" Rev Thomas Wesley Weeks Iii "

[Coonskinner]

Originally Posted by OP_Carl

Odds are he'd look like he spent the weekend shaving wildcats on a brickpile.

You Sir, can turn a phrase.

I salute you.

[OP_Carl]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

Brother,

I grew up in the Ozarks of northeast Oklahoma.

The one thing a tornado and a divorce had in common was that, either way, somebody was fixin' to lose a trailer.

After the divorce was finalized, were they still legally cousins?

[Coonskinner]

Originally Posted by chseeads

Your word pictures remain priceless, Cooncob.

As does your kindness, Seth.

Good to see you.

[Coonskinner]

Originally Posted by OP_Carl

After the divorce was finalized, were they still legally cousins?

Brother, it takes more than a divorce to come between kin and kin where I come from.

Blood is thicker than lawyers' ink.

[OP_Carl]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

You Sir, can turn a phrase.

I salute you.

Thanks.

I may have some more . . .

Odds are she'd turn his front grille from a Buick to a Ford.

(I don't know, is that too obscure? Some people may not have ever seen those old Buick grilles that looked like a nice, evenly-spaced set of teeth.)

[OP_Carl]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

If there really was a physical altercation, I lay odds the good Bishop Weeks looks like he tried to sandpaper a wildcat's behind in a phone booth.

If there really was a physical altercation, I lay odds the good Bishop Weeks looks like she dragged him face-down up the "DOWN" escalator.

[OP_Carl]

Originally Posted by OP_Carl

If there really was a physical altercation, I lay odds the good Bishop Weeks looks like she dragged him face-down up the "DOWN" escalator.

Odds are good he looks like a lisping Romanian pimp who spent an evening in a biker bar.


Odds are good he looks like he took a nap under a bush hog.


Odds are good he looks like she tossed him into a sack of screech owls.


Odds are good he looks like he hid in a hardware store during an earthquake.


Odds are good he looks like he tried to merge with a mine truck.

[Bishop1]

Originally Posted by Bishop1

HOT NEWS !

Our anonymous unnamed and confidential
sourses have supplied this exclusive photo
and tell us the following factual report !

The Rte Rev Thomas Wesley Weeks III
thought That The Meal At The Restaurant
Was Not Going Very Well -
Remembering The Deadbolts on the doors
of the house and the recent replacment of
ALL of the automibile glass -

During The Meal
The Conversation Quickly Became Heated
And One Sided Again so he abruptly got up
and quietly left the Dining Room.

He Remembers going out the doors and the
Parking
Lot with the sound of the Profitess Saying ;
"You'd Betta Git Yer Scrawney Lil Behind Back
In Hear Rite Now, Ya Hear "

Then

He Thought That A BobCat,
Lynx
Or Panther
Attacted Him
Or Maybe
He Got Runt Over By
A BIG MACK TRUCK !

He Refuses To Comment Any Further
Until He Confers with His

Titus 2

Proverbs 31

Quiet

Meek

Submissive

Stay At Home

W I F E !





Bishop1

{ Please Don't Quote Me About The Above LOL}

Thomas Weeks, III is a bishop, prophet,
conference host, and highly sought after motivational
speaker. He is Co-founder and Bishop of the Global
Destiny Christian Community along with his wife,
Senior Pastor Dr. Juanita Bynum Weeks,
headquartered in the Washington D.C. area.

A socially concerned entrepreneur and educator,
Bishop Weeks has spearheaded several community
service organizations, the Internet’s Destiny Network,
and is also establishing Destiny University.
Bishop Weeks studied Mass Communications at the
University of Delaware, holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Theology, and is pursuing advanced studies
toward a Master of Arts in Christian Counseling at
the Christian International College of Theology.
- Source:
Thomas Weeks III, Harrison House Publishers.
Last accessed, Aug. 23, 2007

The Ministry of Thomas Weeks, III

Bishop Thomas Weeks, III has a global vision for
prophetic and revelatory impartation to the nation.
Bishop Weeks’ ministry focuses on empowering
believers of Jesus Christ worldwide for the manifestation
of the Kingdom of God in the earth. Through his
divinely inspired multicultural vision, God releases
a powerful anointing in the atmosphere as Bishop
Weeks delivers life applicable biblical principles and
truths empowering and transforming countless lives
and effectuating spiritual maturity.

The Vision

Bishop Weeks was instructed by the Lord to
“write the vision and make it plain upon the tables,
and establish a place to feed My sheep.” With
this in mind and destiny at hand, Global Destiny
Church (formerly New Destiny Christian Cathedral
Church) was birthed in 1997. Located in Washington,
DC area, Global Destiny encompasses a unique g
roup of people that are called to the nations.
As a prophet and a pastor,
Bishop Weeks is committed to the development
and birthing of Sons of God (Romans 8:19)
and Daughters of Zion..

