Case number: 2:25-bk-12399 - Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. - Louisiana Eastern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc.

  • Court

    Louisiana Eastern (laebke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Meredith S. Grabill

  • Filed

    10/22/2025

  • Last Filing

    12/12/2025

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Eastern District of Louisiana (New Orleans)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 25-12399

Assigned to: Meredith S. Grabill
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset

Date filed:  10/22/2025
341 meeting:  11/24/2025
Deadline for objecting to discharge:  01/23/2026

Debtor

Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc.

1937 Mirabeau Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70126
ORLEANS-LA
Tax ID / EIN: 72-0907747

represented by
Edwin M. Shorty, Jr.

650 Poydras Street
Suite 2515
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 207-1370
Fax : (504) 207-0850
Email: eshorty@eshortylawoffice.com

U.S. Trustee

Office of the U.S. Trustee

DOJ-Ust
600 S. Maestri Place
Suite 840-T
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-589-4018
represented by
Christy Renee Bergeron

DOJ-Ust
600 S. Maestri Place
Suite 840-T
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-589-4018
Email: Christy.Bergeron@usdoj.gov

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
11/14/202529Certificate of Service Filed by Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. (RE: (related document(s)26 Order on Motion to Expedite Hearing) (Shorty, Edwin) (Entered: 11/14/2025)
11/14/202528Certificate of Service Filed by Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. (RE: (related document(s)27 Amended Motion filed by Debtor Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc.) (Shorty, Edwin) (Entered: 11/14/2025)
11/14/202527Amended Motion with Certificate of Service Motion to Pay Prepetition and Postpetition Wages
Reason for Amendment
: Title of Document is incorrect (RE: related document(s)19 Generic Motion filed by Debtor Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc.) Filed by Edwin M. Shorty Jr. on behalf of Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. (Shorty, Edwin) (Entered: 11/14/2025)
11/13/202526Order Granting Motion to Expedite Hearing on First Day Motions. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that movant shall IMMEDIATELY serve this order on the required parties who will not receive notice through the ECF System pursuant to the FRBP and the LBRs and file a certificate of service to that effect within three (3) days. (RE: related document(s)17 Generic Motion filed by Debtor Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., 18 Motion for Continuation of Utility Service filed by Debtor Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., 19 Generic Motion filed by Debtor Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., 20 Generic Motion filed by Debtor Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., 21 Motion to Use Cash Collateral filed by Debtor Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc.) Signed on November 13, 2025. Hearing scheduled for 11/17/2025 at 05:00 PM by *SECTION A TeleConference Line: 1-504-517-1385 Access Code 129611. (Villneurve, L)Modified on 11/13/2025 (Villneurve, L). (Entered: 11/13/2025)
11/12/202525Certificate of Service Filed by Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. (RE: (related document(s)17 Generic Motion filed by Debtor Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., 18 Motion for Continuation of Utility Service filed by Debtor Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., 19 Generic Motion filed by Debtor Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., 20 Generic Motion filed by Debtor Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., 21 Motion to Use Cash Collateral filed by Debtor Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., 23 Motion to Expedite Hearing filed by Debtor Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., 24 Declaration Under Penalty of Perjury filed by Debtor Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., Summary of Assets and Liabilities, Schedule A/B: Property, Schedule D - Creditors Having Claims Secured by Property, Schedule E/F - Creditors Who Have Unsecured Claims, Schedule G - Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases, Schedule H - Codebtors, Statement of Financial Affairs, Disclosure of Compensation of Attorney for Debtor, Equity Security Holders) (Shorty, Edwin) (Entered: 11/12/2025)
11/12/202524Declaration Under Penalty of Perjury for Non-individual Debtors , Summary of Assets and Liabilities Schedules for Non-Individual , Schedule A/B: Property Non-Individual , Schedule D: Non-Individual- Creditors Having Claims Secured by Property , Schedule E/F: Creditors Who Have Unsecured Claims Non-Individual , Schedule G: Non-Individual- Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases , Schedule H: Non-Individual- Codebtors , Statement of Financial Affairs for Non-Individual , Disclosure of Compensation of Attorney for Debtor , Equity Security Holders Filed by Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. (RE: (related document(s)15 Order on Motion to Extend Time to File Schedules) (Shorty, Edwin) (Entered: 11/12/2025)
11/12/202523Motion to Expedite Hearing on First Day Motions (RE: related document(s)17 Generic Motion filed by Debtor Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., 18 Motion for Continuation of Utility Service filed by Debtor Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., 19 Generic Motion filed by Debtor Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., 20 Generic Motion filed by Debtor Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., 21 Motion to Use Cash Collateral filed by Debtor Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc.) Filed by Edwin M. Shorty Jr. on behalf of Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. (Shorty, Edwin) (Entered: 11/12/2025)
11/12/202522Document Collateral Mortgage Filed by Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. (RE: (related document(s)21 Motion to Use Cash Collateral filed by Debtor Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc.) (Shorty, Edwin) (Entered: 11/12/2025)
11/12/202521Motion to Use Cash Collateral Filed by Edwin M. Shorty Jr. on behalf of Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Six Month Proposed Budget) (Shorty, Edwin) (Entered: 11/12/2025)
11/12/202520Motion to Continue Cash Management System Filed by Edwin M. Shorty Jr. on behalf of Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. (Shorty, Edwin) (Entered: 11/12/2025)