Gray said hes coming forward now because hes concerned about a pattern of spiritual abuse and abuse of power he sees in the evangelical church in America. Try running a dairy farm 24/7 365. He received probation before judgment, but he is not allowed in the banking industry the remainder of his life. His ministry changed my families life, saved my dad, and Jon continues to be an awesome force in this world. I am in shock over this story. It was an ordinary . Learning to live my life in the way Jesus would if He was me. Also, all sins are not the same. "On April 3, 2014, Bob Coy resigned as senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, effective immediately, after confessing to a moral failing in his life which disqualifies him from continuing his leadership role at the church he has led since its founding in 1985," the statement read. Huge crowds hung on his every word. The church grew to include as many as 7,000 members, but due to COVID and the recent scandal currently has an attendance of a few hundred, former elder Paul Sandu said. (Judge Bailey didn't respond to messages from New Times to comment on this story.). CalvaryPHX is 1 church in 2 locations. "I was living a life of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll, literally," Coy told Stetzer. As spring breakers poured into Fort Lauderdale to bong beers, he set up "The Recovery Room" at the Jolly Roger motel, where he offered live music, first aid, and of course Evangelical literature. Do these pastors take a class at seminary on how best to gaslight congregants and misuse scriptures to cover their sins?? "I was really hurt. (My dad was one of the men who went to Guy Gray for help in the Biblical steps of confronting a sinning brother.) Great! "I took a polygraph." May 01, 2014 at 7:43 am. ", "Moses was the leader appointed by God," Smith told Christianity Today in 2007. I just chose for things to be done differently, but it felt right. The leader passed the church on to his son and last I knew was planting franchises in England. Hes a saint. That kind of policy includes reporting procedures. "We are not led by a board of elders.". Similarly, another former member, Paul Coughlin, said Jon Courson would make prophecies and predictions, often at New Years Eve. In 2005, Coy's church rented out Dolphin Stadium on Easter Sunday and drew more than 20,000 people. You seem to confuse first-hand accounts of wrongdoing with slander and gossip. Very true. At Smith's church, "you could come in jeans, and it didn't matter what your hair looked like or how long your beard was," says Thumma, the Hartford professor. 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The pastor of a Baptist church in Virginia is in jail on child sex abuse-related charges, the Washington County (Va.) Sheriffs Office, Steve Morgan, founder and president of a group of 26 evangelical-charismatic churches known as the Network, has been hiding a disqualifying sexual, At their annual meeting last month in Anaheim, California, Southern Baptists passed a series of reforms to address sexual abuse in the. But to this point, numerous people who were truly loving and caring for the under trodden there have been fired from their organizations, traumatized, and one was thrown in jail and has been fighting within the justice system (all the way to the supreme court of the country). Even though these didnt pan out, Coughlin said Courson wouldnt apologize. This is not true in my 20+ years of following Jons teaching; I never heard him set dates or claim to be making a prophesy. He would regularly "finger and fondle her" genitals, make her touch his penis, and "dirty talk" to her. He claims his record as pastor at Calvary Chapel was unblemished by sexual harassment or molestation claims. He quit the cocaine and strippers, began training as a preacher, met his wife Diane, and moved to South Florida. Your sister in the Lord. The man had forced her to perform oral sex, she said. But he was publicly punished and recieved a private apology. Among Gnosticism's tenets was the conviction that the material world is contemptible, unworthy of redemption. I had a clergy person who does flown in from New York. Give a gift of $30 or more to The Roys Report this month, and you will receive a copy of Jesus v. Evangelicals: A Biblical Critique of a Wayward Movement by Constantine Campbell. In your opinion rather than being a saint I would think youd consider Pastors including Jon a con man. Another dedicated Applegate member and daughter of a pastor, Heidi Smith, said she worked for church camps for long hours and little pay, which was typical of Applegate camp staff. Coy soon upgraded again, by moving to a warehouse in Pompano Beach, where thousands came every week to watch him preach. That doesnt mean that there isnt forgiveness and some other ministry opportunity, but they cant be pastors. It does occur in smaller churches, again where church government invests most of the decision making with just the pastor who chooses his own successor. This principle certainly does not excuse sin. The pastor, John Munro, is a friend. Their congregation consists of approximately 20,000 members. I know an individual who embezzled money from a bank. At first, the new church led a charmed existence. Coy is friendly and voluble, but his lively green eyes suddenly brim with tears when he's asked about the sexual assault claims. A Calvary Chapel member named Rodger Thomas was arrested that year and charged with repeatedly molesting a 15-year-old girl at a high school run by the church. "They have been at war ever since.". In fact, the church had been battling accusations nationwide for years that it empowered predatory pastors while demanding little accountability. Also, the issue of succession to children is not limited to mega churches. "Scandal" is a word often heard used in recent