Task force looking into claims that Baptist leaders mishandled abuse allegations
Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President Ed Litton has appointed a seven-member task force to look into accusations the denomination’s Executive Committee mishandled allegations of abuse.
A group of advocates named #ACNAtoo wants input on an investigation into how allegations of abuse were handled.
A group of abuse prevention advocates believes there are serious questions about the future of a prominent Anglican bishop accused of mishandling abuse allegations.
Jeffrey Bedwell, a former youth pastor from Jacksonville, Fla., was arrested and charged with four sexual felonies Thursday, July 7. He was being held in jail with a $500,000 bond.
Matthew Brewer, a youth pastor at Fairfield Baptist Church in Centerville, Tenn. and a chaplain with the Tennessee National Guard, was one of 18 men arrested in a two-day sex sting that used online advertising ...
The Alabama State Supreme Court has declined a request to review the case of former youth pastor and evangelist Acton Bowen, who is currently serving a maximum 1,008-year prison term after pleading guilty in January ...
Most pastors who consume pornography try to wall off their habits from their church work, but not David Nims. He has been a volunteer youth director at Calvary Baptist Church, a Southern Baptist congregation in ...
Three new lawsuits allege that the father-and-son team of serial abusers was only part of the problem at Victory Baptist Church in Rochester, New York, which now has a new name (Victory Church), a new ...
Anglican Diocese Now Seeks Long Delayed Transparency, Accountability for Arrested Lay Leader
Anthony R. Morales, lead pastor of Miracle Center Fellowship Church, an independent charismatic congregation in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, was arrested this week after undercover officers with the Lancaster City Police cooperated with a 17-year-old victim ...
But significant challenges remain
At their recent annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, Southern Baptists spoke loud and clear about sexual abuse.
