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A Year Of Change At Without Walls

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By BAIRD HELGESON | The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 11, 2007

MAY: The Tampa Tribune reports that at least five lawsuits have been filed against the church since 2000, mostly for unpaid bills. The same month, the Tribune reports that church founders Randy and Paula White reneged on a promise to repay and care for Ruth McGinnis, an elderly widow who lent them $170,000 to buy a home. The paper also reports that Without Walls failed to give LaShonda Dupree a home she believed she won in a church-sponsored essay contest in 2002.

AUG. 11: Without Walls buys a four-bedroom, two-bathroom Riverview home for DuPree and her four children. "Even though it didn't first happen the way I thought, I am thankful that it finally worked out," she said.

AUG. 22: McGinnis says the Whites repaid the money they owed her, with interest. "Everything's been settled between Pastor Randy and me," she said.

AUG. 23: Randy and Paula White announce at a service that they are divorcing after 18 years of marriage. They describe each other as best of friends but say their lives have taken different paths.

NOV. 5: U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, begins to investigate how church donations are spent at Without Walls, Paula White Ministries and five other multimillion-dollar ministries. The organizations must submit detailed financial information by Dec. 6 or face possible Senate hearings or an audit by the Internal Revenue Service.

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