At issue is the planned reassignment of its prominent senior pastor, the Rev. Jody Ray, who served in that capacity for more than five years. Ray, 51, is now CEO and lead preacher of Mount Bethel.

— June 26, 2016, Lyman, South Carolina: Jody Ray Thompson opened fire in the crowded Playoffz nightclub, injuring three. But before he could kill anyone, he was shot in the leg by a club patron ...

Explore Cobb's Mt. Bethel agrees to pay $13.1 million to leave the United Methodist Church. The church property has a market value of more than $36 million. It has a main campus on Lower Roswell ...

Jody Ray Thompson, 32, is facing multiple attempted murder charges after he opened fire on a crowd gathering outside a nightclub early Sunday, South Carolina police said.

The Rev. Jody Ray, from left, Casey Alarcon, chair of the Mt. Bethel UMC Staff Parish Relations Committee, and Rustin Parsons, lay leader of Mt. Bethel during a press conference Monday, April 26 ...

RADFORD — Jody Ray won a seat on the city’s school board after four provisional ballots were added to the total count Wednesday afternoon.

October 18, 1953 — October 23, 2021 Jody Ray Cope, age 68, passed away at his home in Layton, UT on October 23, 2021. He was born October 18, 1953, in Ogden, UT to Charles R Cope Sr, and Mary L ...

Jody Ray Ballard, 68, of Central Avenue, died at 11:11 p.m. October 6, 2018, at his home. Jody was born November 21, 1949, in Glasgow, Kentucky, the son of Clyde and Blanche Hiser Ballard. He ...

The bishop sought to move Mt. Bethel pastor Jody Ray to a new position. Ray refused to go. So what is the problem? The bishop, a lawyer-turned-theologian, ...