Immanuel Baptist’s ties with attorney severed in response to objections, official says

December 22, 2023 at 4:11 a.m.

by Frank E. Lockwood

Fayetteville attorney Travis Story (left) and Steven Smith, lead pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church, are shown in these file photos from December 2016 and October 2023, respectively. (Left, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staton Breidenthal; right, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Kimberly Dishongh)
Fayetteville attorney Travis Story (left) and Steven Smith, lead pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church, are shown in these file photos from December 2016 and October 2023, respectively. (Left, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staton Breidenthal; right, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Kimberly Dishongh)


Immanuel Baptist Church selected Fayetteville attorney Travis Story last month to help with its new Child Safety and Sexual Abuse Prevention program, a member of the congregation's finance team told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Thursday.

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