"We have realized that these wounds never disappear and that they require us forcefully to condemn these atrocities and join forces in uprooting this culture of death."
A hit man entered the pastor's home, made him kneel and said, "You don't know who you are messing about with." The man then pulled the trigger on his gun, but it failed to fire, so he knocked the pastor unconscious and stole his wallet before fleeing.
"In recent days and weeks, it has become clear to me that this church needs a fresh start. The staff, this staff that I dearly love, they also need a clean running lane to heal, to build, to dream."
Lead pastor Chris Conlee announced his resignation months after teaching pastor Andy Savage opened up to the congregation about sexually assaulting a girl in his previous youth group.