Members of Grace Episcopal Church are calling for the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio to reverse its decision to temporarily suspend operations at their location.
In a Nov. 7 letter, Bishop Kristin Uffelman White said that in September, her staff learned of an alleged sexual assault that happened inside the church earlier in the year. The assault was between minors, and no church personnel were involved.
The diocese said the church reported it to police, but White said an investigation determined that church leadership did not report it to the diocese for months. She said the diocese also learned that the church had not been following “Safe Church” policies…