“I wrote the letter to comply with the law,” said Stephanie Friese, attorney for GrimeSquare Executive. “I am sure they did others.” According to court records, Friese backed up the threat of eviction on Aug. 23. She filed a lawsuit against Weeks in Gwinnett County Civil Court that started eviction proceedings “for the non-payment of rent,” Friese said.

An out-of-court deal was reached Friday to stop the eviction proceedings against Global Destiny, Friese said.“This morning the parties reached an agreement,” he said. “The settlement document has already been signed.”

Friese would not discuss whether GrimeSquare Executive received full payment for the church’s rent and other fees under the lease or whether Weeks was put on a payment plan. The bishop continued to have church services there. The church is located at 4830 Rivergreen Parkway in Duluth.

“If he complies with the terms of the settlement, he will be able to remain in possession,” she said.

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