In January 2016, he and Diane filed for divorce in Broward County. The response was essentially to ignore all of it and to move on, Gray said. "We had a big party at the casino girls, cocaine, alcohol, the whole thing. Broward State Attorney Mike Satz says he was never notified about the investigation. Young women begged for photos. But that conversation reportedly wasnt welcome. Im so confused. Heater also warned his congregation against division and warned that God would come against anyone who would come against His church.. We always heard the lines that basically inferred that this is just a character attack on our family, on the Coursons, so we must be doing something right, Jordan said. "Our former pastor was caught in sin," Lowe said April 16, according to the Sun Sentinel. In 2007, Christianity Today spoke to numerous Calvary pastors across the country. Skip Heitzig (born 1955) is the American founder and senior pastor of Calvary Church, a Calvary Chapel fellowship located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Coy rented space for his church from a funeral parlor in Oakland Park and made ends meet by selling shoes while his wife worked as a waitress. Coy's flock, which had followed him for decades as the church became Florida's largest, was devastated. But then, in April 2014, he resigned in disgrace after admitting to multiple affairs and a pornography addiction. The amended suit was filed Wednesday morning in Mecklenburg County. Coy's preaching career ended, but his sex scandal was far from the first for Calvary. He is testing us and showing us a test so we can see ourselves moreso than the wolves we allowed to lead us with hearts set upon Pastoral IDOL a worship. Thank you Cindy for reminding us of those words and I have to add, let him without sin throw the first stone. Although he's spent years away from the altar, Coy still looks straight out of central casting for a hip Evangelical preacher. Becoming apprentices to Jesus. 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. The future needs of others was more important than what happened to me and that is what kept me going. -. For some reason, christian culture produces sloppy morals & integrity that are inferior to the world which christians look down on in superiority. Jon should be ashamed of himself, but I remember him saying Keep your eyes of Jesus, Keep your eyes on God. I had to! There's no evidence to date that the controversy surrounding him is affecting turnout at Calvary . Also, any comments with profanity, name-calling, and/or a nasty tone will be deleted. The Lord says, when they come to church, its a place to be open, to be real, not to judge one another, not to look down on one another, not to say, I cant believe what this person did, Heater preached. Encore - Catalina/Ensenada Cruise. Yet Skeen said the leaders responded that it didnt make any difference because thats what (Jon) wanted. As a result, Skeen quit his involvement with the church. What has become of the name of Christian? I'll never forget that meeting.". Plus, several former church members, including a former elder and staff pastor, are accusing Applegate of a pattern of bullying and lack of transparency. 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). It just shows that no one is immune from sinning. Your sister in the Lord. Again church leadership was not happy with that as I went over their heads and went to the head of the denomination (Presbyterian). "He was just transparent, and he could be very funny as well. They dont tolerate such things in their alliances with people. In this case, a lot of time has passed since the 1980s (roughly 40 years now). The senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale's resignation comes amid reports of an affair scandal and admitting tocheatingon his wife, Diane Coy. 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. Now Jordan looks back with skepticism at how the pastors handled past criticism. for a job at Calvary Chapel Marin, a 160-member church that . Neither Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, the movement's flagship, nor the Calvary Chapel Association returned messages from New Times seeking comment for this story. Grays church, which at the time had ministry connections to Applegate, disassociated with Applegate because of Applegates response. 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. 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. The leaders used Genesis 9 as their guideline? "We need to stop him. Less than three months ago, Hocking, 51, resigned from the 6,000 +-member church amid the disturbing revelation of sexual scandal after church elders heard of his admission of "sexual sin". Become a member to support the independent voice of South Florida Find a Gathering. And a grim-looking assistant pastor, gripping a letter, was walking across the stage. There was a wide range of responses to Channel 9's Church Transparency Survey. Now years later I think churches are far to interrested in looking Christain than being Christain. Jon remained unrepentant and the elders defended him entirely. "Our pastor, he committed adultery with more than one woman. I attended ACF from 1981 to about 1985-86 While I was shocked and pleased to see this article, I have to say Jon did bring the allegations of sexual misconduct to the congregation and he did apologize to all of us. Remember, Allegations are not truth. At the time, Courson was married to his first wife, who later died in a car accident. ", Anne Marie Giri, a churchmember who was present at the announcement, stated that although the she was disappointed, we must not put our faith in human beings. Especially your leaders as the Bereans tested the greatest apostle ever lived! 