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THE CITY OF PRAISE New Years Eve 2016 – 8501 Jericho City Drive Landover, MD

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 Below is a paragraph from an article we wrote in a People of Praise Facebook Post on January 2, 2015

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 ” People all over the world are scratching their heads and wondering how Bishop Joel and the City of Praise can do what we do. We operate a mega church out of 2 high schools. We have not missed a beat. Imagine their response when we return to our Landover campus. We WILL celebrate NYE 2016 at the City of Praise Church 8501 Jericho City Drive Landover, Maryland with Bishop Joel Peebles. We see this in the spirit as well as the natural. All of our cases will go to trial this year. VINDICATION, RESTORATION, “

THE DEVIL THOUGHT HE HAD US – BUT GOD!!   OUR FIRST NEW YEARS CELEBRATION AT OUR  LANDOVER, MD CAMPUS SINCE 12/31/2011.     

                  AND IT CAME TO PASS

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  NEW YEAR’S EVE 2016  at the CITY OF PRAISE FAMILY MINISTRIES back at our Landover Campus

 

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LEGAL UPDATE: WE HAVE TAKEN POSSESSION OF OUR LANDOVER, MD CAMPUS

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Amos 9:13-15The Message (MSG)

13-15 “Yes indeed, it won’t be long now.” God’s Decree.

“Things are going to happen so fast your head will swim, one thing fast on the heels of the other. You won’t be able to keep up. Everything will be happening at once—and everywhere you look, blessings! Blessings like wine pouring off the mountains and hills. I’ll make everything right again for my people Israel:

“They’ll rebuild their ruined cities.
They’ll plant vineyards and drink good wine.
They’ll work their gardens and eat fresh vegetables.
And I’ll plant them, plant them on their own land.
They’ll never again be uprooted from the land I’ve given them.”DSC_5479

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                              AND IT CAME TO PASS

Jericho City Of Praise – Motion To Stay the Court Order is Denied in DC Superior Court

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Request deniedcourt case 11On July 7, 2015 the Six Jericho Employee/Members lost their case in the DC Superior Court. They were found to have illegally taken control of the church during a well devised hostile takeover during the long illness and death of Apostle Betty Peebles. On Wednesday July 8, 2015 their lawyers filed a Motion to Stay the courts decision until such time as their appeal was heard. Today, Thursday July 9, 2015 their motion was denied. The full motion is shown below. Pay particular attention to the last paragraph top of page three of the Judges order.Request denied

 It Ain’t Over Until God Says It’s Over – Well God Has Spoken and IT”S OVER

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The City Of Praise Family Ministries – Coming Out of the Wilderness

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We Were Down But Not Out! Now We’re Coming Out!

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As we went through our wilderness journey that began in 2012, we noticed that the hand of God covered us daily.  We have been under the glory cloud. God allowed the sun to shine through at times bathing us with light and discernment, lifting the fog and bringing clarity to our purpose and mission.  We were able to shake off dead weight and traditions, grow in unity and learn the power of love, forgiveness & mercy.

The spirit of God  has been with us as we dwelled in the secret place of the most high which is the word of God.   We remained under his shadow and canopy of protection for the past 3 + years and now our journey is coming to an end. The City of Praise Saints can now see the light at the end of the tunnel. We will finally be heard in court and there will soon be Validation, Restoration, Vindication and for some Incarceration.

 

2015 – THE YEAR OF RESTORATION

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Wait On It!  Wait On It!  We Are Coming Back With Spoils

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AT2W Writes An Article On: Lesbianism in the Black Church

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The Jericho City Of Praise Self-Appointed, Unelected, Employee Board’s hireling Dr. Jasmin Sculark is featured in this article from AT2W Blog.

Lesbianism In The Black Church Revealed

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What Do You Know About Lesbianism In The Black Church?

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What Do You Know About Lesbianism In The Black Church?

When people hear about gays in the Black Church they automatically think it’s the ‘gay black man’. When in fact, it is the number of Black lesbians in the Black church that’s alarming. Many won’t believe the amount of lesbians that’s in Black churches… from the Pastor’s wife on down. Okay, so let’s see…you have Pastor’s wives that’s a lesbian, the Usher, the Sunday School Teacher, etc. Lesbianism is just as bad as gay men in the Black church, but society treats as if lesbianism doesn’t exist in the church. Why is this though? Is it because the “gay Black man” is more noticeable because of his feminine ways? Is it because the Black community stigmatize the male choir director or musician as the gay ones?

