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buzzz worthy. . . Bishop Joel Peebles The story about the ousting of a prominent Maryland pastor has taken a significant turn. Years after he was fired from the mega church his parents founded, Pastor Joel Peebles  has been reinstated to the board of Jericho City of Praise in Landover, MD through the courts.   D. C. superior court judge Stuart G. Nash ruled yesterday (Tuesday, July 7) that the firing of  Pastor Joel Peebles and his removal from the board at Jericho City of Praise was invalid. William A. Meadows, a former board member who was fired, was also named in the ruling. Peebles has sought to settle the dispute and reclaim what he deemed his rightful inheritance, through ongoing litigation since the passing of his mother, Apostle Betty Peebles in 2010. Despite their legal woes and the thwarting of his legacy, Pastor Peebles and his wife, First Lady Ylawnda Peeples continued in ministry under the name "Jericho City" at an area school, taking many of their f...

buzzz worthy. . . Via Press Release Washington, DC:  On Sunday, September 7, 2014 Jericho City of Praise (JCOP) will officially install Dr. Jasmin "Jazz" Sculark as the new pastor to lead the ministry of one of the largest churches in the country.   This event will mark history; Dr. Jazz will serve as one of the youngest women to lead a mega church in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area.  Dr. Jasmin Sculark, nationally and internationally known as Pastor, Teacher, Author, Evangelist and better known in the Christian community as "Dr. Jazz, The Daughter of Thunder," was named Pastor-Select at JCOP in Landover, Maryland in March 2014. Since then nearly 500 people have joined the church as members under her leadership. "I am going to build on the legacy of Apostle Betty Peebles," Dr. Jasmin "Jazz" Sculark said in a statement. "I am not coming to lay a foundation; I am coming to build upon a foundation that has already been lai...