Four women say a former contractor with North Point Community Church (NPCC) sexually abused them when they were ages 14 to 22, with incidents dating back as far as 20 years.
Photo of North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia, by Thompson200 / Wikimedia Commons
In a statement released Oct. 30 by their attorneys, the women say Steve Thomason committed “horrendous acts” against them while he held roles at the Alpharetta, Georgia, megachurch and North Point Ministries (NPM) as far back as 2006. The four women are identified only as Jane Does.
The women say Thomason committed a variety of sexual crimes against them, including grooming, coercive control, spiritual manipulation, kissing, fondling, groping and solicited sex acts. Their attorneys said the women reported the allegations “to the appropriate law enforcement agencies” but did not say which.
Thomason worked at the ministries as a musician and videographer, according to the attorneys. They also said he held roles in other Christian organizations: North Georgia Bible Chapel (previously North Georgia Church), Orange (also known as The reThink Group Inc.), Camp KidJam and BigStuf.
The women are represented by the Stier Group, a duo of Fort Worth-based attorneys, along with Zeke Fortenberry of Dallas and Jordan Van Matre of McDonough, Georgia. The attorneys did not respond to requests for comment or additional details about the accusations against Thomason.
The attorneys said the statement was intended to give their clients a voice and protect others who may be at risk. They said they are working to pursue their clients’ claims through “appropriate legal channels” but did not specify how.
The attorneys said they contacted NPCC and NPM on July 26, 2025, to notify them of the allegations against Thomason. He was documented working with North Point youth teams in video production as late as that October.
Andy Stanley responds
NPCC and NPM are navigating major institutional changes. Founder and lead pastor Andy Stanley, 68, plans to step down as early as next year after leading the church for 31 years. More than 50,000 people attend NPCC across its main campus, seven satellite locations and online.
Stanley responded to the Oct. 30 statement on Nov. 5, calling the claims “devastating and heartbreaking” and saying his team will take them seriously. He criticized the press release, saying it made it sound as if the church had not responded appropriately when it learned of the accusations.
“The press release and subsequent commentary claim that we don’t institute appropriate safeguards for the protection of women and children,” Stanley wrote. “As you know, that’s simply not true. Anyone who works on our staff or serves as a volunteer in any of our environments knows the lengths we go to in order to ensure our environments are safe for everyone involved.”
According to Stanley, two NPM pastors received a complaint in 2006 from one of the four Jane Does about “a former independent contractor.” The complaint did not include or imply sexual misconduct, Stanley said, and the pastors responded, though he did not share details.
Stanley said that when the women’s attorneys brought the claims to church leadership in 2025, leadership had not known about the allegations and “immediately took appropriate steps to cease contracting with this person.” Leadership then sought legal counsel, which concluded the church had responded appropriately.
Stanley said none of the abuse took place on church property, at any church event or ministry environment.
Stanley also told Roys Report that Thomason was not under contract with the church when it learned of the accusations. The church later discovered he was part of a team contracted for a church project under a business name and ended the contract.
Stanley said no lawsuit has been filed against NPCC or NPM.
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The accusations
The Jane Does say the statement is the first time each of them has shared her story. They say their accounts are only a small portion of the abuse and “institutional betrayal” they attribute to Thomason and NPCC. They encouraged other potential victims of Thomason to come forward and said they hope their sharing will spur others to speak.
Two of the Jane Does say they reported to NPCC 20 years ago that Thomason had groomed and sexually abused them, but nothing happened.
The women said they learned in 2025 that there were four victims after clergy sexual abuse accusations came to light against NPCC co-founder Reggie Joiner, founder of the Orange youth group curriculum. An Orange investigation found Joiner engaged in six extramarital relationships, two of them while he was a pastor. He denies that any were nonconsensual or abusive.
The Jane Does say they learned of each other through that investigation. They decided to speak up in the interest of public safety after NPCC continued to platform Thomason. The women describe sexual abuse, broken faith and threats from Thomason.
“We also speak to raise awareness and transparency in this time of institutional change,” the women’s statement said. “The impact of this abuse and institutional betrayal has been great. We speak now because we do not want anyone else to have to endure the pain we have undergone. We can no longer remain silent.”
Thomason told Roys Report he was aware of the accusations but declined to comment.
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