The following stories had the most page views at the MinistryWatch website during the month of April. We present them here in a “countdown” format, from 10 to 1. The first few sentences of each story are reproduced below. To read the entire story, click on the link. To read the Top 25 stories of 2025, click here.
By Kim Roberts. Robert Morris, former pastor of megachurch Gateway Church in the Dallas area, was released from Osage County Jail in Oklahoma after serving his six-month term for sexually abusing Cindy Clemishire in the 1980s.
By Kim Roberts. Bethel Church in Redding, Calif., announced in early April that it would hire a third-party investigator to look into clergy sexual abuse allegations against Ben Armstrong.
By Kim Roberts. The tithes and offerings for Elevation Church, based out of Charlotte, N.C., continues to decrease year over year while its number of campus locations grow.
By Kendall Lyons, Faith Pratt, and Eric Black with the Baptist Standard. In an advisory sent to Texas Baptists the afternoon of April 17, Texas Baptists Executive Director Julio Guarneri said the convention will study its relationship with Baylor University following concerns over recent campus events.
For years, Benny Hinn Ministries has struggled to pay its debts. Now, another one of its creditors has taken legal action.
By Kim Roberts. Ben Armstrong, pastor and “Overseer of Prophetic Ministry at Bethel Church, Redding,” was placed on administrative leave February 15 amid new allegations of clergy sexual abuse.
By Stacey Horton. A former Christian university professor has been charged with ongoing sexual assault of a child.
By Kim Roberts. Wes Campbell and the musicians of the Christian band Newsboys have filed a federal lawsuit against World Vision, The Roys Report, and concert promoters for an “orchestrated campaign to drive Campbell and Newsboys out of the Christian concert market.”
By Kim Roberts. Stephen Nichols, former president of Reformation Bible College (RBC) and Ligonier Ministries Teaching Fellow, has spoken out about rumors circulating online about his family. In a recent letter to supporters, Ligonier President and CEO Chris Larson announced that Nichols would conclude his tenure at Ligonier and RBC on May 31, 2026. The webpages for each ministry have removed references to Nichols’ positions of leadership.
By Kim Roberts. The Central Florida Presbytery, a regional denominational body of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), issued a statement calling the excommunication of Ligonier Teaching Fellow and Reformation Bible College President Stephen Nichols from St. Andrew’s Chapel “improper.”
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