103-year-old woman banned from church

A 103-year-old Georgia woman is looking for answers after she says she was banned from the church she's worshipped for many years.

Genora Hamm Biggs has worshipped in the same church for more than 90 years. She reads her Bible daily, but lately she says she's had to do some extra praying to understand what has happened.

"I was shocked," Hamm Biggs said.

She received a certified letter in the mail from church members.

The letter states:

"The letter said we're not to come back, but we went back - police were there," Hamm Biggs said.

Hamm Biggs says this is the only church she's ever known. She became a member 92 years ago.

She says Union Grove Baptist Church's pastor, Reverand Tim Mattox wants her banned because she spoke out and told him she didn't like some of the things he was doing.

"He's a holy, sanctified minister -- we are Baptist and he has divided the church," she said.

Elberton police officers call the incident a civil matter and haven't made any arrest.

Affiliate WHNS reached out to the pastor, as well as others who signed the certified letter for comment, but no one has responded.