On This Date at MinistryWatch

Bill Hwang convicted, Matt Redman reports mistreatment, David Jang sued, and more.

ONE YEAR 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.

TWO 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.

THREE YEARS AGO:  On July 8, 2022, MinistryWatch reported that 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.

FOUR YEARS AGO:  On July 16, 2021, MinistryWatch reported the death of Long Hollow Baptist Church Pastor Chris Swain at age 47. Read more here.

FIVE YEARS AGO:  On June 30, 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.

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