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This article is about a person who has recently died. Some information, such as that pertaining to the circumstances of the person's death and surrounding events, may change rapidly as more facts become known. Earl Paulk Born May 30, 1927(1927-05-30) Died March 29, 2009 (aged 81) Nationality American Education Attended Earl Pearly Paulk, Jr. (May 30, 1927 - March 29, 2009) was the American founder of Chapel Hill Harvester Church. Noted as "one of the country’s first great independent megachurches, it gained an international reputation for combining liturgical arts, such as dance and drama, with cutting-edge social ministry."[1] The church is in Decatur, Georgia; a suburb of Atlanta. Paulk was dogged in later years by several allegations of sexual misconduct. Contents [hide] 1 Early life and training 2 Civil rights work 3 Church & Ministry 4 Controversies 4.1 Tricia Weeks and others 4.2 Jessica Battle 4.3 Cindy Hall 4.4 Mona Brewer 4.5 Donnie Earl Paulk 4.6 Allegations by daughter and granddaughter 5 Theological Concerns 6 Death 7 References 8 External links // Early life and training Please help improve this article or section by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page. (December 2007) Paulk was born 30 May 1927 to Earl Pearly Paulk, Sr. and Addie Mae Tomberlin Paulk. His father was a minister in the Church Civil rights work Paulk's pastoral ministry began at Hemphill Avenue Church of God (now Mount Paran Church of God) in Atlanta just as the civil rights movement was getting underway. He was one of the few white pastors who marched with Martin Luther King, Jr. Paulk also signed The Atlanta Manifesto, a statement prepared in the fall of 1957 by a group of clergymen in Georgia, relating specifically to the violence in Little Rock, Arkansas, and in general to issues of racial integration from the point of view of Christian social responsibility.[2] Paulk was somewhat more liberal than most Church of God pastors of the time. For instance, he allowed women at his church to wear jewelry. Paulk was forced out of this church in 1960 after an extramarital affair. Church & Ministry In 1960, Paulk founded the Gospel Harvesters Evangelistic Association with his wife, his brother Don, and his sister-in-law Clariece in an area of Atlanta called Little Five Points. In 1972, the church moved to the southern part of DeKalb County and became known as Chapel Hill Harvester Church. While there, the church | ||||
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