Refused burial because when in coma she did not tithe enough

Woman refused burial because when in coma she did not tithe enough

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014

A Houston pastor has come under fire for refusing to bury a 93-year-old woman who had been a member of his church for 50 years but did not tithe enough as her death neared.

Barbara Day told KRIV that she was devastated by the way pastor Walter F. Houston treated her when she contacted him about a funeral at Fourth Missionary Baptist Church for her mother, Olivia Blair. Continue reading

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