On This Date at MinistryWatch

Another lawsuit against Kanakuk Kamps, Seattle Pacific Cuts Budget, JD Hall disqualified from ministry, and more.

One Year Ago: On June 28, 2024, MinistryWatch reported that Kanakuk Kamps had been sued by another victim, Andrew Summersett, who claims he was abused by former camp director and now convicted felon Peter Newman. His lawsuit survived a motion to dismiss in February. Read more here.

Two Years Ago: On June 29, 2023, MinistryWatch reported that Seattle Pacific University planned to cut its academic program budget by 40%. The budget cuts, which primarily involved steep faculty layoffs, were attributed to declining enrollment. The university was also embroiled in a legal battle over its commitment to a Biblical view of sexuality and marriage. Read more here.

Three Years Ago: On June 29, 2022, MinistryWatch reported that Fellowship Baptist Church of Sidney, Montana, released a statement disclosing its pastor Jordan “JD” Hall disqualified himself from pastoral ministry due to a dependency on the prescription Xanax. Read more here.

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Four Years Ago: On June 28, 2021, MinistryWatch reported that the newly elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Ed Litton, apologized for giving a sermon where he used material from his predecessor J.D. Greear without revealing where it came from. Read more here.

Five Years Ago: On June 23, 2020, MinistryWatch reported that Robert Briggs was named president of the American Bible Society, one of the nation’s oldest and largest Christian ministries. Read more here. Two years later, Briggs departed from the Bible Society. You can read that story here.