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 Dr. Allyson Nelson

Sadly, to say the Black church is more acceptable of lesbians within our churches. However, we shouldn’t be as closed minded about this issue. We should treat lesbianism in harmony as  much as we criticize and judge gay men in Black churches. So, let’s be real now…there are a host of female Pastor’s that display ‘butch like’ tendencies, but we continue to look over the obvious. Am I telling the truth or what? For example you have Black female Pastor’s such as: Dr. Jasmin Schulark, Bishop Allyson Nelson, and Bishop Yvette Flunder just to name a few that either has admitted that they are indeed a lesbian and/or displays lesbianism tendencies.

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Bishop Yvette Flunder

C’mon Black church people…..if we are going to judge, criticize,  and rebuke the Black gay man in our Black churches, then we shouldn’t have a problem doing the same to lesbian Pastors either.

Click Here to Link to the AT2W article

BET Network will be at the Best New Years Eve Celebration in the DMV, with the City Of Praise Family Ministries at the Show Place Arena. Doors open at 7:00pm.

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1fire d  The hottest spot in the DMV this New Year’s Eve will be at The Show Place Arena. Come hear gospel artist J. Moss, Mary Mary, Kevin Levar, Janay Peebles and Bishop Joel Peebles. Come join us tonight. BET Network will be in the house filming the City of Praises New Year 2015 celebration.

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The City Of Praise Family Ministries 2014 New Years Eve Celebration

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1fire cccccNew Years Eve 2014 at the City Of Praise Church with Bishop Joel R. Peebles and Pastor Ylawnda Peebles 

 

   The hottest spot in the DMV on New Year’s Eve will be at The Show Place Arena with J. Moss, Mary Mary, Kevin Levar and Janay Peebles.  Join Bishop Joel R. Peebles Sr. and Pastor Ylawnda Peebles and the City of Praise church as we welcome in the New Year 2015 under the Glory Cloud at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro Maryland.

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November 2014 City of Praise Legal Update

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There have been several developments within the past 90 days that have occurred in our fight to return our Landover (Jericho) campus. It is important to note that Apostle Betty Peebles died in October 2010.  The self-appointed employee board filed suit against Bishop Joel Peebles and Chairman William Meadows days after Apostle Betty Peebles died and before she was buried.  The congregation has filed 4 suits against the self-appointed board.  The congregation WON the records case and we now have both Corporate and personal bank records. The self-elected board has dragged these cases on for over FOUR (4) years.  They have used our tithes and offerings to pay their lawyers. The only ones benefiting from this is the lawyers.  There are currently four (4) active cases.  The statute of limitations has run out.  There can be no new cases.  They have run out of tricks and have boxed themselves in.  They have avoided a jury trial for four years.  Their day of reckoning is rapidly approaching.  It is imperative that we pray for the souls that will be displaced.  It seems that they have stuck their heads in the sand.  Everyone knows that their days are numbered but them.

Dictionary:

Summary Judgment:  a court order ruling when a judge determines that there are no disputed material issues of fact in a case, and the side asking for it is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.  As used here, “material issues of fact” refers to any facts that could allow a fact-finder to decide against one side. If the motion is granted, there will be no trial.

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First Case:  Court of Special Appeals Maryland.  The Appeal for the Articles Case:   This case was granted a summary judgment by Judge Jackson on 2/4/2014.  We filed an appeal to the Court of Special Appeals.  The Jericho six (the Defendants) filed a motion to Dismiss the case.

Response from the Court:  11/17/14   Request denied    Trial Date January 9, 2015

Second Case:  The DC Court Case 2013 CA 007115 in DC Superior Court, Robert George, ET AL. V Clarence Jackson ET AL.: The Jericho Six, filed a Motion to Dismiss the case on 12/03/13.

Response from the Court:  04/23/14  Request denied   Trial  2015

Third Case:    Jericho Baptist Church Ministries, Inc. V.  Joel R. Peebles Sr. and Chairman William Meadows: The Jericho Six,  filed a motion for Summary Judgment on June 2, 2014, the hearing was held on October  2, 2014

Response from the Court:   11/26/14   Request denied  Trial  2015

 

Fourth Case:   The Federal Case              Action Pending

Second Request For A Summary Judgment Could Land Local Judge In Hot Water

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The Prince George’s County Circuit Court Judge

The Honorable  Dwight D. Jackson – Judge – 7th Judicial Circuit

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It’s not surprising that a vast number of people in Prince Georges County have lost faith in the judicial system and believe that the court system is broken. 

