Posts tagged Megachurch
Hillsong Founders Launch ‘Online Church’ And Ask For Money

Disgraced Hillsong founder Brian Houston and his wife, Bobbie, are asking for money for an online church venture. The longtime pastor says they’ve “got desperate needs” for a TV studio, while glossing over recent scandals and a government probe into past church spending.  

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Ministries Distance Themselves From Gateway’s Robert Morris

Ministries continue to distance themselves from Robert Morris, founder of Gateway Church in Texas, in the wake of accusations that he sexually abused a girl for several years, starting when she was 12.

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Elevation Megachurch Withdraws From The Southern Baptist Convention

North Carolina megachurch Elevation — known for its popular music and charismatic pastor — is withdrawing its affiliation with the Southern Baptist Convention effective immediately, according to a letter sent to the SBC’s Executive Committee and the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.

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New Hillsong Exposé Reveals More Alleged Sex Abuse Cover-Up & Shameless Spending

An investigation into embattled Hillsong Church by the top-rated news outlet in Australia has uncovered new revelations of financial and sexual misconduct, as key sources go on the record for the first time. “Hellsong: Hillsong Church Global Investigation” first aired on Australia’s 7News on April 23 and released Friday on YouTube.

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Atlanta Megachurch Alleges Widespread Fraud Against African American Churches

Attorneys representing an Atlanta megachurch have filed a lawsuit alleging the bank and investors group that financed its property engaged in predatory behavior, taking millions of dollars from the church as part of a widespread conspiracy that also targeted other African American churches.

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Texas Megachurch Announces Decision To Leave United Methodist Denomination

A Dallas-area church, St. Andrew United Methodist Church of Plano, with more than 6,500 members said it will disaffiliate with the United Methodist Church and will remain independent while it investigates alliances with other Methodist denominations.

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Member Of John MacArthur's Megachurch Publicly Shamed For Leaving Abusive Husband

A former member of John MacArthur’s megachurch says she was publicly shamed by the pastor in 2002 for her decision to leave her abusive husband and defy church counsel, according to The Roys Report. MacArthur told his congregation it was necessary for him to call out Eileen Gray, who had rejected church elders’ direction to reconcile.

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Houston Megachurch Pastor Resigns Over Affair In Latest ARC-Planted Church Scandal

Pastor Jeremy Foster’s resignation from Hope City Church in Houston, Texas, due to an adulterous affair is the latest in a series of scandals linked to the Association of Related Churches, one of the largest church planting organizations in North America.

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'Evangelicals for Trump' coalition kicks off at hispanic megachurch

The coalition backing President Donald Trump officially launched on Jan. 3 at El Rey Jesús, a Miami megachurch.  The coalition was announced in the aftermath of a Christianity Today editorial that called for Trump’s removal from office.

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