Date Shared:
June 23rd, 2024
Date Released:
June 23rd, 2024
Excerpt
Southlake’s Gateway church conducted its first weekend of services since Robert Morris, the founder and senior pastor, resigned after confessing to molesting a child in the 1980s, starting when the girl was 12. The megachurch’s main Southlake campus was full on Saturday night and there were protesters outside; Sunday was a different story.
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Sunday’s sermon and addressing of Morris’ resignation by a church elder were recorded from Saturday service and played for the half-full auditorium Sunday, with many leaving before it concluded.
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Gateway Church is a non-denominational, evangelical Christianmulti-site megachurch based in Southlake, Texas, near Fort Worth. In 2024, its founding pastor, Robert Morris, resigned after allegations of past sexual abuse of a minor.