Apostle, flock told to hit the road

Apostle, flock told to hit the road

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Wednesday, July 15. 2009

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This afternoon around 1:30 p.m. Barnesville police served Apostle Bobby Slaughter (see: The House That Bobby Built in this week's print edition of The Herald-Gazette) with 15 counts of zoning ordinance violation on three different addresses: 306, 315 and 245 Atlanta Street.

UPDATE: Slaughter reported this evening the city cut off water and electricity to the three homes he rented for his halfway houses and has given him five days to vacate the premises.

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#1 Anonymous on 07/15/09 at 05:19 PM

I have seen a time when Johnny McLeroy had more adults than that per apartment on greenwood street and nothing was said about the city of Barnesville needs to be fair

#1.1 Anonymous on 07/15/09 at 06:21 PM

WOW....someone should check out other properties on Atlanta Street. No one said anything about the 12+ Hispanic men boarding in a 3 bedroom house nor did they say anything about the illegal business they operate out of the property. Notice they sell a different vehicle ever week.....

#1.1.1 Anonymous on 07/15/09 at 07:28 PM

Call the proper people so they can do something

#2 Anonymous on 07/15/09 at 06:31 PM

First, I want to say that I think he is attempting to do a good thing. However,I am concerned that this whole operation could harm the values of the properties in the area. All feedback is appreciated.

#2.1 Anonymous on 07/17/09 at 12:58 PM

Maybe you should find out how much each one of these people are asked to pay per week before you should decide who he is trying to help

#3 Anonymous on 07/15/09 at 07:57 PM

Four adults is not that many people sharing a house. Especially considering how outrageous rent is in Barnesville. Six sounds like a safe number, depending on the house. He was asking for trouble with 18 though. Shoulda been less conspicuous. At least he's trying to do good though. Maybe he should consider buying a house.

#4 Anonymous on 07/15/09 at 09:05 PM

who has the right to say how many non related people can live with me? as lomg as we aint causing no trouble then leave us alone!

#5 Anonymous on 07/15/09 at 09:07 PM

I guess the two guys living on Elm St selling crack is ok as long as it is just two of them.

#6 wdm on 07/15/09 at 10:26 PM

Truer words have never been written anon 7:57..."He was asking for trouble with 18 though. Shoulda been less conspicuous."

#7 Anonymous on 07/15/09 at 11:59 PM

Considering all of the walking zombies in Barnesville bringing the housing value down, the city should appreciate someone who's trying to help the police department and city out...Sounds like the Chief of Police has run out of people to lockup so he wants to set these people back out on the street to do crime so he can add to his arrest tally! What a shame!

#8 Anonymous on 07/16/09 at 05:27 AM

Im gonna have to throw up the bull crap flag on 19 ppl living in one house. I think the Apostle Slaughter has a total of 19 residents living in all houses total.
Like said above, no one cares if there are "x" amount of Gordon students living in a house or if Spring property or McLeroy has ppl housed up. I think it is mostly about who lives here. These residents that get in this program want change in their life. This man has a good thing going here. Atlanta st is a perfect area for something like this. Its not in the middle of the bad area but its not so far away that ppl cant walk there and seek help.

#9 JH on 07/16/09 at 06:52 AM

Apostle Bobby openly admits the number of people in the three houses, 18 in one, 9 in one and 4 in what he calls the office.

to anonymous 1.1 let the city know what house you are talking about. If you don't report what you know they cannot do anything about it. In case you have not noticed the powers to be are trying to clean this town up.

To anonymous 5 If you know this to be a fact then shame on you for not taking action to let powers to be know.

If you see something that should no be happening in our town then call City Hall, Police or Planning and Zoning. They will look into it and take the necessary action. Just be sure you have your facts correct.

Have a blessed day.

#9.1 Anonymous on 07/17/09 at 02:07 AM

JH, I just find it strange that "neighbors" see these people; all of their "violations" and call city officials to have them removed from the neighborhood. However, they do not see; hear the hispanic's music, a different car monthly for sale or the several that may come out at any given time....

I was taught a long time ago, that the grass may not be "greener" on the other side. These people kept the grass cut and things looking good in the properties. For the most part, they seemed to be good neighbors. Now whos to say who may move in the houses. I live in the apartments off Atlanta St., and the college kids that had the 315 address was the reason I considered moving. They kept loud music, parties, smelly trash piled sky high, different cars from all over Georgia and who knows what else......

