Gateway church announced Friday that four elders will be taking leaves of absence pending the outcome of an outside law firm’s investigation into child sexual...
Elders include former pastor Robert Morris’ son and three elders who were at church from 2005 to 2007.
“As Haynes and Boone begins their work, they have recommended that any Gateway Church Elder with a potential conflict of interest take a temporary leave of absence from the Board of Elders,” a statement on Gateway’s website said. “This includes any Elder with a relational conflict and those Elders who were on the Board from 2005–2007.”Clemishire said in 2005, she reached out to Morris via email to confront him about the abuse she said she suffered as a child.
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