On This Date at MinistryWatch: Scandal Arises at OH Megachurch

Plus, Beverly LaHaye’s death, Hillsong troubles, and Todd Coontz loses tax evasion appeal.

ONE YEAR AGO: On April 9, 2025, MinistryWatch reported that Faith Life Church, a megachurch in New Albany, Ohio, was facing mounting scrutiny as a sexual abuse scandal also prompted questions about finances and the use of employee nondisclosure agreements. Read more here.

TWO YEARS AGO: On April 17, 2024, MinistryWatch reported that conservative activist and founder of Concerned Women for America Beverly LaHaye died at a retirement home in California. She was 94 years old. Read more here.

THREE YEARS AGO: On April 12, 2023, MinistryWatch reported about a $1-million relationship between Hillsong and Compassion International. Read more here.

FOUR YEARS AGO: On April 11, 2022, MinistryWatch reported that Hillsong Worship, the music arm of Hillsong Church, had withdrawn from a tour with Christian music group Casting Crowns in the wake of scandals at the Australia-based church. Read more here.

FIVE YEARS AGO: On April 7, 2021, MinistryWatch reported that televangelist Todd Coontz had lost the final appeal of his 2019 conviction on tax evasion charges and begun serving a five-year sentence at a Florida prison. Read more here.

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