<div><strong>“Let My People Go” — A Plea for Freedom and Justice. </strong>
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<div><strong>Doing the Right Thing Comes at a Cost. I Chose Truth. Now I’m Paying the Price. Help Me Stand for Truth — And Finally Be Free.</strong>
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<div><strong>I Stood for Truth — Now I Must Stand for Freedom. Stand with me as I go through this trial. I hope to make an example for others to follow who are being persecuted like me.</strong>
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<div>For more than ten years, I faithfully served St. Andrew’s Chapel in Central Florida as an elder, officer, and trustee. I loved the church and its people, and I sought to serve with integrity and humility.
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<div>In 2024, several members came to me with serious concerns and reports of mistreatment. As a church officer, I did what my conscience and our denomination’s guidelines required: I listened, supported them, and informed them of their rights and options. When a formal process followed, I testified truthfully. The senior pastor was tried, convicted of wrongdoing, and is now suspended.
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<div>Since that time, I believe I have faced retaliation.
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<div>After being accused of “gossip” for helping those who sought guidance, I resigned from St. Andrew’s Chapel on December 14, 2025. However, the church has stated that I am not free to leave. Despite my joining another church, they refuse to recognize my resignation or my new church’s request that they cease contact and harassment. I have been told they believe they have a legal right to prevent me from leaving.
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<div>In addition, a member of St. Andrew’s Chapel filed a baseless lawsuit against me — supported by a church leader. Defending myself has required significant legal expense. The emotional and professional toll has also resulted in lost work and financial hardship throughout 2025.
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<div>I have made multiple requests to simply be left alone. Those requests have gone unanswered.
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<div>I see no other path forward but to seek civil relief through the courts — including filing for an injunction and other remedies — so that I may live, worship, and work without continued harassment.
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<div>This is not a step I take lightly. But freedom of conscience, freedom of association, and protection from retaliation matter — not only for me, but for anyone who seeks to stand for truth within their community.
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<div>Media coverage:
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<div><strong>How You Can Help</strong>
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<div>Legal action is costly. The funds raised will go directly toward:
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<div>•	Securing experienced legal representation
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<div>•	Filing for an injunction to end harassment
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<div>•	Covering court costs and related legal expenses
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<div>If you believe in standing for truth, protecting individual freedom, and ensuring that no one is punished for speaking honestly, I humbly ask for your support.
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<div>I want to set an example and blaze a trail that others can follow and benefit from. We all need to be sheepdogs and honey badgers to protect the innocent from abuse within churches.
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<div>Your donation — of any amount — will help me pursue the legal protection necessary to finally be free.
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<div>Thank you for standing with me.
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“Let My People Go” — A Plea for Freedom and Justice.

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“Let My People Go” — A Plea for Freedom and Justice.

Just $500 to go!
Make an impact.