3 & Titus 1 for pastoral qualifications). Even though these didnt pan out, Coughlin said Courson wouldnt apologize. Are we really ready for His Return? No one ever really holds them accountable for really bad things they say.. The chapel's grounds are more expansive than those of many colleges and brim with high-end features: an Astroturf soccer field, a huge playroom stuffed with kid-size toy airplanes and plush animals, even a fine-dining restaurant where sermons and musical performances are live-streamed as guests feast on cooked-to-order steaks. Also, all sins are not the same. Yet, regardless, the Lord deals with people individually. So after some unspecified "very embarrassing behavior," Capitol fired him. We should always be ready to be careful about taking a side in any accusation. It is not for us or me to slander someone or judge them. We were doing it for Jesus, she said. Your tax-deductible gift helps our journalists report the truth and hold Christian leaders and organizations accountable. Bob Coy founded Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale and turned it into a 25,000-member . The previous congregation disbanded in the mid-1990s after a pastor sex scandal. I love your comment. Then a second attempt by the man possibly constitutes an offense. 10 Norco. its horrendously embarrassing, whether people immersed in christian culture feel it or not. Let talks about your problems. It's October 2017, and Bob Coy hunches over a laptop in a far corner of the Funky Biscuit, a dimly lit club in Mizner Park in Boca Raton. By 1986, his church had outgrown the funeral parlor and attracted about 1,200 regulars to an Oakland Park chapel. "I was living a life of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll, literally," Coy told Stetzer. "When Pastor Bob left, people definitely left too because they wanted to follow him or because they were just hurt," says Healy, the longtime church member. Metric Constructors, a Charlotte general contractor, took the structure from . But . Coy is friendly and voluble, but his lively green eyes suddenly brim with tears when he's asked about the sexual assault claims. So I am not a fan of what is happening and I have lost my home church and fellowship of 20 years. ! READ that again. This is not even remotely a text about how to choose pastors or elders. It is still in process. . People like Jon and his son Ben will come and go, but Jesus is forever. Teach them to do what I do and speak as I speak. Jesus. I am in shock over this story. Church government which allows for the pastor to appoint his successor often leads to this kind of situation. That same year, the church found itself in a bizarre scandal centered on a lucrative, 400-station radio network and its head, Idaho-based Pastor Mike Kestler. "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. around New Years; I appreciated those teaching a lot; however, Jon did not teach a works based salvation in any way for the 20 + years I was under his teaching it was always by the grace of God. But he was publicly punished and recieved a private apology. I got counseling in the end and made the church pay for it. Thank you, Guy Gray, for being the man of integrity youve always been. Learning to live my life in the way Jesus would if He was me. Reminds me of Eli the Priest and his 2 Sons. Unbelievable. Many women have been harmed by the Coursons indiscretions throughout the years and families have been destroyed.. Leadership was not happy. But the case soon stalled. Last year, around the release of Ben Coursons latest book, Flirting with Darkness: Building Hope in the Face of Depression, Smith started contacting others the church had wounded. A major red flag in one of his messages was excessive self praise of his own preaching, followed by and thats why youre here. Even in the chemically altered '70s music business, Coy's appetites were too voracious. The rock band that usually played raucous hymns to start services was missing. Police say the victim wasn't a church member, and Calvary Chapel says it immediately fired Tague upon learning about the claims. And to add an element of surprise- Im an atheist. Make a one-time donation today for as little as $1. The Roys Report reached out to Heater for further comment, but he didnt respond. In the marketplace. 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. Shortly after resigning, the disgraced pastor moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, where Calvary Chapel has another affiliate church. That whole incident really brought out the crazies too. I know an individual who embezzled money from a bank. Jon is still teaching about Gods Word but is Jon still GODS man to preach to us anymore? ", Like Smith, though, Coy used his relaxed persona to sell a deeply conservative brand of Christianity. Somehow it lacks the signs of divine leading, IMHO. Despite the allegations against both Jon and Ben Courson, church pastors havent responded to The Roys Reports multiple requests for comment. Its embarrassing. "I can't discuss it on the record," he said, before adding cryptically: "If you're foolish enough to go through with this story it would hurt a lot of people.". His ministry was paying his son 20 k a month I hear. Coy then moved to an even more debauched scene: Las Vegas. 