BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The congregation of an Alabama church is trying to move on after an associate pastor was accused of killing his wife.
Members of the First Baptist Church of Birmingham gathered Sunday tonight for a special concert. Former associate pastor Richard Shahan (SHAY-han) is charged with murder in the July death of his wife, Karen Louise Shahan, at their home in the Birmingham suburb of Homewood.
The sanctuary was packed for the concert as interim minister of music Joe Hopkins and his wife led an evening of praise. Hopkins says the church is doing its best to move beyond the tragedy.
Shahan was arrested New Year’s Day in Nashville, Tenn., while trying to board a plane to Germany. He was released on bond Jan. 17 and is under house arrest.
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