A black couple were turned away from a church where they planned to marry just one day before the wedding because they are black, they have claimed. Charles and Te’Andrea Wilson, from Jackson, Mississippi, had already sent out invitations for their wedding at the predominantly white First Baptist Church in Crystal Springs. Is it me or does something not seem right about this couple?  Back to the story… LOLÂ
Sources report a day before their nuptials, Pastor Stan Weatherford told the couple some church members were opposed to the wedding, which would have been the first between a black couple at the church.
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A Mississippi couple says the church where they planned to get married turned them away because they are black.
Charles and Te’Andrea Wilson say they had set the date and mailed invitations, but the day before their wedding they say they got bad news from the pastor of predominantly white First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs: Some members of the church complained about the black couple having a wedding there.
The Wilsons, who live in nearby Jackson, said they attend the church regularly although they are not members.
Pastor Stan Weatherford told WLBT TVÂ he was surprised when a small number of church members opposed holding the wedding at the church.
“This had never been done before here, so it was setting a new precedent, and there are those who reacted to that because of that,” said Weatherford.
Weatherford performed the July 21 ceremony at another church.
“I didn’t want to have a controversy within the church, and I didn’t want a controversy to affect the wedding of Charles and Te’Andrea. I wanted to make sure their wedding day was a special day,” said Weatherford.
WLBT reported that church officials now say they welcome any race. They plan to hold internal meetings on how to move forward.
Church member Casey Kitchens said she and other members of the congregation are outraged by the church’s refusal to marry a black couple, a decision she says most of the congregation knew nothing about.
“This is a small, small group of people who made a terrible decision,” Kitchens told The Clarion-Ledger . “I’m just ashamed right now that my church would do that. I can’t fathom why. How unfair. How unjust. It’s just wrong.”
“I blame the First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs, I blame those members who knew and call themselves Christians and didn’t stand up,” said Charles Wilson.
Wilson told the newspaper that he understands Weatherford was caught in a difficult position and he still likes the pastor, but he also thinks the pastor should have stood up to the members who didn’t want the couple to marry in the church.
“It’s not reflective of the spirit of the Lord and Mississippi Baptists,” the Mississippi Baptist Convention executive director, the Rev. Jim Futral, said. “It’s just a step backward. … It’s a sad thing.”
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CORRECTION!: It was not a “Jackson” Mississippi Church it was a Crystal Springs Mississippi Church!!!!! The couple was maybe from Jackson but the church was in Crystal Springs
They may had problems with knowing his background. Like being a convicted felon which he tells no one. He has molested minors. He was married not long ago. However none of the lawsuits they ever filed together never came through until she.mysteriously past away. He robbed her kids blind after her death. Maybe the church people just wanted everyone to know the real Charles Wilson. He will marry again. He is on every single dating site.
When I first saw the pictures I thought this was a story about a little girl and her love for her dad. How old are these muh fukkas? Especially him!
Oh he loves young women. And he is from the Raymond Jackson area. Why the need to marry away from family and friends?
Oh and he has a young daughter that the mom was smart enough go remove from his custody. She or her family need to look into this man. Not just what he tell them but background him. He has many secrets. I know.
Well I do hope they were turned away from this particular church for other reasons, and not because of their race. Perhaps it was because they weren’t members of this church?