Pen Peery, Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte, Ousted After Confessing Adultery

Pen Peery, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte, ousted after confessing adultery

Pen Peery, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte has been ousted after confessing adultery.

First Presbyterian Church pastor fired over allegations of adultery - WCCB Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The pastor at First Presbyterian Church in uptown Charlotte has been fired. In a letter from the church, shared with us by a source, it says Pendleton B. Peery violated the trust and responsibilities of ordained ministry. A church investigative committee reported two charges of adultery, and two charges of wrongful concealment of inappropriate conduct. Peery has been censured, and that includes a removal from ordered ministry f…

Popular 'sixth-generation Presbyterian pastor' Fired After Admitting Adultery

The senior pastor of one of the largest PCUSA churches in the country has been fired from the pastorate after a yearlong investigation discovered he had engaged in “inappropriate online behavior and extramarital affairs.”Pendleton Barnes Peery, known as Pen Peery, was the pastor of historic First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte, a 2,000-member congregation that is part of the PCUSA. According to his since-deleted church bio, he is a a sixth-gen…