months by U.S. bishops regarding the best ways to provide pastoral care and communicate authentic church teaching to pro-choice politicians who . Our pastor, he committed sexual immorality, habitually, through pornography. People like Jon and his son Ben will come and go, but Jesus is forever. "If you're broken, Jesus will be gentle with you in your anger and disillusionment," Sauder said. "Everyone was visibly upset," she wrote on Facebook, according to the Christian Post. I started attending a Calvary Church 18 months ago. The devil is a liar and trickster but God is the truth and his will shall be done. Dr. John Munro, senior pastor of Calvary Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, will return to church this coming Sunday, weeks after he was placed on paid leave for alleged violation of the employee handbook, a complaint that a third-party investigation did not find support for. Why do we, especially Christians, treat anyone like they are guilty before all the facts are presented and proven guilty or innocent? Heater also warned his congregation against division and warned that God would come against anyone who would come against His church.. Dont get involved with a married man might be a good place for the first no. What has become of the name of Christian? Long before his epic fall from grace, the pastor used his own struggles with sex and drugs to preach that anyone could find redemption in Jesus. Pastors should have real jobs and then preach on the weekend or a midweek study. There's no evidence to date that the controversy surrounding him is affecting turnout at Calvary . In this case, a lot of time has passed since the 1980s (roughly 40 years now). Proverbs 16:27-29 I had a problem with his divorce and how it was handled at the congregation, then I was a little concerned with some of his teachings and I finally left when Ben preached his support of BLM and the protesting, which when brought up in an email to Ben I was ignored. In a ruling . He's accused of molesting at least ten children aged 13 to 16 over several years, victimizing members of the youth group he led after taking them back to his apartment. He ran gay-conversion groups and preached that all nonbelievers would go to Hell. Shouldnt somebody from the church that I had given my entire life to, shouldnt they have come after me to help? My family is in splinters, still, after all these years. "Our pastor, he committed adultery with more than one woman. In 2011, The Lord provided our current location at 603 S. Valencia Avenue in Brea. Well God bless you anyway. Pease Associates Architects modified and completed the design. In a 2007 CT interview, one pastor said of Calvary Chapel, "The Titanic has hit the iceberg. Join the New Times community and help support Julie metoo, disdain for patriarchy, leader of Misandry, part of the cancel culture at its finest. More policies and rules will not change our inner character. Encore - Catalina/Ensenada Cruise. Give a gift of $30 or more to The Roys Report this month, and you will receive a copy of Jesus v. Evangelicals: A Biblical Critique of a Wayward Movement by Constantine Campbell. Although he's spent years away from the altar, Coy still looks straight out of central casting for a hip Evangelical preacher. . The only reason we are innocent is because of the blood of Jesus. Reminds me of Eli the Priest and his 2 Sons. The fallen pastors and leaders include famous men like Ted Haggard, one of many anti-gay activitists caught being gay, and Tony Alamo, who was sentenced to 175 years in prison for pedophilia and marrying an eight-year-old girl. Courson, who was mentored by Calvary Chapel founder Chuck Smith, founded Applegate Christian Fellowship in the late 1970s. The call came from California. Our purpose is to point people to Jesus by exalting the Lord w She told Payne she was "moving tomorrow [overseas] on a mission trip with the church, and asked if it was possible to destroy any record of [her] abuse," the detective wrote in a closeout memo. The Deep Strangeness of the Catholic Church's Latest Scandal. They'd already sold their Coral Springs house about six months after he resigned; the settlement divided their substantial remaining assets including a $330,000 Hillsboro Beach condo he still owns and defined custody of their two children. Thank you Cindy for reminding us of those words and I have to add, let him without sin throw the first stone. Shame on you. The next year, he raised an insane $103 million in donations the most by a single megachurch to date. The divorce file includes nearly 30 pages of documents related to their finances and settlements. Discipleship. This time, Smith and his son Jeff actually turned on their pastor, pushing him out. That whole incident really brought out the crazies too. Former staff, deacons, and members of a 2,000-member Texas megachurch associated with the Calvary Chapel movement are accusing the senior pastor there of lies, bullying, manipulation, blacklisting former members, and abuse of power. For some reason, christian culture produces sloppy morals & integrity that are inferior to the world which christians look down on in superiority. I learned alot from Jon Courson over the last 30 years. The church didn't respond to a detailed set of questions from New Times, instead sending a general statement about the former pastor. Jon should be ashamed of himself, but I remember him saying Keep your eyes of Jesus, Keep your eyes on God. I had to! What Im still confused about, is WHY Christian stations are still broadcasting SEARCHLIGHT podcasts on their stations. "We learned of this report after it was disclosed and reported to the appropriate authorities," says Michael Miller, a church spokesman. Instead, Coy drifted to his hometown's specialty: rock music. In fact, at least eight pastors, staffers, and volunteers in