With many people unable to attend church,
because of work, school, illness etc, the Lord has
given Bishop Weeks and Dr. Bynum Weeks the
assignment and mandate of reaching the internet
community by establishing a dynamic source of
global ministry.

In January 2003, MyGlobalDestiny.com was introduced
to the cyber world as a Global Outreach Ministry.
Millions of people are touched by this medium every
year,
as God has enlarged their territories through technology.

Bishop Weeks is a noted author,
television and conference host,
who has captured the hearts of people around the world
because of his revelatory nature and his uncompromising
stance in the Kingdom to reach the multitudes by any
means necessary.

His powerful messages are captured in a number of
books and audio and video series,
including: “Teach Me How To Love You”;
and his most recent book “Even As Your Soul Prospers.”

The Man Behind the Mission

Thomas Weeks III,
the eldest son of Bishop Thomas Wesley Weeks, Sr.
and Dr. Leona Brown Weeks,
is a native of Boston, Massachusetts.
After living in the states of New York and Indiana,
his family settled in Wilmington, Delaware.

In the Wilmington area,
he completed his public school education and attended
the University of Delaware, majoring in Mass Communications.

Allowing God to equip and qualify him for his purpose
and destiny,
upon accepting his calling as a third generation pastor,
he furthered his studies and completed an AA in Biblical
Studies, a BA in Theology.
He later pursued advanced studies toward an MA in
Christian Counseling at the Christian International
College of Theology.
Under the umbrella of the International Organization,
Pentecostal Assemblies of the World,
Bishop Weeks was licensed to the Gospel ministry
and ordained an Elder.

Over a span of more than 21 years,
he faithfully served in leadership in several areas
such as Church Administrator
and Assistant Pastor at New Destiny Fellowship
(formerly Greater Bethel Apostolic Temple)
in Wilmington, Delaware
under the pastorate of his father,
Bishop Thomas Wesley Weeks, Sr.

Continuing the legacy of his grandfather,
Bishop Thomas John Weeks
and his father, Bishop Thomas Wesley Weeks Sr.,
Thomas Weeks III, was consecrated as Bishop in 2001.

Bishop Weeks is the husband of Dr. Juanita Bynum Weeks
and he has one daughter, Sydnie.
- Source:
About Thomas Weeks III, Harrison House Publishers.
Last accessed Aug. 23, 2007

Wedding

The “million-dollar” wedding of Dr. Juanita Bynum,
well-known evangelist
and author of the best-selling Matters of the Heart,
to Bishop Thomas W. Weeks III
featured a wedding party of 80,
all friends and family,
1,000 guests,
a 12-piece orchestra,
and a 7.76-carat diamond ring.

The black-tie wedding cost “more than a million,”
the bride said,
and i
ncluded flowers flown in from around the world.

“My dress,” she says, “took nine months to make.
All of the crystals on the gown were hand-sewn.
The headpiece was sterling silver, hand-designed.”
- Source:
The Wedding of Juanita Bynum, Ebony, USA, Feb. 2004

Estranged Husband

Juanita Bynum,
a preacher whose fiery and frank sermons
about women’s empowerment
have won her a national following,
was attacked
by her husband in the parking lot of an Atlanta hotel
early Wednesday morning, police said.

Bynum,
whose ministry is based in Waycross,
and her estranged husband, Thomas W. Weeks III,
had met up at Renaissance Concourse Hotel
near Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
to try to reconcile, Atlanta police said.
[…]
- Source: Evangelist Bynum attacked by husband in parking lot, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, USA, Aug. 22, 2007


Thomas Weeks III - Prosperity Gospel

[Bishop1]

Bishop told of marital woes

By D. AILEEN DODD
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 08/24/07

The estranged husband of national evangelist
Juanita Bynum was facing turmoil in his personal
life in the months before he allegedly lashed out
and assaulted his successful wife
in a hotel parking lot.

Thomas W. Weeks, 40, was evicted from his Duluth
home after he and Bynum had separated.
And he had a verbal dispute with an employee that
turned physical, according to police reports.

Earlier this month during a sermon at the church he
and Bynum founded, Global Destiny Church in Duluth,
Weeks eluded to marital problems between the two,
church members said.

"He was really mean," said Tiny Gilyard, 41, of Lawrenceville,
who has attended Global Destiny for a year and witnessed
Weeks's sermon. "He explained that (Bynum) is not going
to be preaching anymore. He said she was just going to
come and sit down....It was like he was jealous of her."