 

On Thursday October 2, 2014 the parties to the case  JERICHO BAPTIST CHURCH MINISTRIES,INC. v.,  JOEL R. PEEBLES SR. are scheduled to appear in court. They will be there to address the ridiculous request by the Six Rogue Employees for the Judge to issue a second Summary Judgment in this case.  The six(6), self-appointed employees at Jericho are asking Prince Georges County Circuit Court Judge Dwight D. Jackson to join them and circumvent (break) the law, by not following the Maryland Court Of Special Appeals decision.   If Judge Dwight D. Jackson is bold enough to disregard the higher courts ruling and grant the six employees request for a second summary judgment he will be violating a court order which is the same as breaking the law.  He will show himself to be  an unjust judge and an unfit judge. What’s interesting is that in the past Judge Jackson has made his rulings behind closed doors a few days before the scheduled court date.

  WAS BISHOP JOEL R. PEEBLES SR., A  MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES  IN MARCH 2009? THIS IS THE ONLY QUESTION THAT THE COURT WILL ANSWER.  IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE. BISHOP JOEL PEEBLES HAS NUMEROUS DOCUMENTS SHOWING THAT HE WAS A  MEMBER OF THE BOARD.

 On June 20, 2014 the unelected self-appointed, board of 6 employees who are temporarily occupying the Jericho Landover, MD facility filed another motion for Summary judgment in the case that they filed against Bishop Joel Peebles and William Meadows 4 days after Apostle Betty died.   This move by the 6 and their lawyers is astonishing, brazen and contemptuous on all levels.

 A summary judgment is when a decision is made without a trial. “If a material fact is disputed by both sides, then the court is prohibited from granting a summary judgment.  Thus, in opposing a summary judgment, it is not necessary to show that you win on the issue.  It is only necessary that you show that a genuine as opposed to a frivolous, issue of fact exists.”  To overcome a summary judgment you only need to prove that there is a disputed fact.

October 25, 2011, Judge Dwight Jackson granted the six employees a summary judgment against Bishop Joel Peebles and Chairman William Meadows.  Bishop Joel and our board filed an appeal to the court of Special Appeals who ruled that “… “[T]he purpose of summary judgment is to determine whether there are facts in dispute that must be resolved through a more formal dispute resolution process, a trial on the merits. . . . It is not the purpose of summary judgment to resolve issues of material fact.”Md. 21 1, 229-30 (2003) (emphasis added)’Returning to the instant case, appellees, we conclude that the circuit court erred in granting motion for summary judgment because a genuine dispute of material fact exists as to whether appellant Peebles was a member of the Board.   …. In concluding that appellant Peebles was not elected as a Board member, the circuit court engaged in fact-finding, which is not a function permitted of a trial court when making a determination on summary judgment …. Because a genuine dispute of material fact existed as to whether appellant Peebles was a member of the Board, we reverse summary judgment as to both appellants and remand for further Proceedings.”

In short, Judge Jackson wrongly granted the motion for summary judgment in the original trial because there WAS a disputed fact as to whether or not Pastor Joel was a member of the Board of Trustees.  It is not for a judge to decide issues of fact, that’s done by a jury.  A jury is the only appropriate fact finders in a courtroom.  The Court of Special Appeals reversed Judge Jackson decision. (The six employees are NOT the legal board) and sent it back (remand) to the lower court.  The six employees then filed an appeal to the court of Appeals which is the highest court in Maryland who declined to hear the case.

The case is now back before Judge Dwight D. Jackson. The six employees are asking Judge Jackson to make the exact same ruling that the Court of Special Appeals said was done in error. The fact that the six employees and their lawyers  think that they can manipulate a judge and get him to go against what a higher court (Court of Special Appeals) has ordered  casts a bad light on the Prince Georges County judicial system.   This shows the level of contempt that they have for the judicial system.  These questions beg to be answered- Why are these so called Christians attempting to manipulate the legal system? Are they above the law? Why are they trying to avoid a jury?  The world is watching.