(ChurchLeaders) The protracted dispute between Pastor James MacDonald and Harvest Bible Chapel (HBC) recently concluded through arbitration. Now the Chicago-area megachurch is sharing details of the settlement and has apologized to its former pastor, who was fired in February 2019.
MacDonald also is speaking out for the first time about the contentious, high-profile split with the congregation he led for 30 years. MacDonald, who became the church’s first pastor in 1988, will receive $1.45 million, plus all assets of the “Walk in the Word” broadcast ministry, some property, and “deferred compensation” of an undisclosed amount.