Weeks’ estranged wife national evangelist Juanita Bynum, 49, has accused him of beating, choking and stomping her to the ground at an Atlanta hotel parking lot on Aug. 21.
Bishop Thomas W. Weeks III got stood up at the negotiation table Monday when his estranged wife evangelist Juanita Bynum failed to show for a mediation of their divorce.
Speculation that the couple — scheduled to meet Monday to hammer out a divorce — will reconcile is spreading from the pews of metro Atlanta churches to gossip sites in cyberspace.
Meanwhile, Thomas Weeks, an author and leader of a global ministry, and Juanita Bynum, a Pentecostal pastor, author and gold-selling gospel singer, are planning separate seminars on family issues and domestic violence next month.
The couple has been estranged since June and has not seen each other in months, since Weeks is barred from contacting Bynum under the terms of his release on bond. On Tuesday, Weeks’ attorneys filed a motion forcing Bynum to give her deposition in the divorce proceeding – a step she has postponed repeatedly, effectively stalling the mediation process, Kessler said.
Televangelist Juanita Bynum, her estranged husband and a group of attorneys met for more than five hours Friday behind locked courtroom doors in Atlanta then slipped out a back door. No one involved in the hearing would discuss it afterward.
The man accused of beating his estranged wife, televangelist Juanita Bynum, says he never hit her and that she physically abused him.
Thomas Weeks maintains that publications and broadcasts about his stormy marriage do not paint a complete and accurate picture.
Televangelist Juanita Bynum’s estranged husband – who is accused of attacking Bynum – is planning a conference on domestic violence and wants to establish partnerships with other organizations around the issue
Bynum, a Pentecostal pastor, author and gold-selling gospel singer, and Weeks have been separated since spring. On Aug. 21, Bynum accused Weeks of beating, choking and stomping her to the ground in a hotel parking lot. He has been charged with aggravated assault, making terroristic threats and simple battery.