Days after Hope Fellowship lead pastor John McKinzie resigned, the church he founded shed more light on the circumstances of his departure and removed some recorded sermons from its website.
According to an email sent to congregants on Thursday, McKinzie’s “multiple breaches of collective trust and his pastoral responsibilities” occurred “over several years.” The email was first shared by religious watchdog website Watchkeep and later verified by the Observer.
Earlier this week, the church announced McKinzie resigned after admitting to “sexual sin and moral failure,” but did not go into further detail as to what actions warranted his resignation. That initial email included a list of frequently asked questions that said McKinzie “admitted to sexual sin and a pattern of consensual behavior that made him unfit to continue his role as pastor.”…