Starting a church wasn’t something Boswell ever considered doing, he said, since he has always been a pastor at established churches, including Myers Park Baptist Church for almost a decade.

Starting a church wasn’t something Boswell ever considered doing, he said, since he has always been a pastor at established churches, including Myers Park Baptist Church for almost a decade.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Sunday after Donald Trump won a second term, Pastor Ben Boswell took to the pulpit at Myers Park Baptist, a liberal church in Charlotte, and delivered the sort of blunt ...

Myers Park Baptist Church has a rich civil rights history and sits in one of Charlotte's wealthiest neighborhoods.<br> Sam Wolfe for NPR. Fellow Deacon Robert Dulin was more direct.

CHARLOTTE — Senior Minister Ben Boswell is not with Myers Park Baptist Church anymore and some believe he was forced out because of how he led the church on issues of diversity. Since 2016 ...

Starting a church wasn’t something Boswell ever considered doing, he said, since he has always been a pastor at established churches, including Myers Park Baptist Church for almost a decade.

Myers Park Baptist Church has a rich civil rights history and sits in one of Charlotte's wealthiest neighborhoods. (Sam Wolfe for NPR) Fellow Deacon Robert Dulin was more direct.

Pastor Benjamin Boswell, who was pushed out as the senior minister at Myers Park Baptist Church, is seen Sunday, Jan. 26, in Charlotte, N.C.

Pastor Benjamin Boswell, who was pushed out as the senior minister at Myers Park Baptist Church, is seen Sunday, Jan. 26, in Charlotte, N.C.

Pastor Benjamin Boswell, who was pushed out as the senior minister at Myers Park Baptist Church, is seen Sunday, Jan. 26, in Charlotte, N.C.