Before them, there was the couple with over 10 dogs in the house $h!tt!n everywhere inside and outside the house. I could hear the dogs barking 24/7 in my apartment.

So you were able to get these people out the house, but hopefully they will not be replaced with a peeper, rapist, pedifiler, drug dealer, theive .........or MURDERER. Lets keep our fingers crossed....

Slaughter, please pray for the best with the next set of neighbors.

#10 Anonymous on 07/16/09 at 08:22 AM

I don't have enough information to be for or against this; however, I do think the "powers to be" need to exert some common sense when handling these issues.

Let one of the members fall and break a leg because there is no power, or let one have a heat stroke and the city will be supporting them.

They can cost the city a great deal of money with a frivolous lawsuit whether justified or not.

You have to use common sense people.

Keep your personal agendas to yourself.

#10.1 anonymous on 07/16/09 at 10:42 AM

If you think it's such a good idea then house them near you. Slaughter also admits in the printed ad that some people choose not to clean up their lives. Who wants to be the neighbor of those few.

Slaughter has a great idea what wasn't great about his idea is how he chose to implement it by shoving it down everyones throat without warning.

The bottom line is they did not follow city ordinances and laws and they are now paying for it as for the gentleman who rented the house to them who had to know people were going to have a problem with it.

Oh the house on elm st. has been busted before.

For all these people saying leave them alone why don't you offer your room, your house. You know his name get in touch with him.

I personally wouldn't want that type of house down a few doors from my house.

#11 GLAD on 07/16/09 at 09:50 AM

I am glad the people in this neighborhood, noticed this Crook. This man came from Griffin with the same Bull......Its all about that money,pastor or not. These strange looking people,our city do not know anything about these people, they could be sex offenders. We all ready have enough issues here,take those STRANGERS back where the came from.

#12 Anonymous on 07/16/09 at 09:54 AM

Watch the damn news! this guy is already been run out of Griffin for the same thing. He helps these crack heads get jobs and puts way too many in one house, then takes their check and distributes the money he thinks they deserve.

#13 HAPPY on 07/16/09 at 10:16 AM

Please get this Crook,out of our town. Go back to Griffin with that mess. That church he have can not even hold 200 people, that is another code violation.

#14 Expose the False Apostle on 07/16/09 at 11:53 AM

He is a false Apostle. He stole the ministry of blind goats away from a former Pastor (who was a true Man of GOD). He and his wife are very cunning, crafty, and greedy. He has been known to use profane language while "preaching." He takes these poor people's money. Automatically, ten percent of their gross income is taken off the top of their already meager salaries. Then he charges them weekly for being in the poorly maintained half-way house. He is a fraud and we all should be rejoicing that the LORD is allowing the Holy Spirit to expose this imposter.

#14.1 Anonymous on 07/16/09 at 01:06 PM

this is interesting. I am all for what he is doing (helping the needy). If this is true however that is another story.

#14.1.1 Expose the False Apostle on 07/16/09 at 02:14 PM

I know because I knew them personally as well as the Pastor whose ministry and ministry equipment was ripped off by these people from Jackson, GA. Slaughter is no Apostle. They are exposed for the fraud they are and I thank GOD that Slaughter and his gawdy dressing, gold-drenched, wife are being brought to their knees. Praise GOD!

#15 Anonymous on 07/16/09 at 02:37 PM

I think he should stick to painting.

#16 Anonymous on 07/16/09 at 02:45 PM

First, I know people can change, but this was one of the Griffin paint and body shop boys, now he is one of Griffin Apostle. Please get his Butt, back to Griffin.

#16.1 Griffin on 07/17/09 at 05:18 AM

Griffin has had enough of their BS. His so-called program offers no education, no AA/NA meetings, just his preaching and taking the money. Please, Griffin has enough riff raff without him and the gaudy wife coming back.

#17 Anonymous on 07/16/09 at 04:19 PM

Good thing there were zoning laws in Jerusalem a couple thousand years ago, or Christianity would have been stopped before it could get started

#18 Anonymous on 07/16/09 at 04:23 PM

Get your facts straight before you post trash. He does not take the money. He puts all in a savings for them with the exception of a small percent that enables them to have : shelter, food, medicine, hygine needs, etc..... After they get their feet back on the ground then guess what... they have money to do what they need to do Ex: get their own place and all the things they need! So your stupid to say otherwise! This is not surprising that this is happening because God was ridiculed also.

