Scandal Rocks Texas Megachurch

Gateway Houston changes name as sex abuse scandal rocks church
The Houston-area offshoot of Gateway Church will change its name as its parent congregation in Southlake grapples with explosive allegations of child sex abuse levied against its founding pastor. Gateway Houston,
Scandal Rocks Texas Megachurch: Founder Accused Of Abusing Young Girl
Gateway Church in Southlake, near Fort Worth, engaged the law firm Haynes & Boone to conduct an investigation into allegations that founder Robert Morris had a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old girl in the 1980s. The investigation claims that the relationship did occur and others were aware, but did not ask additional questions.
Elders are removed from Texas megachurch in latest fallout from Trump pal’s sex abuse scandal
A Texas megachurch in the Dallas suburbs has removed several elders after launching an investigation into abuse allegations against Robert Morris, the church’s founder and former advisor to Donald Trump.
Woman who accused Gateway Church founder of sexual abuse says recovery has been ‘lifelong’
After accusing Gateway Church founder Robert Morris of childhood sexual abuse, Cindy Clemishire says she’s finally living without shame. But recovery for
Four Gateway elders removed over pastor's sexual abuse scandal
The removals are latest fallout at one of the country’s largest evangelical Christian churches from allegations made in June against Gateway's founding pastor, Robert Morris.
Gateway Church removes elders, employees who knew of Robert Morris sexual abuse allegations
Gateway Church elder Tra Willbanks took to the pulpit to share a summary of the findings from law firm Haynes and Boone LLP. The firm was hired by the church in June, following the resignation of Gateway’s founder and then-senior pastor Robert Morris.
Gateway Church removes 4 elders after investigation into founder
Gateway Church in Southlake has removed four of its elders following an investigation by an outside law firm into sexual abuse allegations against the church’s founder, Robert Morris.
Gateway Church removes 4 elders as Robert Morris investigation ends
As an internal investigation closes into sexual abuse allegations against its founder and former pastor, Gateway Church ...
As attendance slides, remaining Gateway attendees put faith in church, not Robert Morris
At Gateway Church’s sprawling Southlake campus, upbeat worship music beckons congregants into the auditorium at the start of Saturday services. The 4,000-seat auditorium used to be mostly full on ...
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Protesters outside Christland Church demand accountability
Protest organizers cited how the situation at Christland Church is “eerily similar to recent scandal with Pastor Robert Morris and Gateway Church in Dallas.” Morris, a Texas pastor ...
Texas pastor returns to pulpit 3 months after being accused of sexual assault
Most notably, Gateway Church's founding pastor Robert Morris resigned in June from his church, which boasted more than ...
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