I think part of it is a misunderstanding and misapplication of grace, and an end-justifies-the-means happy-go-lucky attitude. -. Recent Sermons. We were doing it for Jesus, she said. Coy then moved to an even more debauched scene: Las Vegas. There was no court system involved and that was ok with me. 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. All in that original group were expelled from the church. 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. Pastor Bob will be focusing his full attention on his personal relationship with God and with his family. Two years later, her family sued Calvary, alleging leaders should have done more to stop Thomas. Thats how these guys operate, Coughilin said. This is ridiculous. To reflect our new location, Calvary officially changed its name from "Calvary Church of Placentia" to "Calvary Community Church of Brea." After a 10-year capital campaign, we completed construction on our new Worship Center in March of 2021. The amended suit was filed Wednesday morning in Mecklenburg County. I learned alot from Jon Courson over the last 30 years. Discipleship. Who of you has a spotless history? Gray said he urged Applegate leaders to follow I Timothy 5:19-20, which instructs church leaders to expose sinning elders. In one case, victims claimed the church knowingly moved a pedophile to another city without warning parents. | (Screenshot: YouTube/Liberty University) Bob Coy, founder of Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale in Florida who resigned as senior pastor over moral failings in 2014, has been accused of molesting a girl when she was 4 years old and into her teens. "There were no other allegations," he says. 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. We should always be ready to be careful about taking a side in any accusation. Discipleship. 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. 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. But two weeks after his surprise resignation, Assistant Pastor Chet Lowe filled Coy's followers in on what had happened. 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. He had admitted to a grave "moral failing." "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.". After graduating, he found a career in the entertainment industry. "The media ministry of the Active Word that distributes his Bible teachings through radio, television and digital media has also been suspended. all thats left is passive compliance & lax accountability. Id be ashamed to publish such he said she said. His name was Bob Coy, and until the previous year, he'd been the most famous Evangelical pastor in Florida. I will never be thanked for it but that is ok. Pursuing the legal system wasnt the answer for me. "If you're broken, Jesus will be gentle with you in your anger and disillusionment," Sauder said. The church board fired Messner when he became embroiled in the PTL scandal, and J.N. 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. Bob Coy founded Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale and turned it into a 25,000-member . I got saved in the 80s, and thats a long time ago. But change within was. But the music is still playing." Calvary Chapel is, however, still afloat, and has survived not just . Over two decades, Coy had built a small storefront church into Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, a 25,000-member powerhouse that packed Dolphin Stadium for Easter services while Coy hosted everyone from George W. Bush to Benjamin Netanyahu. So I am not a fan of what is happening and I have lost my home church and fellowship of 20 years. This is an interesting article and set of comments from readers. Despite the allegations against both Jon and Ben Courson, church pastors havent responded to The Roys Reports multiple requests for comment. (Attorneys for both sides declined to comment on the terms.). 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. "We need answers.". In 2006, Coy's church in Fort Lauderdale landed in court over claims of lax oversight. I know an individual who embezzled money from a bank. Even in the chemically altered '70s music business, Coy's appetites were too voracious. Miami's independent source of Now, 53 people have joined a Facebook group Smith started, called Applegate Christian Survivors. Heater also warned his congregation against division and warned that God would come against anyone who would come against His church.. What made this and all betrayal of trust just that, a betrayal of trust, for all parties involved. Pastor Bob Coy and his wife Diane led a Florida ministry that grew to include satellite locations in Boynton Beach, Boca Raton, West Boca, Plantation, Hollywood, and the Keys, according to SunSentinel. The Scandal of the Church. I believe the true scandal in CC is what being a typical CC pastor does to that man's personal walk with the Lord. Why isnt anyone holding the woman responsible as well? (My dad was one of the men who went to Guy Gray for help in the Biblical steps of confronting a sinning brother.) Ben Courson, pastor of an Oregon megachurch, recently stepped down amid allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct. The sage continues in the country in which we used to serve, which really does have a serious problem with abuse of children and women. The