Seth Oiler who pastored the First United Methodist Church, died by suicide inside the parsonage on Friday morning. A married pastor and a and father of three from Ohio who was about to lose his job after confessing to an affair with a member of his flock earlier this month, reportedly took his own life on Friday inside the church-owned parsonage where he lived with his wife and three children.
Christian Post reports that 42-yr-old Seth Oiler who pastored the First United Methodist Church, died by suicide inside the parsonage on Friday morning, according to the Newark Advocate.
The report noted that the church had sent a letter to the congregation earlier this month informing them that Oiler had been placed on leave after confessing to the affair.