The family of a popular Pentecostal bishop is alleging that the Church that he helped build is preventing them from inheriting upwards of $10 million from his estate. “Bishop William Bonner’s two adult grandchildren say his survivors are being shut out of their inheritance and they believe officials with the Harlem, N.Y.-based Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ are hiding money and records about property that belongs to the family.” The lawsuit is seeking to get answers from the Church that Bishop Bonner founded in 1944 which started off as a 2,500-seat sanctuary on East Seven Mile in Detroit and later expanded to numerous cities across the country and around the globe. “Bonner’s real estate empire includes as many as 30 homes and other properties in Michigan, New York, South Carolina and Washington, D.C., his family says.”
See Oralandar Brand-Williams, Family battles over megachurch founder’s estate, The Detroit News, January 27, 2016.