Voice of God is not to the wolves and hirelings but rather to the sheep ! By 1986, his church had outgrown the funeral parlor and attracted about 1,200 regulars to an Oakland Park chapel. By the end of that harrowing call on August 20, 2015, police knew the accused predator was no ordinary suspect. "The law enforcement agency makes [its] decision on whether to bring the case to us," says Ron Ishoy, a spokesman for Satz. Coy had forsaken rock 'n' roll for Jesus but then became a rock star anyway. Also, all sins are not the same. Reminds me of Eli the Priest and his 2 Sons. Do these pastors take a class at seminary on how best to gaslight congregants and misuse scriptures to cover their sins?? Yes, we might not have a reason to doubt the claims. "My heart is breaking for my Church, my Pastor and his family," wrote Marie L. Harris in a Facebookcomment. 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. 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. And Coy turned out to be a charismatic preacher. If single, please book with someone of the same sex or by yourself (subject to double occupancy). 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. 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. Church government which allows for the pastor to appoint his successor often leads to this kind of situation. . Pastor Bob had suddenly resigned, the assistant pastor told the stunned crowd. To critics such as Newnham, there's only one reason to fight for a ruling like that: to hide from churchgoers the amount of cash the church gave Coy to go away. 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. The battle is not yours but Gods. Both last Wednesdays sermon at Applegate, and this Sundays sermon posted online, make no reference to Stroble or any allegations against Ben Courson. "These guys have been covering for Coy for a long time," Newnham says, "and they're still covering for him now." "He's contacted many former associates to try to get funding. Great! Ushers passed tissue boxes down the rows as his followers wept. 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. But instead, church leaders reportedly cited Genesis 9 as their guideline, noting that Noahs sons covered up Noahs nakedness. In his 1973 senior class portrait, his dark hair, parted neatly down the middle, hangs well past his shoulders. 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. You seem to confuse first-hand accounts of wrongdoing with slander and gossip. Genesis 4:7, Numbers 32:23. I think that the important thing is to remember that NO ONE is without sin. It does work when it covers all the bases. Metric Constructors, a Charlotte general contractor, took the structure from . I would think the bible is the policy the church has. Smith even launched a music label and began fusing Evangelical faith with electric guitars and drum kits. Whatever happened or didnt happen is none of our business. My family is in splinters, still, after all these years. The investigation included multiple follow-up emails, phone calls and in-person visits to the churches approached to . 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.". Make a one-time donation today for as little as $1. I had a clergy person who does flown in from New York. He attempted to pass it on to his family which has been a disaster. David Hocking, a Protestant minister who has a national following through his taped radio sermons, resigned as pastor of Calvary Church after acknowledging an affair with a. Im just asking! 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. Idle hands are the devils workshop:idle lips are his mouthpiece (Jon Courson) whitewashed the level of involvement and implied it was only a slight indiscretion, but I knew it was not true, Trimmer said. Munro, a native of Scotland and in his mid-60s, has been Calvary's senior pastor since 2006. That lent itself to a very youthful, crazy, wild lifestyle. Then a second attempt by the man possibly constitutes an offense. Tim Elfrink November 14, 2017 8:00AM. Dont get involved with a married man might be a good place for the first no. (Update: The club has now terminated its relationship with Coy and says it had no inkling of the allegations against him.) Bob Coy, who founded the Calvary Chapel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in 1985, stepped down after admitting to adultery and watching porn. The expected tributes to the late Rev. "Our former pastor was caught in sin," Lowe said April 16, according to the Sun Sentinel. To enjoy our website, you'll need to enable JavaScript in your web browser. I think we all went a little bit crazy. Dont you know what forgiveness is. Its all manipulation to shame and silence the person. 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. I pray we can all ask ourselves, what would Jesus do. 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. If true, the allegations would be disappointing as any would be against a pastor or local church. 