FAME Church Prevails in Lawsuit Against Former Pastor
June 8, 2016
After a nearly four-year court battle, First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles (FAME) has prevailed in a lawsuit against its former pastor, the Rev. John Hunter; his wife, Denise Hunter; and several others for inappropriately separating and removing the public benefit assets from the control of FAME church, without the knowledge of the congregation. The defendants dismantled the church-approved bylaws of the FAME Assistance Corporation (formerly known as FAME Renaissance) and FAME Housing, which included a 27-member Board of Directors and a stipulation that the active pastor of First AME Church of Los Angeles be the head of