Calvary Chapel's network around the United States have been charged with abusing children since 2010. Then you are thanking the church for handing you such an excellent tool to destroy pastors, families, and churches. Apparently context does not matter. "These guys have been covering for Coy for a long time," Newnham says, "and they're still covering for him now." The department assigned the case to Det. Any kind of suffering, any kind of personal conflictthats the rug we slipped it under, because we would do anything for the expansion of the Gospel.. I was at least two times a week in attendance and often listened on the radio during the rest of the week, so I doubt I missed very much. Now Jordan looks back with skepticism at how the pastors handled past criticism. In another, he called adultery "the ultimate betrayal of trust in human relationship" and cautioned that "repentance is not just being sorry that you were caught.". This is ridiculous. Bob Coy, at Liberty University's convocation in 2013. He had invited KP Yohannan, the billion dollar conman, to his church where I saw him. Coy, who was never charged with a crime, lay low after leaving Calvary but recently turned up at Boca Raton's Funky Biscuit, where he helps manage the club. The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines scandal as "an attitude or behavior which leads another to do evil. Gray said the woman didnt want others to be hurt. So, he arranged a meeting between the woman, himself, another area pastor, and an Applegate elder in which the woman shared her story. Born in 1955 and raised in Royal Oak, a suburb north of Detroit, he grew up in a strict Lutheran family but didn't buy into the church. And a grim-looking assistant pastor, gripping a letter, was walking across the stage. As reported previously on The Roys Report, two former Applegate elders say that earlier this summer, Stroble covered up multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by Ben Courson. I am not sure what God plan is, but if nothing else he shows us just how flawed people are and that is why we have to live covered by the blood of Jesus. In a piece about the Iraq War, he called Saddam Hussein a "rabid dog" and wrote that "we cannot simply sit idly by and let evil happen." And somewhere along the line, Coy slipped right back into his old life. Its to get all parties to forget or minimize the incident. During the whole time I was a lightning rod. Even though these didnt pan out, Coughlin said Courson wouldnt apologize. Were there other abuse claims against Coy during the nearly three decades he controlled Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale? Let talks about your problems. That body recommends candidates for higher legal office to the governor. The person who gives scandal becomes his neighbor's tempter. ! READ that again. "The law enforcement agency makes [its] decision on whether to bring the case to us," says Ron Ishoy, a spokesman for Satz. (P)eople are getting hurt in the process and the church deserves something better, he said. This confusing and eclectic system of beliefs threatened to destroy the Church in its infancy. Not all mega churches have this church government. The investigation included multiple follow-up emails, phone calls and in-person visits to the churches approached to . They say the church regularly did whatever Jon Courson wanted, even if it meant violating the law or overworking staff to the point of illness. I demanded a comprehensive policy for that church and I got it. Coy has also been dragged through legal battlefields since his resignation from the church. If you believe that here in the US a falsely accused person (especially straight male who loves Jesus and is talented as a pastor) will get a fair chance and due diligence done, you are sadly mistaken. I used to listen to Christian radio a lot for a time decades ago. Its why so much goes unreported and stories like this eventually work their way up to the surface where then its too late. Several former Applegate members have also come forward with concerns spanning decades that centered on Jon Coursons control of staff, church members, and church finances. But the one time I tried to be a part of a church and my son was unjustly accused as a young child basicly of something that was just silly. Former Applegate member Charleen Trimmer confirmed Grays story about Courson. On a Sunday evening in April 2014, thousands packed into Calvary Chapel's sanctuary, a cavernous space that looks more like a midsize city's convention center than a church. Coy aligned his fledgling church with Calvary Chapel, a movement started in Southern California in the 1960s by Chuck Smith, a laid-back West Coaster who wore Hawaiian shirts while he preached a fire-and-brimstone, old-school religion. Founder of Florida's Biggest Megachurch Accused of Molesting a 4-Year-Old. Why is that? SANTA ANA The Rev. His ministry was paying his son 20 k a month I hear. An evil man sows strife:gossips separates the best of friends The founder's son-in-law, Brian Brodersen, left the network of Calvary churches and started his own organization with many of the chapels, including Coy's old church in Fort Lauderdale. An officer noted the information and called the victim, who was then a teenager. The reason for the resignation is a "moral failing," according to Calvary Chapel leaders, as reported by the Christian Post. Easy to join in a witch hunt when you dont have to face who youre accusing. The battle is not yours but Gods. Now my life revolves around the Lord, thanks to brother Jon. Pastor Jon has taught me so, so much and he is a big part of my life even though I live too far away to go to church there. The next year, Santa Ana police investigated the Costa Mesa chapel after a 12-year-old told a staffer that a pastor had been touching her inappropriately. It