Conservative Babylon

"BlindButNowEyeSee" says:

What about Dr. Bill Pennell now a missionary in the Ukraine?? Former Pastor of Forest Hills Baptist in Deactor GA, which was formerly Pastored by Curtis Hutson of the Sword of the Lord.

Dr. Bill Pennell at Forrest Hills Baptist. Forrest Hills had become the “largest Sunday School” in Georgia in the early 70′s under Curtis Hutson (who took John R. Rice’s place at the Sword of the Lord).

Pennell followed Hutson in 1977 (I was a member from 77-81). Church ran around 3000-4000 in Sunday School (1/2 to 2/3 were bus kids). People called Pennell the “dean of precahers” Pennell was the “…greatest preacher in the world they said”. He even had a poster that he encouraged his people to buy. It had a big picture of Pennell with the words: “My Preacher,” “God’s Man,” “Our Hero”. He said kids ought to have posters like that in their rooms instead of rock stars or movie stars.

The Story is told that sometime in the mid 80′s Pennell’s wife told the deacons about Bill’s many affairs (had been going for decades). She had been silent about them up until now because Bill would always tell her how much it would hurt the “cause of Christ” if she told anybody. When she did tell the deacons, at first, Bill told them she was having a nervous breakdown. Later when she produced proof, he admitted and resigned. His buddies Tim Lee, Jack Hyles and others of course defended him. He is now a “missionary”” in the Ukraine. http://www.ukrainianhope.org