Several pastors are accusing prominent St. Louis author, pastor, and professor, Vince Bantu, of engaging in polygamy and years of infidelity, according to interviews by The Roys Report (TRR) and a recent investigation by Christianity Today (CT).
The pastors claim that Dr. Vince Bantu secretly married a second wife to justify his multiple adulterous relationships. Various texts, emails, and call records released to TRR back up the pastors’ claims.
Bantu is a rising Christian scholar in St. Louis. He works as an assistant professor of Black church studies at Fuller Theological Seminary. He also serves as president of Meachum School of Haymanot and pastors the nondenominational Beloved Community Church. His 2021 book, Multitude of All Peoples, won a CT award of merit.
The whistleblowers sent letters to both Fuller Seminary and Meachum School in May, urging the schools to investigate the allegations against Bantu. According to the letters, Bantu made a scriptural case for polygamy by contending the practice simply required a “non-Westernized” perspective of the Bible.
Bantu, 42, told CT he denies the accusations.
“My brothers in Christ have fallen into the snare of jealousy and have made false allegations about me,” he said. “I cannot fully comprehend the motivation for these accusations.”
TRR also reached out to Bantu for comment but did not hear back.
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