Weeks surrendered to authorities Friday and was released
on a $40,000 bond Friday for allegedly choking and striking
Bynum — a fiery minister whose sermons empower women
to walk away from dead-end relationships — Tuesday in
a hotel parking lot after the pair had dinner together to
discuss a reconciliation, police said.

He has been charged with two felonies — aggravated
assault for his attack on her Tuesday and making terrorist
threats fro threating to kill her, police said.

Weeks spent about six hours inside the Fulton County Jail
before emerging at 1:40 p.m., holding a finger to his lips
to signal that he had no comment. He was dressed in a
gray suit and bow tie. He climbed into the passenger seat
of a silver, four-door Jaguar and rode away.

The attack on Bynum came as the bishop's personal life
apparently was spiraling toward its boiling point.
He had been separated from Bynum for three months,
family say.

On June 27, the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office knocked
on Weeks' door to serve him with an eviction notice for
his home on Campestral Court in Duluth. Weeks wasn't
there, police said.

"He had moved and the home was vacant," s
aid Cpl. Mike Honiker of the Forsyth Sheriff's Office.

Six months earlier, Weeks was involved in a dispute with
an employee that turned physical, according to a police
report.

Weeks had called the police because the female employee,
who had been put on employment probation, was
demanding her paycheck and would not leave his church .
The woman complained to police that Weeks grabbed
her and "physically escorted her off the property."
She returned claiming to have "bruises," from the altercation.
Duluth Police did not have any information late Friday
about how the incident was resolved.

Attorneys for Weeks said he planned to continue his career
and try to reconcile with his wife.

"He is born to be a minister and he is going to continue to
be a minister," said his lawyer , Louis Tesser.
"He is a human being. It is a regrettable set of events."

There was no indication whether Weeks would be preaching
at his Duluth church on Sunday.
His next hearing will be Sept. 7 in Fulton County Superior Court.

Bynum, a fiery national evangelist whose sermons empower
women to walk away from dead-end relationships, was
allegedly struck by her husband Tuesday in a hotel parking
lot after the pair had dinner together to discuss a reconciliation.

Police said Bynum, 48, has been whisked away by family
as they decide what to do next.

"He is extremely sad over the events that have taken place,"
said Edward Garland, another attorney representing Weeks.
"I think there is hope on his part that the relationship can
get past these difficult moments.

Mixing love and ministerial work can take its toll on
relationship for pastors with successful followings, clergy say.

"It is tremendously hard to balance a relationship," said the
Rev. Cynthia L. Hale, pastor of Ray of Hope Christian Church.
"If you happen to be more successful than your spouse or
make more money or have greater prestige that is where
the challenge comes in. There are many men who are secure
in life, but there are also men who are insecure and they have
struggled with having their wives [or girlfriends] excel in ways
they don't."

Weeks had a successful ministry when he met Bynum. However,
she is internationally known.

Weeks's books include "What's on Your Mind: The Level of
Your Success Begins with Your Thinking" and "Even As Your
Soul Prospers: Realize Your Purpose, Release Your Blessings.
" Then, there was this book, "Teach Me How to Love You:
The Beginnings."

Meanwhile, the dispute may have caused Weeks to lose
church members. Gilyard left the church the day he made
the comments about his wife. And now that Weeks has be
arrested, Gilyard says will be looking for another place to
worship.

"I'm not going back," said Gilyard, who is engaged to be
married. "How can he counsel people about their marriages
if he can't take care of his own business. That was his wife."

[Bishop1]

Bynum's husband released
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/met...823.html?imw=Y
By D. AILEEN DODD, MIKE MORRIS
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 08/22/07

Thomas Weeks, the 54-year-old bishop who shares an
international ministry with estranged wife Juanita Bynum,
was released on bond Friday after surrendering on charges
that he assaulted his wife.

Weeks spent about six hours inside the Fulton County Jail
before emerging at 1:40 p.m., holding a finger to his lips
to signal that he had no comment. He climbed into the
passenger seat of a silver, four-door Jaguar and rode away.


Weeks's books include "What's on Your Mind: The Level of
Your Success Begins with Your Thinking" and "Even As Your
Soul Prospers: Realize Your Purpose, Release Your Blessings.
" Then, there was this book, "Teach Me How to Love You:
The Beginnings."

In a brief hearing at the jail, bond was set at $30,000
on a charge of aggravated assault and $10,000 on a
charge of terroristic threats, and a magistrate ordered
Weeks to have no contact with Bynum or her sister,
Tina Culpepper. Weeks, dressed in a gray suit and bow
tie, sat silently in the small jail courtroom, his cuffed
hands in his lap.

His next hearing will be Sept. 7 in Fulton County Superior Court.

Bynum, a fiery national evangelist whose sermons empower
women to walk away from dead-end relationships, was
allegedly struck by her husband Tuesday in a hotel parking
lot after the pair had dinner together to discuss a reconciliation.
Police said Bynum, 48, has been whisked away by family
as they decide what to do next.