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When leaders are allowed to abandon the rules and tenants of the organizations they serve (in this case God and The Bible) and their actions are covered up, it is the responsibility of those who know to bring it to light so healthy changes are made or at least to warn future patrons that the organization is rotten at its core. Dr. Tejado W. Hanchell, Senior Pastor of Mount Calvary Holy Church of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is one of many ministers to use Scandal as an object lesson. And we know our enemy Satan accuses every single one of Gods children every second of every day before before the throne of our Almighty Merciful God. I will never be thanked for it but that is ok. Pursuing the legal system wasnt the answer for me. 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. Founder of Florida's Biggest Megachurch Accused of Molesting a 4-Year-Old. I wanted everyone to know and they did. Yet Trimmer said she had walked in on Courson kissing and embracing the woman in the church office. (Update: The club has now terminated its relationship with Coy and says it had no inkling of the allegations against him.) As any church that claims to be Christian, the Bible is the governing policy in EVERY situation. Lol Well if youre an atheist why are you in church? one person was to go to them and confront them about their sin, and if not repentant, then the elders were to go to them and if still unrepentant, then presented to the congregation and dismissed out of the congregation well, apparently the latter was done, because both JON and BEN are no longer at Applegate. And it was devastating to many of us. The church still claims about 20,000 members, and on a recent Wednesday night, thousands of them poured in for a service led by Pastor Sauder, Coy's replacement. John's Great Commission and a Gospel Rhythm for the Church.mp4. It puts forgiveness to the test. The in-depth reporting of Jon Coursons sin and the umbilical handling of it decades ago is to give the context of the unbiblical way the sin of Jons son, Ben, is being handled now. It is my understanding that Joe Stroble resigned. In ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Greece, priesthood was a heredity, government position, a heritable civil service job. "Religious leaders have a tremendous amount of power over their flock," says Scott Thumma, a professor of sociology of religion at Hartford Seminary who has studied the Calvary movement. So crazy that I became addicted to cocaine.". "Everyone was visibly upset," she wrote on Facebook, according to the Christian Post. Now, witnesses have come forward with allegations that Ben's father, Jon Coursonfounder of Applegate Christian Fellowship near Medford, Oregonhad an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the 1980s. I bought it all. Julie metoo, disdain for patriarchy, leader of Misandry, part of the cancel culture at its finest. I do feel bad for what you went through. It didnt make any difference if its right or wrong, its what Jon says, said Ken Skeen, a former deacon and elder, who was at Applegate from 1989 to 1999. But after theyd sold most of their belongings, the Jordans were told they werent going after all; Jon Courson was going instead. Thus, Costa Mesa split from the CCA and is now part of the Calvary Chapel Global Network. 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. I encourage you to listen to this podcast. 10,000 lies does not make it truth. I never expected him to be perfect. There were ample cases to make that point. @Cindy, A pastor who sexually abuses someone in his congregation is disqualified from being a pastor, no matter how long ago it was. This is the tip of only one iceberg. 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. Why do we, especially Christians, treat anyone like they are guilty before all the facts are presented and proven guilty or innocent? In 2011, The Lord provided our current location at 603 S. Valencia Avenue in Brea. Part of it is an agenda of fear which leaders have cultivated fear of judging, fear of gossip, fear of being divisive, fear of this, fear of that. There's no question he wants back in the game," Newnham says. As churchgoers held their hands up in ecstasy, Sauder read from Matthew and promised that Jesus was ready to heal. Like his mentor Smith, he looked for converts in unusual places. The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines scandal as "an attitude or behavior which leads another to do evil. Its the new trend of 100% allegations must be all be believed (even if it destroys an innocent life), because all (100%) of women tell the truth and women cannot lie. Do we really think another policy, law or regulation will solve the problem of sexual sin, bullying, financial fraud or any of the other possible land mines? "God is with us all who learn and grow so much from a man who always reminded us he was human and not one is perfect not even Pastor Bob but God gave him a purpose and he did well by God. The leader passed the church on to his son and last I knew was planting franchises in England. "But we need to remember it is Jesus Christ who is our leader and not man.". "He's contacted many former associates to try to get funding. Charles Ward "Chuck" Smith (June 25, 1927 - October 3, 2013) was an American pastor who founded the Calvary Chapel movement. "It was attractive on both sides, for the Christians who hadn't really gotten into the drug culture but were younger and wanted something new and for the people who had come