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. In 2006, gubernatorial candidates Charlie Crist and Tom Gallagher personally pleaded for Coy's endorsement, though he declined. Yes, I understand exposing unrepentant sin, but sins from decades ago? In 2011, The Lord provided our current location at 603 S. Valencia Avenue in Brea. Just say NO !!! This is the tip of only one iceberg. Please call Kimberly (800.414.1531, ext. Instead, the pastors Smith installed in his hundreds of megachurches, which are similar to Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, had nearly unlimited power over budgets, personnel, and message. November 14, 2017 Becoming apprentices to Jesus. That was 35 years ago! His daughter has filed suit alleging elder abuse and neglect when Smith. The pastor, John Munro, is a friend. I found out I am not a very forgiving person. The only side that we should take is the side of the Lord (*as the angel told Joshua in Joshua 5:13-14). An evil man sows strife:gossips separates the best of friends For some reason, christian culture produces sloppy morals & integrity that are inferior to the world which christians look down on in superiority. That is the point where most abuse reporting falls apart.the person hearing what happened. Thus, Costa Mesa split from the CCA and is now part of the Calvary Chapel Global Network. 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 cases were settled out of court.). Broward State Attorney Mike Satz says he was never notified about the investigation. Even the great Chuck Smith defended Jon and attacked those trying to bring repentance and healing to a very ugly situation. Welcome to America.. Jon is no Saint! Learning to live my life in the way Jesus would if He was me. Just show up and follow the book and do the rituals and collect the donations. Im sure if one of these elders had the courage to confront either Ben or Jon, as it is instructed in Gods Word. Becoming apprentices to Jesus. "That changes today. 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. Calvary Chapel started as a non-denominational Christian church founded in 1961 in Costa Mesa, California, which in the wake of a move of the Holy Spirit, grew into an international family of over 1700 churches around the world. The leaders also said they had prayed against the spirit of sensuality that had descended on the church, Gray said, and believed this would take care of the problem. What has become of the name of Christian? There were no innocent parties during the 80s incident. I wrote him and his son a warning about what was going on. Apparently context does not matter. Your tax-deductible gift helps our journalists report the truth and hold Christian leaders and organizations accountable. They ended up locked in dueling lawsuits, with the pastor accusing Calvary's leaders of skimming profits and the Smiths charging that he used his influence running the radio stations to pressure women into sex. With his tale of drug addiction and strip clubs, the newly redeemed Coy was a perfect fit for Calvary's edgier message. 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. His attorneys, meanwhile, persuaded a judge with deep Republican ties to seal the ex-pastor's divorce file to protect Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale from scrutiny. It is still in process. In the May 2 episode, "A Woman . In late 2013, Chuck Smith died at the age of 86 after battling lung cancer. High School . Founder of Florida's Biggest Megachurch Accused of Molesting a 4-Year-Old. In a 2007 CT interview, one pastor said of Calvary Chapel, "The Titanic has hit the iceberg. A sexual prevention/misconduct policy is written by churches for churches. 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. He takes in the homeless, he ministers to prostitutes and in the prison. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. Upon Smith's death, many members had different visions of where the denomination should go. (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? 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. Once, in 2005, his family was asked to move to Mexico to help with a church ministry. Even his mentor Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, CA defended JonI saw the letter Chuck wrote to my dad castigated my dad for trying to get Jon to repent and change his ways. The leader passed the church on to his son and last I knew was planting franchises in England. Our Lord militates against scandal, and even ties a curse to those who promote . I have not forgiven Jon or Garnet Page or the Elders for the way handled that. 7 Ramona. Paul Coughlin, said Jon Courson would make prophecies and predictions, often at New Years Eve. Now, witnesses have come forward with allegations that Bens father, Jon Coursonfounder of Applegate Christian Fellowship near Medford, Oregonhad an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the 1980s. I know. 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." I attended ACF from Nov 1999 until a little after Ben took over the fellowship. This year, Calvary has been hit by even more sexual abuse claims. If you are 50+, join us September 18-22 for a Royal Caribbean Cruise! Ive been in similar heartbreaking discussions. It did not go over well. 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. He quit the cocaine and strippers, began training as a preacher, met his wife Diane, and moved to South Florida. and help keep the future of New Times, Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our. They dont have to give an explanation. 