A lawyer for Weeks said he will continue his ministry and
try to reconcile with his wife after the allegations are dealt with.

"He is extremely sad over the events that have taken place,"
said Edward Garland, one of the two attorneys representing
Weeks. "I think there is hope on his part that the relationship
can get past these difficult moments.

"He has never had any accusation of any sort like this from
her or anyone esle," said Garland. "There are a lot of circumstances surrounding these events that will be explained at a later
time. He is turning it over to the court system at this point.''

Weeks, Garland said, will meet with "a variety of pastors over
which he presides, and with his father, who is a minister, and
he's going to make a prayerful decision as to how he proceeds.
He's dedicated his whole life to the ministry, and we're very
hopeful that he will be able to continue to lead the ministry."

Bynum and Weeks are co-founders of Global Destiny Church in
Duluth. They were married in 2002 in a lavish televised wedding
that featured a 7.76-carat diamond ring. They separated three
months ago, said Bynum's sister, Tina Culpepper.

According to an Atlanta police incident report, Bynum said her husband "choked her, pushed her down, kicked and stomped her."

She told police Weeks "continued stomping" her into the ground
until a hotel bell man pulled him away. Police also said Weeks
threatened Bynum's life.

Culpepper said the couple was meeting for dinner at Concorde
Grill in the Renaissance Concourse Hotel near Atlanta's Hartsfield-
Jackson International Airport Tuesday night.

Police said the couple had met to work out their differences.
Things soured, and Weeks walked out to the parking lot about
10:30 p.m., police said. He then turned back around and
attacked her, said Officer Ron Campbell.

Weeks also threatened Bynum's life during the attack, police
said. "Anytime you tell a person, 'I'm going to kill you,' that
moves it up to a felony," Campbell said.

The bruises found on Bynum also were serious enough to
bring felony aggravated assault charges against Weeks.

In a comment posted on her MySpace page, the Pentecostal
evangelist said, "I am currently recovering from all of my
injuries and resting well ... this too shall pass."
Her publicist, Amy Malone, said Bynum wants to keep the
matter private.

"People are interpreting it to mean the two of them were
fighting," Malone said. "They were not fighting. She was
assaulted."

Clergy across metro Atlanta said they were saddened by
the news of the public beating of Bynum, a respected
"prophetess" whose star rose under the leadership of
Bishop T.D. Jakes. Bynum is one of the leading speakers
at Megafast, which has attracted hundreds of thousands
of people to metro Atlanta in recent years.

Mixing love and ministerial work can take its toll on
relationship for pastors with successful followings,
clergy say.

"It is tremendously hard to balance a relationship,"
said the Rev. Cynthia L. Hale, pastor of Ray of Hope
Christian Church. "If you happen to be more successful
than your spouse or make more money or have greater
prestige that is where the challenge comes in. There
are many men who are secure in life, but there are a
lso men who are insecure and they have struggled with
having their wives [or girlfriends] excel in ways they don't."

Weeks has retained two lawyers: the well-known Garland,
who in the past has represented NFL star Ray Lewis in
his murder trial and millionaire James Sullivan, who ordered
the murder of his socialite wife; and Louis Tesser.

The couple had a home in Duluth, Culpepper said. Upon
their separation, Bynum moved to Waycross, where her
administrative offices are located.

Members of a Georgia non-profit group, Love for All People,
were working late Thursday to hire two bodyguards to
protect Bynum. Culpepper said Bynum was appreciative
but that it would not be necessary.

Word of the public fight spread to clergy across metro
Atlanta who have either met the couple or know of them.

Once a homemaker, a hairdresser and a flight attendant,
Bynum's big break came when televangelist Bishop T.D. Jakes
invited her to speak at one of his conferences several years ago.

Jakes, who has worked closely with Bynum, had no comment,
his spokeswoman said.

Operators at Bynum's ministry in Waycross, Juanita Bynum
Ministries, asked the public "to be in prayer for her."

Culpepper, Bynum's sister, said she is keeping her sister
company through this difficult time.

"She is resting well and healing of all the injuries," Culpepper
said. "The injuries are not just physical."

Staff writer Saeed Ahmed and News Researchers Nisa Asokan,
Alice Wertheim, Richard Hallman and Joni Zeccola contributed
to this report.


John Spink / AJC
Attorney John Garland (from left), Bishop Thomas Weeks III
and Sgt. E.C. Davis stand before Fulton judge Michael Wallace
on Friday. The bond for Weeks, who is charged with assaulting
his wife, was set at $30,000 on a charge of aggravated assault
and $10,000 on a charge of terroristic threats.
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