Pastor Joel Peebles reinstated to 'Jericho' board
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...