Gateway Church has rejected founder Robert Morris’ demands for millions of dollars in retirement pay following his resignation after allegations of child sexual abuse, according to court documents filed this week by the North Texas megachurch.
Gateway Church, based in Southlake, is asking a Tarrant County court for a hearing and an order to block Morris’ demand for arbitration, according to a petition filed Tuesday. The church argues that any dispute related to Morris’ contract must go through mediation first.
Morris resigned in June 2024 as lead pastor at Gateway Church after he admitted to sexually abusing a girl in the 1980s, beginning when she was 12 years old in her Oklahoma home, the documents state…