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Former Georgia pastor faces 7, 000+ child sex abuse material charges
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (390+ words) A former Baptist youth pastor, teacher and coach from central Georgia has been charged in Pennsylvania with 6, 770 counts of possessing child sexual abuse material along with related crimes. All told, he faces more than 7, 000 counts related to child sexual abuse....
Greg Laurie's church covered up sexual misconduct of pastors
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1770+ words) Senior pastor Greg Laurie didn't say why two top leaders at his Riverside, California, church left suddenly in the early 2020s. No one acknowledged pastors Jeff Lasseigne and Brad Ormonde's absences to the 15, 000 people at Harvest Christian Fellowship's three Sunday services,…...
Beth Moore to end Living Proof events in 2027
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (912+ words) Bible teacher and bestselling author Beth Moore announced Thursday, March 5, that her ministry will stop holding large-scale Living Proof events in 2027. The decision to end Living Proof Ministries events, which feature Moore's Bible teaching and worship music, will coincide with…...
New York Nazarene pastor fired for "wrongdoing" starts new church
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (836+ words) A Nazarene pastor near Binghamton, New York, was fired for "wrongdoing." But weeks later, the same pastor " Jarrod Allen Geistdorfer " started a nearby church, focusing on redemption. In late 2025, the Upstate New York District of the Nazarene learned of allegations…...
Carl and Laura Lentz announce book on healing from infidelity, six years after Hillsong scandal
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (1171+ words) Former Hillsong NYC pastor Carl Lentz and his wife Laura have announced a new book detailing their journey following his 2020 firing for having an affair. According to The Christian Post, "Overcoming Infidelity: 10 Conversations to Help Heal the Hurt" guides couples…...
Nathan Peternel, AG pastor, to undergo "structured restorative process" over homemade sex tapes
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1731+ words) The lead pastor of an Indiana megachurch will undergo a "structured restorative process" imposed by his Assemblies of God district after homemade sex tapes of the pastor and his wife surfaced. Nathan Peternel, 48, is the lead pastor of Life Church,…...
Lamb Memorial service
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Texas Assemblies of God facing crisis over sex abuse lawsuits
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (1073+ words) The Assemblies of God faces another lawsuit in Houston that could financially wreck the South Texas district of the denomination. A San Antonio man, identified in court documents only as John Doe 3, claims church leaders knew he was being sexually…...
Pentecostal leaders sued for stealing $250 M from drug company
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (1250+ words) Drug manufacturer Eli Lilly is accusing a Pentecostal bishop, two pastors and an elder of $250 million fraud. According to a lawsuit filed in federal court on Tuesday, four leaders in the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) were involved in…...
Can virality create revival? Gen Z evangelist Bryce Crawford has faith
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (1498+ words) On the penultimate night of his I Love Jesus tour in late March, 22-year-old evangelist Bryce Crawford stepped onstage wearing wide-legged sweatpants, a cross-themed vintage tee and Lightning Mc Queen-shaped Crocs. "Who has their physical Bibles in the room?" he…...