On This Date at MinistryWatch
GRACE celebrates 20 years, GCU fined, BGEA wins for religious freedom, and more.
ONE YEAR AGO: On October 29, 2024, MinistryWatch reported about the 20th anniversary of Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment (GRACE). It was founded in 2004 by attorney and sexual abuse advocate Boz Tchividjian to equip faith communities to recognize, prevent, and respond to abuse more effectively. Read more here.
TWO YEARS AGO: On November 1, 2023, MinistryWatch reported that the country’s largest Christian university, Grand Canyon University, was being fined $37.7 million by the federal government amid accusations that it misled students about the cost of its graduate programs. In May 2025, the U.S. Department of Education rescinded the fine. Read more here.
THREE YEARS AGO: On October 26, 2022, MinistryWatch reported that the Scottish venue that canceled an evangelistic event by Franklin Graham and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association would pay more than $100,000 for violating the UK’s Equality Act. BGEA used the proceeds to establish a legal fund to fight for religious freedom in the UK and Europe. Read more here.
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FOUR YEARS AGO: On November 4, 2021, MinistryWatch reported that a group of Liberty University students and alumni planned to hold a prayer rally on the school’s campus in Lynchburg, Virginia, calling for an independent, third-party investigation of Liberty’s handling of sexual assault and harassment cases. Read more here.
FIVE YEARS AGO: On November 10, 2020, MinistryWatch reported that Indian tax authorities raided the offices of Gospel for Asia. They seized more than $800,000 in cash, plus records and other assets. Read our story here.
SIX YEARS AGO: On November 14, 2019, MinistryWatch published an interview with Boz Tchividjian, the founder of GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in Christian Environments). You can read that interview here.
