BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A United Methodist pastor indicted in the gunshot killing of his wife and the wounding of his daughter remains an ordained minister seven months after his arrest, a church attorney said today.
Held without bond, the Rev. Terry Greer no longer can preach or perform services as a United Methodist pastor, said church lawyer Terry McElheny.
Yet Greer hasn’t surrendered his preaching credentials and the church has not taken them from him, the attorney said.
“So yes, he is still a reverend,” said McElheny, who represents the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Greer, 54, was on medical leave from Gardendale Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church at the time of the slaying seven months ago. A defense lawyer has said the shootings followed months of personal, professional and health problems.