Without Walls Central, the opulent Lakeland, Fla., property belonging to Paula White, who also leads Without Walls International Church in Tampa, has been “abandoned” by White and left to decay, a visitor to the property alleges.
Prophetic News radio show host Susan Puzio, operating on Blog Talk Radio, made these claims in a Jan. 6 discussion with Karen Pansler Lam, a Lakeland resident who visited the church property. Without Walls Central has been standing abandoned, ramshackled and without electricity since August, earlier reports have suggested. Latest published reports indicate the property is still owned by White’s main campus, Without Walls International Church.
Pansler Lam’s account, complete with photos the woman says she easily obtained while walking around the megachurch’s vacated property, reveal the real extent of the estate’s decay.
Photos posted by the Internet radio show on the website reveal a church building that could be featured in a ghost town – with empty window panes, broken doors and dirty walls showing signs of mold, and the construction exuding signs of neglect. The sister church of the Tampa, Fla., location ministered until recently by White, has not held a service since at least August, when the electrical supplier disconnected its power due to numerous missing payments amounting to over $50,000, local press reported in December.
The women criticized the church for not caring for its property, which was bought with money from congregants’ donations.
“If people are giving you money, and they’re entrusting you their money to invest it in church property, they expect you to maintain it. Just like God expects us to maintain anything he gives us,” Lam, who called in on the show after visiting the property, said. “We should practice good stewardship of our property.”
According to her biography on Without Walls International Church’s website, Pastor White is the “Apostolic Overseer” of both the Tampa campus and NDCC. - (More at The CPost)
*Photos can be seen during radio program at these links: Can TD Jakes please buy Paula White a Window — Part 2-Can TD Jakes Buy Paula White a Window
"If the professed convert distinctly and deliberately declares that he knows the Lord's will but does not mean to attend to it, you are not to pamper his presumption, but it is your duty to assure him that he is not saved. Do not suppose that the Gospel is magnified or God glorified by going to the worldlings and telling them that they may be saved at this moment by simply accepting Christ as their Savior, while they are wedded to their idols, and their hearts are still in love with sin. If I do so I tell them a lie, pervert the Gospel , insult Christ, and turn the grace of God into lasciviousness."
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t Paula the same woman who teaches that all you have to do is sow a monetary seed and the finances will come rolling in? It just illuminates the power of deception when people cannot see the blatant hypocrisy in all of it.
Ms. White also had Donald Trump on her program to share his financial “wisdom”. To be succinct, this is no longer Christianity. It is the same as Islam – a religion that mentions Jesus, another Jesus.
Rick, she is the queen of the “sow a seed” prosperity crowd. She spreads the false gospel of greed.
Paula White is now the pastor of New Destiny Christian Cnter in Orlando, FL. It is the church that was pastored by Zach Tims that died mysteriously last year in a hotel in NY. New Destiny has appointed Paula White pastor after much controversy and scandal. It was alleged by those on the pastor search team that White did lots of scheming and conniving to get the pastorship. So that’s why she is no longer concerned with Without Walls.
Here’s a link to a site with several articles on this scandal:
http://elev8.com/news/orethawinston/paula-white-speaks-to-new-destiny-christian-center/
Thanks for the info and link Barbara!!
I believe i recall seeing something recently about a part of the congregation at New Destiny leaving in protest over White taking over…am i right?
Scandal, scheming, and conniving are the life blood of the prosperity “gospel”.
No doubt, at some point, the Lord told Paula to purchase the property because it was needed to further the kingdom. Our former church had many such grandiose prophecies. Why can’t the Lord get it right??
Louise, the Lord always gets it right
Yes im sure she would claim the Lord told her to purchase the property…im equally sure thats what she told the folks who gave her money to help buy it.
Sad, isn’t it?
We moved to Lakeland six years ago. It is a city in total theological confusion. Seems like every Gospel circus comes through here. In spite of hundreds of churches, the homeless population is none like I have ever seen, and the adult illiteracy rate in this county is 32%!! Pray for our city, please.