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Hillsong Church may be undergoing changes to its organizational structure after a suspended employee claimed that the megachurch misappropriated donations and gave “large cash gifts” to former Hillsong Global Senior Pastor Brian Houston and others.

Eighteen former students of a Canadian Christian academy have filed criminal abuse complaints against the academy, saying they were forced to take part in exorcisms and were physically punished at the school.

An International Church of the Foursquare Gospel safeguarding team that worked with students who accused a former college president of bullying, manipulation, and harassment has been suspended.

Former polemics blogger and pastor Jordan "JD" Hall has been removed from membership at his church, Fellowship Baptist Church in Sidney, Montana, for "failure to demonstrate repentance for sins."

Disgraced Colorado pastor Ted Haggard is facing new allegations involving drugs and sexual misconduct with young men.

An elder at Fellowship Baptist Church in Sidney, Montana, says that polemics blogger and former pastor Jordan "JD" Hall embezzled more than $10,000 from the church and was reportedly kicked out of his home last month for physically assaulting his wife and son.

The elders at Saddleback Church, pastored by Rick Warren, announced that an investigation into their new pastor found that he was not guilty of abusive leadership practices at his former church.

In a new Washington Post article, the ex-wife of a well-known Iranian American pastor alleges that evangelist Franklin Graham encouraged her to seek counseling and return to her husband after being told that her husband abused her.

A second woman, the ex-wife of the son of accused Pastor John B. Lowe II says Lowe’s son, Jeremiah Lowe, has accused Jeremiah of abusing her while they were married. She is also claiming he killed one of her dogs.

According to a new internal investigation report obtained by The Christian Post, former Hillsong NYC pastor Carl Lentz had engaged in multiple affairs with women and caused several Hillsong staffers to suffer from mental illnesses because of his abusive behavior.