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Assemblies of God pastors call for change after churches fail to oust accused abusers
Ministers spoke out after an NBC News investigation revealed 50 years of abuse and cover-up allegations in the largest Pentecostal denomination.
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The Church That Cried Misleading: Fact-Checking the Assemblies of God’s NBC Rebuttal
Ron Bloomingkemper of XA Lions Den a Church Abuse advocate, analyzes the NBC Article and the reports of misinformation claimed by the Assemblies of God in their response video.
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Assemblies of God churches shielded accused predators — and allowed them to keep abusing children
NBC News uncovered a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence and cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.
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Assemblies of God Response to NBC Article
The Assemblies of God shares a 5 minute video responding to the NBC Article released about the 50 year pattern of abuse.
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NBC News Report - How Assemblies of God churches allegedly shielded predators as they abused children
NBC News identified nearly 200 Assemblies of God pastors, church employees and volunteer leaders who were accused of allegedly sexually abusing over 475 people, mostly children, over the past 50 years.
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Canadian Pastor Sentenced for Child Sexual Assault in U.S.
Mills was arrested on May 22, 2024, and initially faced a charge of first-degree rape of a child, a Class A felony with a maximum penalty of life in prison.
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Assemblies of God seek to stop deposition of CEO Doug Clay in Chi Alpha abuse lawsuit
Lawyers for the Assemblies of God, the world's largest Pentecostal denomination, have asked a Texas District Court Judge to quash a pending deposition of the organization's General Superintendent and CEO Doug Clay in the ongoing Chi Alpha Campus Ministries lawsuit.
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Florida police charge Assemblies of God pastor with failing to report child sex abuse
Mark Vega, a former chaplain for the New York Yankees, is accused of covering up abuse allegations at his church, Ignite Life Center.
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Judge rebukes the Assemblies of God for failing to turn over records in sex abuse case
Joe Campbell says his calling is to share God’s love, but a group of women say he sexually abused them as girls. An NBC News investigation uncovered decades of missed warnings and failures to act.
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Assemblies of God and Atlanta Church Accused of Labor Trafficking Ministry Students, Lawsuit Claims
A woman has filed a lawsuit accusing the Assemblies of God of trafficking her and other students at the Atlanta Dream Center Church.
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The 40-year mission to stop a Pentecostal preacher accused of raping children
Joe Campbell says his calling is to share God’s love, but a group of women say he sexually abused them as girls. An NBC News investigation uncovered decades of missed warnings and failures to act.
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How a Christian college ministry glorified a sex offender and enabled him to keep abusing students
Daniel Savala urged generations of Chi Alpha members to get naked in his Houston sauna. Why did Assemblies of God pastors keep bringing teenagers to his home?
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Former youth pastor arrested after allegedly sexually abusing at least 6 teens
The alleged abuse occurred from 2006 to 2010 at the pastor’s home and at an Assemblies of God church in Baltimore County, Maryland, authorities said.
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Assemblies of God Leader 'sorry' for predators years of abuse. Denies AG culpability
A top leader of the nation’s largest Pentecostal denomination, the Assemblies of God (AG), last week apologized to the sex abuse victims of Daniel Savala,…
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Head of Chi Alpha Campus Ministries Resigns in Wake of Sex Abuse Scandal
The national director of Chi Alpha Campus Ministries, the official Assemblies of God (AG) college outreach ministry, has resigned in the wake of an ongoing…
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Assemblies of God Pastors Call for Leaders to Resign Over 'Shameful" Response to Chi Alpha Sex Scandal
Multiple Assemblies of God (AG) pastors are calling for the resignation of denominational leaders for what the pastors say has been a “shameful” response to…
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Vernon Assembly of God minister had sex with minor in church and motel, supplied meth
The affidavit charging a Vernon pastor with sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl alleges he groomed her for sex by counseling her at church, getting her a job and providing her with meth, both at the church and a motel.