Disgraced vicar Paul Flowers kicked out of Methodist Church three years after drugs and rent boys shame
Minister was suspended in 2013 after video surfaced of him buying crystal meth and cocaine for drug-fuelled orgies
DISGRACED vicar Paul Flowers has been booted out of the Methodist Church after his drugs and rent boys shame.
Minister Flowers, 64, was suspended by church elders three years ago when a video surfaced of him buying crystal meth and cocaine for drug-fuelled orgies.
Flowers – who once earned £132,000-a-year as chairman of the Co-Op bank – faced a disciplinary panel last month and has now been sacked.
He admitted a single charge of "seriously impairing the mission, witness or integrity" of the church at the hearing on December 12.
Flowers was given leave to appeal but declined. The decision, which means he is banned from ever taking a church service, has now been formalised.
After the video was published he pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine, ketamine and crystal meth.
Flowers was fined £400, ordered to pay a £40 victim surcharge and £85 costs by magistrates in Leeds, West Yorks.
It has also emerged he had previously quit as a Labour councillor after porn was found on his laptop and was once convicted of gross indecency in a public lav.
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But despite losing his flock in Bradford, West Yorks., Flowers has managed to escape with his pension pot intact and is currently drawing £510-a-month.
Last night, a spokesman for the Methodist Church confirmed he had been removed from their list of 1,700 ministers.
The spokesman said: "He can no longer practise as a minister in the Methodist Church.
"It's about conduct and standards and how we expect ministers to act and live their life.
"We acknowledge that this process has taken some time since Paul was first suspended.
"It took longer because he was unwell at various times last year – on at least two occasions.
"He was unable to come down and meet members of the disciplinary committee."
The spokesman said the church was checking its records to see if Flowers – who spent time in rehab – was paid during his suspension.
According to , Flowers this evening denied he had been booted out of the church, saying: “I’ve not been dismissed. Bye, bye, God bless you.”
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