McCollough v. Hillside Baptist Church
James McCollough appeals from a judgment entered following a bench trial in which the court concluded that he was not entitled to recover unpaid wages for services he performed as the pastor of Hillside Baptist Church of Puente California (the church). McCollough was the pastor for nine years before he was terminated and sought to recover almost $200,000, calculating his pay by relying on a written compensation agreement the former pastor had with the church and seeking 128 months of unpaid wages. The court determined McCollough had no written contract, and his oral contract of $200 per week was modified after the church could no longer afford to pay him. We conclude McCollough’s procedural and substantive challenges to the judgment do not warrant reversal. Thus, we affirm.
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