First Family Church
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First Family Church is a large Evangelical Christian church in Overland Park, Kansas, situated in southern Johnson County, in the Southwestern portion of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area of the United States. The church was founded on September 22, 1996 by Pastor Jerry Johnston. The church has grown to a membership of over 4,000. In July of 2001, the global television ministry of First Family Church was launched with the support of its World Outreach Partners. The sermons are broadcast all over the world via satellite and web video-streaming. The church campus is on 40 acres.
Jerry Johnston has frequent guest appearance on local and national television shows including CNN’s Crossfire, Good Morning America, MSNBC’s Scarborough Country and has been quoted in numerous local and national publications including The Kansas City Star, New York Times, and numerous times in USA Today.
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- First Family Church
- Lax Financial Oversight Causes Division
- Church Delinquent in Paying Taxes
- Outside Business Line Pockets of Church Staff
According to some ex-members of the church, there is little outside control of financial information related to the church. Pastor Johnston and his family live in pricey homes in desirable neighborhoods and have in the past refused to release information on finances of the church to members of the church or the board of directors. According to some other ex-members, this is not so and purely the opinion of some angry ex-church members.
