2008 GOSPEL EXTRAVAGANZA
Evangelist Juanita Bynum sings at Madison Square Garden
Divorce, tax woes gave her ‘deeper love’ for God, she says
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Gospel diva and national evangelist Juanita Bynum recently appeared in her first major concert since her divorce.
Bynum, a gold-record selling artist for Flow Records of Dallas, performed before a full house at the 2008 Gospel Extravaganza in the WAMU Theater of New York City’s Madison Square Garden, a spokesperson said Monday.
Kimberly Smith / ksmith@ajc.com
Juanita Bynum stops to speak with media outside the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville after her marriage to Bishop Thomas Weeks was ended in court in June.
“Juanita Bynum took some time off last year to focus on other ventures including her makeup line, finishing her book and taping four TV episodes on the ABC Family program Lincoln Heights,” said Toska Medlock Lee General Manager of Flow Records. “We truly support the total brand of Dr. Bynum and believe that it is the multi-dimensional and tremendous talents that she possesses which makes her a great artist and asset to the label.”
Flow Records officials said Bynum and her producer have been busy in the recording studio preparing for her next CD, scheduled for a November release.
The record company released this statement from Bynum:
“I’ve walked through a lot over the past year and have had some tremendous losses in my life — but through it all I gained a greater and deeper love for my God — and this project reflects that.”
Bynum and her ex-husband Bishop Thomas W. Weeks III, leader of Global Destiny International ministries in Duluth divorced in June.
Earlier this month, Bynum’s Waycross headquarters, faced foreclosure and a delinquent tax sale at the same time, according to Ware County Tax Commissioner Steve Barnard. The Evangelical Christian Credit Union, the property’s finance company, stepped forward to absorb the bill.
