In the recent Essence issue Bynum gets candid about the marriage that effectively ended on August 21st at a meeting that was supposed to be a discussion on mending the marriage. The Pentecostal Prophetess accused Weeks of physical, verbal and emotional abuse, of which he has denied, but yet later confesses to his congregation that, "the devil made me do it." Bynum said she accepted the Essence interview request to squash the accusations of her husband. He in turn publishes a tell-all book, according to www.ajc.com titled "What Love Taught Me" (Global Destiny Publishing), which he pulled 48 hours later, promising those who had already purchased it that he would reissue it later.
According to AJC.com he claims that it was Evangelist Bynum who pleaded for the meeting that August 21st because she "wanted to use Global Destiny Church to help raise funds for her mentorship classes and wanted to solidify the location to make her commercial." She on the other hand in, her Essence interview said it was he who pleaded for the meeting to talk about mending the marriage.
Since the split Weeks was evicted from his two million dollar country club estate and was threatened eviction from his church, but made payment arrangements and saved that action. He is also facing a law suit from a former employee for $90,000. She claims that she brought, at his request, $90,000 in items for the church but was never paid back.
According to www.assatashakur.org, Afroamerica said an eyewitness attending a prayer group meeting lead by Tele-evangelist Bynum, said the attendees were told to purchase a t-shirt (with the church's name on it) and if not, they couldn't attend the next meeting. That same eyewitness said that two weeks previously Bishop Weeks told his congregation that those who didn't pay their tithing would be getting a letter stating that they couldn't attend his church until they do.
THOMAS WEEKS, III IS FED UP: Embattled Bishop plans to speak out.
It seems they both have lost sight of God's purpose for them, to spread God's gospel. Sometimes when God's people loose sight of what He asks or directs them to do, they loose his grace and guidance.
That's what the Weeks/Bynum drama is an example of. Their sight became full of "the business," "the tidings" and the public prestige. Unfortunately, they are not alone; many sometimes loose sight of what God wants/directs them to do, getting prideful and thinking that "they" created their successes.
In the wake of numerous inflammatory press campaigns speaking out from Juanita Bynum-Weeks and her publicist Amy Malone, Bishop Thomas Weeks, III is pushing for a private and amicable resolution in the interest of both his marriage and ministry.
Earlier this week, Bishop Weeks retracted the publishing of his memoir, What Love Taught Me. Weeks is, by no means, out to wound or defame his wife. He is simply emphasizing that he is torn between protecting his wife as well as protecting his Atlanta church and ministry at large.
Through these trying times, the Bishop has remained quiet and kept the views and accounts of his marriage private, in hopes of a future reconciliation. The desired reconciliation is not for marital purposes, but to bring forth peace between the couple and their families and to bring harmony, healing and calm to the Christian body. Over 1,600 members have left Weeks' ministry due to the one-sided, unopposed attacks, which have been displayed on television, in print and on radio and online media. In addition to negative publicity that the church has received, Weeks' credible entrepreneurial endeavors have suffered.
In response to the most recent outcry, a press release on behalf of Mrs. Bynum-Weeks was followed by a radio interview on the syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show. Bynum-Weeks' brother made malicious statements against Weeks and his church. The Bishop says his silence cannot be contained for much longer. These continued deliberate and assassinating attacks against Bishop Weeks' character have compromised his longstanding pastoral ministry of over 10 years. Weeks wishes to bring closure to this situation so that publicly, corporately and worldwide, members of the Global Destiny Ministries, as well as the body of Christ, can welcome in the New Year on a positive note.
In the interest of the church, if there is any further agitation by Mrs. Bynum-Weeks or her publicity team, Bishop Weeks' public relations firm, Double XXposure will be releasing his highly anticipated memoir, What Love Taught Me. With this, the highest level of clarity and truth will be exposed with regard to this matter. At the very least, Bishop Weeks hopes to bring closure to all of the drama that has been stirred up through various media outlets.
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