#19 LOL on 07/16/09 at 07:02 PM

LOL so you are calling him God now. Oh come on. If the man makes so much money why doesn't he build them a house. Please get real, would you honestly spend a 160$ per wk for a small room you share with four others or more when you can rent an apt. with another for cheaper. God I think not Maybe Jim Jones. A man who misleads people.

#19.1 lizzybegood on 07/16/09 at 08:03 PM

Exactly. I call BS on this "Pastor Slaughter". Something seems very cult like here.

#20 Anonymous on 07/16/09 at 10:48 PM

Are you stupid or just prentending to be? The majority of the $160.00 is being put in a savings for the person that is working so they can have money to get started on their own with when they leave the program. You and some others are not getting the goal of this program. Ask some that have went through it and lead very successful lives now.

#21 Anonymous on 07/16/09 at 10:56 PM

I could not believe how the city "swarmed" in on these poor people and pulled the meters on the houses. Leaving them with no choice but to find immediate shelter with electricity. What kind of people would do this to anyone else. I mean sure if you don't pay you get cut off but this is crazy. The least they could have done was given a 24 hr vacate or be forced to pull meters. But this is cruel. I wouldn't do a dog that way must less people that are already suffering and trying to get their life back on track. This sure doesn't say a whole lot for our city officials. And many of you call your self "Christians". I would be ashamed.

#21.1 JH on 07/17/09 at 09:19 AM

Get real. The city gave them notice and an extension. They were informed they had to leave, yet they chose to move more furniture in. The way the city took action was because they had no other alternative. As more information came to light they had to take action.

Ask yourself, if this House of Restoration was so good why did Griffin turn him out, why did Jackson refuse to let him open...

From Bobby Slaughter to the paper....he gets them jobs and then they pay $160 a week, they get $40 spending money then they save the rest for when they can be independent. Do the math, they probably make $6.25 or a little more an hour. Granted their are some that do not pay until he has secured disability for them. One day he said there were never more then eight people not working, the next day AFTER power turned off he only had five working. I personally could not keep what was truth straight.

If this is a good organization then God will bless it and a proper place will be found.

#21.2 Anonymous on 07/17/09 at 12:59 PM

You are absolutely right. I was surprised to see how the city of Barnesville did these people. The ultimate payment will come......

#22 LOL on 07/17/09 at 09:10 AM

#21 offer your home call Bobby Slaughter.

#20 No I think you are do the math 160 X 4 is what oh 640 now if you have a roomate what is that oh maybe its 320 and heck if three of you splurged on a three bedroom wow that is 212 a peice. So whos stupid now.

#23 LOL on 07/17/09 at 09:30 AM

I have to add the rent may go up for more bedrooms you have.

#24 ashley barkley on 07/17/09 at 10:00 AM

TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN "MIRACLE AITH CENTER" IS ONE OF THE MOST BEST CHURCH IN GRIFFIN!!! APOSTLE BOBBY SLAUGHTER IS ONLY DOIN WAD GOD HAS ASSIGN FOR HIM TO DO.I CANT SEEM TO UNDERSTAND WHY SO MANY PEOPLE IS AGAINST WHAT HE'S TRYING TO DO.....UNLIKE OTHER CHURCH'S AND PASTOR HE'S TRYNA SAFE SOULS....MAYBE YALL THINKS HE'S UP TO NO GOOD ND AS YALL FOLKS SAY "HE'S A CROOK" HOW WOULD YOU KNOW HALF OF YALL PEOPLE THATS TAKING MAY NOT NO ANYTHING ABOUT "MY APOSTLE".HE HAVE A HEART FOR THE PEOPLE THATS STRUNG OUT ON THE STREET AND IT"S NOT A REHAB CENTER IT'S A "SALVATION" CENTER....YOU DNT HAVE TO BE A DRUG DEALER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO BE ND THE PROGRAM....IT'S 100% OPEN TO THE PBLI...HALF OF YOU GUYS THAT TALKING EITHA USE TO BE ND THE PROGRAM OR NEED TO BE....WHY TALK ND GO AGAINST SOMEBODY THATS HELPING PEOPLE IF YOU AINT GOT ANYTHING GOOD TO SAY THEN QUIT TALKING BC QUITE FRANKLON YOU REALLY DNT HAVE THE RIGHT TO TALK!!!! I HAPPENS TO APPRECIATE THE THINGS THAT HE'S DOIN FOR THE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE CAMEND WITH HURT,MINDS BODY DESTROY'D OR ANTHING OF DAT CATORGORY BUT 99% OF THE ONES CUMS OUT TO BE PASTROS,MINISTER,OR THINGS OF THAT SORT SO DNT TELL ME HE;S NOT DOIN THE RIHT THING BECAUSE I HAPEENINLY THINK HE'S DOIN A REAL GOOD JOB WITH THE PEOPLE SO IMA LEAVE BY SAYING THAT "MIRACLE FAITH CENER(HOR)" IS A GOOD PLACE AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU TALK ABOUT HIM OR THE NEGATIVE THOUHTS ND OPINIONS YOU HAVE "APOSTLE BOBBY A SLAUGHTER" IS NOT A QUITTER HE'S A FIGHTER AND LIKE "PA PA" SAID QOUTE "HE'S NOT GOIN TO STOP HERE"..........

