Former lead pastor accused of using thousands in Alabama church funds for luxury personal purchases

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Federal court records show that the former pastor of a Huntsville church is facing charges for wire fraud and filing a false tax return.

Adrian Davis was the lead pastor at All Nations Worship Assembly and also served as a marketing consultant for the church. According to court records, he received a salary and parsonage as compensation.

Davis is accused of using ANWA funds for his personal benefit beginning in or around 2018.

The court documents state Davis used funds to pay his mother’s mortgage, buy vehicles like an Audi A7 and a 2016 GMC Yukon, as well as pay off over $268,000 on his personal credit cards, which were used to make purchases from luxury stores like Louis Vuitton, Flight Club, a shoe store in New York and other stores over the course of 2019 and 2020.

The documents state that Davis wired $13,663 from the ANWA bank account to pay off his personal credit card in October 2020.

Federal records also state Davis filed a tax return in 2021, falsely claiming he received $138,621 when he received total income in excess of that.

Davis agreed to plead guilty to both charges, court records show. As part of his plea agreement, he would be required to pay restitution to All Nations Worship Assembly and the Internal Revenue Service.

Davis has an arraignment set at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 23.