8 Quartz Hill. Although he's spent years away from the altar, Coy still looks straight out of central casting for a hip Evangelical preacher. Goodness, uncovering sin from the 1980s is a bit nuts. This principle certainly does not excuse sin. He declined to discuss the child abuse case except to say he is innocent and passed a polygraph test to prove it. On Campus 8:30:00 AM Kids' Church Available. The rock band that usually played raucous hymns to start services was missing. Jon Courson rubbed me the wrong way. The most serious claim against Calvary's national church came in 2011, when four men in Idaho filed a federal suit alleging a youth minister named Anthony Iglesias had molested them between 2000 and 2003. To donate, click here. As churchgoers held their hands up in ecstasy, Sauder read from Matthew and promised that Jesus was ready to heal. "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. He has gone on to be successful in another business. 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? Call the cops. The chapel's founder, Kent Nottingham, told a local TV station that there'd been no suspicion of abuse and that he was "shocked.". Tracked down at the bar on a recent weeknight, the well-dressed ex-pastor looks no different from the days when he preached to thousands of followers. The previous congregation disbanded in the mid-1990s after a pastor sex scandal. "There could be other victims out there," says Michael Newnham, an Oregon-based pastor who runs a blog critical of Calvary Chapel. "I was brought into the Lutheran church without a choice that's where I learned what a religious environment was like, but I was missing the spiritual thing.". These abhorrent behaviors are a result of non-discipleship. Coy's preaching career ended with shocking speed, but his sex scandal was far from the first for Calvary Chapel. He toured the nation on Evangelical radio and TV shows, hung around with Billy Graham, and published books and CDs. Well God bless you anyway. Wickedness loves companyand leads other into sin., Like father like son. His gray goatee is neatly trimmed, and he wears a light-blue plaid shirt and expensive jeans. Unlike the Christian view that the . Plus, several former church members, including a former elder and staff pastor, are accusing Applegate of a pattern of bullying and lack of transparency. Without a comprehensive policy in place a church is basically sending the message that what one has to report is not welcome. Also, any comments with profanity, name-calling, and/or a nasty tone will be deleted. 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. In a ruling . His church fought in 2002 to remove LGBT people from protection under Broward's Human Rights Ordinance, and Coy loudly defended George W. Bush's disastrous Iraq War: "I believe in war because it's biblical, scriptural, and religious," he told his followers in one sermon. April 6, 2020 6:50 pm A Chicago-area megachurchalready under fire for telling staff to keep a pastor's COVID-19 diagnosis secret and allegedly forcing them to work in unsafe conditionsnow is 43 comments The person who gives scandal becomes his neighbor's tempter. . It just shows that no one is immune from sinning. 1 Corinthians 11:19 For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you. Others stayed in Smith's original system. "How Dare You": LGBTQ Advocates Skewer Rep. Basabe in Advance of Pride Parade, LGBTQ Protesters Confront Rep. Basabe Toe-to-Toe in North Bay Village, John Ruiz's LifeWallet Defers Debt Payments, Warns of Accounting Blunders, Photos: Fort Lauderdale Residents Assess Damage Wrought by Historic Flooding, Open Season: Margate's Lax Safeguards Raise Fear of Fraud and Abuse, OIG Says. Yet Trimmer said she had walked in on Courson kissing and embracing the woman in the church office. As any church that claims to be Christian, the Bible is the governing policy in EVERY situation. But Jon Courson. Keep in touch with Julie and get updates in your inbox! Cherry-picking and twisting scripture will lead you far away! Applegate culture and sermons tended to be works-based mixed with a lot of end-time prophecies, she said. Yet, Gray told The Roys Report that Applegate refused to discipline Courson, and instead kept his sin private. Shouldnt somebody from the church that I had given my entire life to, shouldnt they have come after me to help? 838) and use booking ID 88715385. Im so sad that another church leader is brought down. I went to a Calvary Chapel in Phoenix for 10 years. Congregants need to start pushing back on this foolishness. But after theyd sold most of their belongings, the Jordans were told they werent going after all; Jon Courson was going instead. "We learned of this report after it was disclosed and reported to the appropriate authorities," says Michael Miller, a church spokesman. In this case, a lot of time has passed since the 1980s (roughly 40 years now). The perpertrator (associate pastor) eventually resigned. The response was essentially to ignore all of it and to move on, Gray said. 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. 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. Skeen said he raised concerns in the late 1990s about Applegates building projects, such as the Bus Barna church property that was used to house people for ministry training. Jr High Service Available. 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