Megachurch Faces Lawsuit for Allegedly Forcing Staff to Donate 10% of Wages

A video editor for Churchome is suing the megachurch and its top leaders for allegedly forcing staff to give 10% of wages back to the church.

Churchome is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington and according to its most recent annual report, has more than 300,000 people attending its online and in-person services, with high-profile followers like Justin Bieber and former Seattle Seahawk Russell Wilson, who is listed as a board member.

Rachel Kellogg filed the lawsuit in King County Superior Court last week. In it, she accuses Churchome and leaders Judah Smith, his wife Chelsea Smith and David Kroll of setting policies and practices such as tithing, which she says she was pressured to do or lose her job.

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