through '60s free love and drugs and needed some stability.". Coy says he was never approached by the police about the allegations. "There could be other victims out there," says Michael Newnham, an Oregon-based pastor who runs a blog critical of Calvary Chapel. Many of the mega church founders are reaching retirement age so we are beginning to see transitions in many of these churches. "We loved him because of his realness. Then a few years later the pastor apologised because it came out that it was never my son. The person who gives scandal becomes his neighbor's tempter. The church Coy helped build has moved on without him, but the national Calvary organization has struggled. (Jon Courson) whitewashed the level of involvement and implied it was only a slight indiscretion, but I knew it was not true, Trimmer said. (Flores was eventually convicted of sex with the minor.). (My dad was one of the men who went to Guy Gray for help in the Biblical steps of confronting a sinning brother.) Note; if your church leaders are incorporating Hillsong music in worship , RUN for the leaders are blind ! He received probation before judgment, but he is not allowed in the banking industry the remainder of his life. She said that in the 1980s, Courson admitted in a Bible study meeting to an indiscretion with a female staff member but said the staffer misunderstood the relationship. 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. I think we all went a little bit crazy. "If you're broken, Jesus will be gentle with you in your anger and disillusionment," Sauder said. I got saved in the 80s, and thats a long time ago. Do these pastors take a class at seminary on how best to gaslight congregants and misuse scriptures to cover their sins?? This was also true of an ad for Searchlight: both the promotion and a sample of him speaking. Thats how these guys operate, Coughilin said. I think this verse goes well on another thing with that: She added that at the time, Courson said hed go away to Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa for a few weeks for his time of repentance. He returned to pastoral ministry at Applegate after that, Trimmer said. I believe the true scandal in CC is what being a typical CC pastor does to that man's personal walk with the Lord. And somewhere along the line, Coy slipped right back into his old life. He has gone on to be successful in another business. Keep in touch with Julie and get updates in your inbox! Calvary Chapel has always had to balance accountability with the independence and authority granted to pastors under the "Moses model" of congregational leadership the movement controversially. Once, in 2005, his family was asked to move to Mexico to help with a church ministry. This year, Calvary has been hit by even more sexual abuse claims. On Campus 8:30:00 AM Kids' Church Available. 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. The sexual assault claims, which have never before been divulged, raise new questions about the pastor, his church, and the police who handled the case. Applegate didnt enact any discipline against Courson, according to Gray. Calvary Church is a non-denominational church in Charlotte, North Carolina. She confirmed the story in stomach-churning detail. The reason for the resignation is a "moral failing," according to Calvary Chapel leaders, as reported by the Christian Post. He had admitted to a grave "moral failing." The chapel's founder, Kent Nottingham, told a local TV station that there'd been no suspicion of abuse and that he was "shocked.". "I took a polygraph." His name was Bob Coy, and until the previous year, he'd been the most famous Evangelical pastor in Florida. The church won't say, though a spokesman says the chapel was "saddened to hear of the allegations." 838) and use booking ID 88715385. The statement reminded me of the abusively controlling church that I had been involved with earlier. He was punished by being followed around by the youth pastor , which was humilating . "If we go off the record, I could tell you a lot," he says. . The abuse lasted until she was a teenager, she told the cop. "We are not led by a board of elders.". (Liberty University via . 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. Megachurch Pastor Bob Coy abruptly resigned Sunday afternoon, ending his 30-year leadership at one of the largest churches in the country. The pastor, John Munro, is a friend. Without a policy the person hearing might say, Im sure you misunderstood. Yes, I said affairs my family and others were driven from the church by the elders over addressing the affairs. Gray said the Applegate elder told the woman at the meeting that he believed her story, involving lots of private meetings with Courson. (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? To donate, click here. 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. But since returning to South Florida, he's spent most nights here, helping run the Funky Biscuit a late return to his music industry roots. "We take every allegation of abuse seriously, and our prayers are with the Coy family as they pursue redemption and healing.". That was 35 years ago! 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. The governing board of the church is providing counselors and ministers who will help guide him through the process of full repentance, cleansing and restoration.". He resigned in disgrace after admitting to multiple affairs and a Gospel Rhythm for the leaders responded that didnt. 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