is still in process. After all these are just allegations at this point. If anyone knew of all of my failures they would not think a thing about brother Jon and what he did or didnt do. The case reeks of political favoritism. I was feeling horrible.". . The leaders used Genesis 9 as their guideline? The amended suit was filed Wednesday morning in Mecklenburg County. A bit of saying no would help. ", "I haven't prayed enough for my Pastor Bob and his family," Beth Graber wrote. The Scandal of the Church. "Our former pastor was caught in sin," Lowe said April 16, according to the Sun Sentinel. They would all be too busy saying bad things about me but brother Jon taught me how to live for the Lord and I cant thank him enough for that! Wickedness loves companyand leads other into sin., Like father like son. In the huge sanctuary, a ten-piece band including four guitarists, a drummer surrounded by glass sound walls, and two keyboardists rocked out in front of a laser display that wouldn't be out of place on a Justin Bieber tour. ABC 10 News reported that 43-year-old Matthew Tague, a pastor at North Coast Calvary Chapel in Carlsbad, has been charged with at least 16 counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor under the age of 14. Though I eventually left it did not make me bitter. Coy himself was not present at the Sunday announcement in which his resignation was announced, but church elders read a statement and answered parishioners' questions. "That changes today. I think we all went a little bit crazy. Yet, Gray told The Roys Report that Applegate refused to discipline Courson, and instead kept his sin private. We all thought is Jon can fall, we all can. When confronted, Courson admitted to an emotional affair but nothing more, Gray said. In my neighborhood. Despite the allegations against both Jon and Ben Courson, church pastors havent responded to The Roys Reports multiple requests for comment. When asked for comment, Stroble told The Roys Report to save the dime and not call me back anymore.. The church Coy helped build has moved on without him, but the national Calvary organization has struggled. Preaching Sundays or Wednesdays, big deal! Atheist or not. Then a few years later the pastor apologised because it came out that it was never my son. I believe the true scandal in CC is what being a typical CC pastor does to that man's personal walk with the Lord. Many women have been harmed by the Coursons indiscretions throughout the years and families have been destroyed.. Coy sued Fort Lauderdale in 2003 after the city tried to block Calvary from placing a sign with a Christian message at a Christmas light show. What youre doing is a classic example of sin-leveling. He taught how societal trends lined up with scripture and prophesies of the end times, he discussed how new technologies might play a role or be heading toward those prophesies, but I never heard anything that didnt pan out and would require any apology. Coy became a key endorsement for local Republicans, including conspiracy theorist U.S. Rep. Allen West, whom Calvary hosted as a keynote speaker at a conference to train more than 100 local conservatives to run for office more effectively. "When Chuck Smith died, there was nothing left to hold back all the competing factions," church critic Michael Newnham says. But Jon Courson. Beginning with the 25-person Costa Mesa congregation in 1965, Smith's influence now extends to "more than 1,000 churches nationwide and hundreds more overseas", some of which are among the largest churches in the United States.He has been called "one of the most . So, we did. Coy's faithful didn't know it, but just over a year after the pastor's resignation for adultery, Coral Springs Police launched their investigation into a far worse allegation. However, the church recently removed Applegate Administrative Pastor Joe Stroble from its website. "We take every allegation of abuse seriously, and our prayers are with the Coy family as they pursue redemption and healing.". November 14, 2017 (Attorneys for both sides declined to comment on the terms.). Ask questions later. But two weeks after his surprise resignation, Assistant Pastor Chet Lowe filled Coy's followers in on what had happened. The Roys Report has reached out to the woman who reportedly had an inappropriate relationship with Courson through her daughter, but the woman declined our request for an interview. (Titus 1:5-9) Why would Scripture give these qualifications if Christians are just supposed to use them to determine if a pastor is qualified for office? its horrendously embarrassing, whether people immersed in christian culture feel it or not. This is an interesting article and set of comments from readers. Note; if your church leaders are incorporating Hillsong music in worship , RUN for the leaders are blind ! All in that original group were expelled from the church. Coy has never been criminally charged, and if there were other cases of sexual harassment or abuse in the decades he ran Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, neither the church nor cops have revealed them. Sunday Services. But the senior pastor also resigned. Make a one-time donation today for as little as $1. In 2007, Christianity Today published a blockbuster story investigating charges that Calvary Chapel was lax in punishing financial and sexual abusers within the church, laying the blame on an. Jr High Service Available. independent local journalism in Miami. Without a comprehensive policy in place a church is basically sending the message that what one has to report is not welcome. . Gray said the Applegate elder told the woman at the meeting that he believed her story, involving lots of private meetings with Courson. Payne had taken his case against Fort Lauderdale Police Maj. 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