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In November 2011, however, Tomczak released another letter stating that Sovereign Grace Churches had subjected him and his family to spiritual abuse, slander, and blackmailing. In particular, they had questioned Tomczak's fitness as a father due to what Tomczak called his son's "teenage rebellion". [ 14 ]
Also in 2014, a former church member was convicted of sexually abusing three boys in their homes in the 1980s and early 1990s. None of the abuse occurred at Covenant Life Church. [5] In 2014, a civil lawsuit against Covenant Life Church and Sovereign Grace Ministries alleging a cover-up of child sexual abuse was dismissed in Maryland.
Sovereign Grace Churches also operates Sovereign Grace Music, based in Louisville, Kentucky, where contemporary worship albums have been released every few years since the 1980s. [42] Sovereign Grace Music is directed by worship leader Bob Kauflin, former member of Christian band Glad , and is known for lyrics that are founded in biblical doctrine.
Lawyers for the church, widely known as the Mormon church, who staff the help line around the clock told Bishop John Herrod not to call police or child welfare officials.
In memos written in 1986 and 1987, Msgr. Thomas Curry, then the archdiocese's advisor on sex abuse cases, proposed ways to prevent police from investigating priests who had admitted to church ...
The Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday ousted churches for having a woman pastor and over abuse-related reports, solidifying the recent trend for churches and their involuntary exit from the ...
Under Mahaney's leadership, Sovereign Grace Church of Louisville is a member of Sovereign Grace Churches and works with the Southern Baptist Convention for training and Christian mission work. Mahaney resigned from the presidency of Sovereign Grace Ministries in 2013 in order to plant Sovereign Grace Church of Louisville.
Still, the church is “horrified” by the allegations, the statement said, adding that “we do not tolerate any form of sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or sexual coercion, and we will fully ...