Kim Roberts – Author – MinistryWatch
Timing of elders’ knowledge about her age is at issue.
Cindy Clemishire and her father Jerry filed suit last week in Dallas County, Texas, against Gateway Church and its elders, plus founding pastor Robert Morris and his wife Deborah, for defamation, conspiracy, and intentional infliction ...
Louisiana extends ‘look back’ window, Belmont pulls plug on Promise Keepers, Chris Rice report, and more.
ONE YEAR AGO: On June 19, 2024, MinistryWatch reported that the Louisiana Legislature voted to extend the “look back” window for survivors of child sexual abuse another three years to June 14, 2027. Read more here. TWO ...
Castle Rock’s settlement included payment for the church’s attorney’s fees.
The Rock church can continue its ministry to temporarily house homeless persons after it reached a settlement agreement with the town of Castle Rock, Colorado.
Jerry Klemm denies there is any “witch hunt” of Parsons in the Central Florida Presbytery.
Jerry Klemm, a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), knew that being chosen to prosecute the case against St. Andrew’s Chapel senior pastor and Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow Burk Parsons over the ...
Summer camp ministries facing staff shortages.
With summer upon us, the mid-June list includes the 20 largest Christian camps and conference centers by total revenue in the MinistryWatch 1000 database. Total revenue for the 20 camps and conference centers on the ...
A Texas bill is still waiting on the governor’s signature.
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has signed a bill into law voiding nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) in child sexual abuse cases. Trey’s Law, so titled for Trey Carlock who died by suicide after suffering sexual abuse at ...
Parsons is also a teaching fellow with Ligonier Ministries.
This article was updated on 6/13/2025 to include a statement from Ligonier Ministries. Burk Parsons, senior pastor of St. Andrew’s Chapel and chief editorial officer and teaching fellow for Ligonier Ministries, has been found guilty ...
Concerns were published by newspapers founded by Korean pastor David Jang.
The World Evangelical Alliance has responded to a “whistleblower report” that criticized its leadership and governance.
Allegations surface against Robert Morris, Meta uses AI to translate the Bible, TrailLife USA grows, and more.
ONE YEAR AGO: On June 18, 2024, MinistryWatch reported about public allegations by Cindy Clemishire that Gateway Church founder Robert Morris had sexually abused her in the 1980s starting when she was just 12 years ...
Alleged victim claims she was recruited but then mistreated by the ministry.
A woman is suing the Atlanta Dream Center, along with the Assemblies of God, calling it a “sophisticated human trafficking and forced labor operation disguised as a religious ministry.”
