ONE YEAR AGO: On July 10, 2025, MinistryWatch reported that on the same day it filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Dr. Phil McGraw’s company, Merit Street Media, also filed a breach of contract suit against Trinity Broadcasting Network. Read more here.
TWO YEARS AGO: On July 15, 2024, MinistryWatch reported that Bill Hwang of Archegos Capital Management was found guilty of racketeering, securities fraud, market manipulation and wire fraud. The jury convicted him on all but one of 11 counts, each of which carried a maximum 20-year sentence. Read more here.
THREE YEARS AGO: On July 16, 2023, MinistryWatch reported that popular worship leader Matt Redman reported that both he and his wife had suffered “harmful behavior and mistreatment” at the hands of their former pastor Mike Pilavachi. Read more here.
FOUR YEARS AGO: On July 8, 2022, MinistryWatch reported the company that owns Newsweek magazine filed suit against its former owners and religious leader David Jang, seeking to recoup millions of dollars in losses incurred under previous leadership. Read more here.
FIVE YEARS AGO: On July 16, 2021, MinistryWatch reported the death of Long Hollow Baptist Church Pastor Chris Swain at age 47. Read more here.
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