Gateway Church removes 4 elders

Gateway Church removes elders, aiding criminal investigation: 'We denounce sexual abuse'
Gateway Church announced the removal of several of its elders following a law firm's investigation into sexual abuse claims against Robert Morris.
Gateway Church removes 4 elders as Robert Morris investigation ends
Morris immediately directed church staff to minimize her claims in a statement. "Robert Morris directed Gateway employees to release a statement that intended to minimize the severity of Cindy's claims in one final attempt to hide the truth," Willbanks said.
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.
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The investigation, which the church said now involves law enforcement, also revealed that others knew of Morris' relationship with the underage girl and failed to ask additional questions.
Gateway Church removes multiple elders as Robert Morris abuse investigation concludes
Gateway Church in Texas has removed multiple elders as the result of a four-month investigation into allegations the church s founder, Robert Morris, sexually abused a minor female for years
Gateway Church removes elders after investigation into Robert Morris sexual abuse accusations
Gateway Church says it has removed multiple elders who knew about abuse allegations against founder Robert Morris and is cooperating with an ongoing criminal investigation.
Church member reports flagging former Gateway pastor Robert Morris' behavior before alleged abuse
Concerns about Gateway Church founding pastor Robert Morris's behavior were raised nearly forty years ago, prior to the allegations of him sexually abusing a pre-teen girl in the 1980s. "What happened to Cindy Clemishire was heartbreaking and vile," Tra Willbanks said to start Sunday's service.
Gateway Church announces removal of 4 elders after investigation of Morris allegations
The four elders had some information or knowledge of Robert Morris’ conduct related to child sexual abuse allegations prior to this summer, but did not take action, church elder Tra Willbanks said during a service.
Gateway removes 4 elders, says they had information about Morris abuse allegations
A church spokesperson confirmed that Thomas Miller, Gayland Lawshe, Kevin Grove and Jeremy Carrasco were the elders who have left Gateway.
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.
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