Gateway Church has officially appointed Daniel Floyd as its new leader, a crucial step as it tries to sever its troubled ties with founder Robert Morris.
Morris, 64, resigned from the Southlake-based, non-denominational megachurch last year after being publicly accused of sexually assaulting a minor decades ago.
Floyd, a pastor from Virginia, appeared at the main church campus in Dallas-Fort Worth on Saturday afternoon. His wife, Tammie, also a pastor, joined the welcome service on Sunday where 4,000 people prayed for the couple…