#24.1 lizzybegood on 07/17/09 at 01:31 PM

Ashley, sweetie -- learn to read and write. I absolutely cannot look at that mess you wrote.

You may have some valid points but they're lost in that jargon that you typed.

#24.1.1 Anonymous on 07/18/09 at 01:49 PM

well lizzy sweetie its called "typing fast" an i was nd a hurry but im pretty sure you get the point.....

#24.2 Anonymous on 07/19/09 at 08:22 AM

OK i just read the original post just above me that is in all caps. I am gonna say that this is way more than a typo or two by tying fast. I type pretty dang fast myself and catch an error every now and again but this horrible. It hurt my head trying to read it but i still laughed.

#25 OUT OF HERE on 07/17/09 at 12:10 PM

#24 I just wanted to know where are you from? Oh I know, that's your Daddy, well the way you wrote that book, I would like to think he should open a school for his members, if this is the way you word things. One more thing,he is going to stop here in B-ville, Get the HE... OUT OUR TOWN. If he was so powerful,and doing a good thing, why not open it for Free

#26 Anonymous on 07/17/09 at 05:27 PM

Pastor Slaughter was not "kicked" out or “forced out” of Griffin as stated by Fox News.

He was issued permits, he was approved permits for a set number of people per home, he exceeded that number of people and he rented additional homes without obtaining the same special use permits.....he said; and I quote from the Minutes of the May 12, 2009 Administrative Hearing held in Griffin "He said that he did not care if they revoked the special use permit for 1324 & 1332, or closed the other houses for operating without having first secured special use permits, because he had already closed down the program and moved it out of Griffin".

Anyone can read the minutes, it’s found by searching google.

Separation of Church and State gives the Church the right to preach without government interference, it does NOT give the Church additional rights and privileges that are not available to the common man. For someone to think they are above the law just because they help people, well it’s wrong. If Pastor Slaughter truly wants to help others then he would be offering a kinder service by following local ordinances so that those poor people wouldn’t get evicted out of every town they try to settle in.

Good intentions, very bad judgment. I am usually the first to speak negatively about how the City of Barnesville chooses to run, but this time I feel the City did what it had to do for the safety of not only the community but also for those actually living in those houses. Fire hazards should NEVER be taken lightly, and fire codes are in place for a reason.

#27 Anonymous on 07/18/09 at 10:21 AM

Jesus was long suffering keep your head up Pastor Slaughter God will bless you with a building sufficient enough to house all that needs help. Barnesville should not have turned your power and water off until your 5 days was up, wrong is wrong but they also have a judge to answer to one day as do we all.

#28 Anonymous on 07/19/09 at 08:29 AM

I am totally for the fact that he is trying to help these ppl. However i am totally against 19 ppl living in a 4 bed room house. I think that the city should have allowed 8-10 ppl per house or 4 ppl per bed room and be done with it. Some of the ppl arent there at the same time anyways.

#29 Griffin on 07/22/09 at 03:27 AM

Bobby and Brenda Slaughter have bragged about their $500,000 home in Fayetteville. While in Griffin, they had no bank accounts, ran everything on a cash basis. Thus, no record keeping. They always said they couldn't pay rent on the houses because of lack of work. They stole power from the City of Griffin for months on end..until caught. Bobby always said the city, police, and all others in authority were out to get him. I know first hand they only paid utilities when they got turned off and had no choice. These people are not encouraging the residents to further their education (Griffin Tech was a few blocks from their DF Fuller residences). They did not have AA/NA meetings for these folks. What a friggin rip off Bobby and Brenda are. Money is too tight to pay rent and utilities but, she was at the nail salon weekly, hair done weekly, clothes done at the drycleaners, etc. Oh, and those cars they drive...hmm, have the residents live in squalor and you flash your ghetto gold teeth and fake jewelry.

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