color: #888888; Also, any comments with profanity, name-calling, and/or a nasty tone will be deleted. A 124-page extended version of the report, containing copies of texts describing one victims assault and subsequent intimidation, was submitted to an investigative team of the Korean Central Presbytery (KCP) in November 2020, following up on a five-page allegation letter the whistleblowers sent in August. In August 2019, Chung stopped preaching at CFC, but said it was to facilitate a transition to a team leadership model. to conduct a third-party investigation. .mytheme-mejs-container.mejs-container, Some members of the allegation group also said they lacked confidence the KCP would handle any future cases differently, given the ties many of the pastors had to Chung. I have to believe that having an an honor/shame cultural background, rather than a right/wrong (or guilt) background, would bring quite a few challenges to conducting an independent leadership investigation. 217 Today: 217 Today host looks back on time at Illinois Public Media, Plans are back on the table for a carbon pipeline in Illinois, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson head to Chicago mayoral runoff. Chungs church reckoned him to have an especially high place of anointing, making him untouchable when he does wrong, said Dan Lee, another whistleblower in the report. Although banned from preaching at CFC by the Korean Central Presbytery in which he was J-Gen canceled its summer retreats to grieve and reflect.. Korean Christians have had such a tremendous and positive impact over the last few decades on local communities and believers, its difficult to overstate. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-time-buffering, In a situation like this, we believe real accountability, discipline, and repentance are required. Last August, shortly after the WBEZ report was published, the same group of pastors from the KCP appealed the case, which went to the PCAs Standing Judicial Commission (SJC), a quasi-judicial body of sorts, according to several sources. She says he then began to force himself on her and pull his pants down until she pushed him off and ran into the bathroom, locking the door until he left. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-time-marker, .elementor-widget .elementor-icon-list-icon svg { top: 0; visibility: hidden; To donate, Presbyterian Church (USA) Will Gather Nonbinary/Genderqueer Membership Statistics, Virginia Pastor Accused of Sexually Abusing Girl During Church Sleepover, Whistleblowers Say Leader of Network of Churches Hid Sexual Crime for 36 Years, Former Pastor Accused of Rape Resigns from Churchome After TRR Investigation; Church Official Makes False Claims, Arkansas Youth Pastor Pleads Guilty to 13 Counts of Sexual Assault, Bishop Scott Jones Moves from Extreme Center of UMC to Global Methodist Church, A Christian Health Nonprofit Saddled Thousands With Debt as It Built a Family Empire Including A Pot Farm, Bank and Airline, 2 Megachurches Rocked by Allegations They Allowed Pastor Guilty of Clergy Sexual Abuse to Re-Offend, EXCLUSIVE: John MacArthur Shamed, Excommunicated Mother for Refusing to Take Back Child Abuser, Days-long Revival Sweeping Asbury University in Kentucky, EXCLUSIVE: John MacArthur Covered Up Pastors Sexual Abuse, Witnesses Say, EXCLUSIVE: John MacArthurs Church Supported Convicted Child Abuser & Pedophile, Records Show, Dante Bowe Posts, Then Removes, Apology for Behavior Causing Split with Maverick City Music, Matt Chandler Steps Aside After Admitting Inappropriate Online Relationship, John MacArthur Pulls Out of Ligonier Conference, Pastor Resigns From Houston Megachurch After Admitting Affair, Televangelist Creflo Dollar Renounces Past Teachings on Tithing, But Questions Persist. We, as a collective voice of Asian American leaders, implore Min Chung to cease all public ministry at least until a new investigation is conducted and proper disciplinary measures are followed. Even though many doubt that enough change has happened, some are finding healing beyond CFC. Chung didnt respond when The Roys Report tried to reach him for comment. He has either founded or served in leadership for several youth and college ministries throughout the country, and was a board member for international missions organization SIM from 2006 to 2019. height: 90px; Sin has real and lasting consequences and should be dealt with appropriately with discipline and repentance, not in spite of the gospel, but precisely because of it. Get new articles and breaking news delivered to your inbox. CFC also hired The Center Consulting Group to conduct surveys and evaluate the health of the church. border: 0 none; It requires public forms of accountability and repentance. Because of the trust that had been damaged and the pain that had been caused, he said, the church board voted unanimously May 27 to separate from Chung. He said, Your parents are well-respected members of their church, your fathers an elder [at their church], Rhee recalled. The World Economic Forum ranks the country 115th out of 145 countries in gender equality. According to the report, Kim was initially more interested in stopping the spread of gossip and keeping Chungs sexual misconduct private than holding Chung accountable or protecting victims. } Dozens of Illinois, CHAMPAIGN Plans have resumed for a carbon dioxide pipeline in Illinois after a brief delay. 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Anne Stych is a writer in Charlotte, North Carolina. There are Walmart runs. The friend urged the victim to tell Chung she hadnt consented to his touch. The timing of thisso close to the finish of the assessmenthas raised a lot of questions and suspicion among former members, said Pinyo. Ive been very hesitant for some while about getting really committed and really involved and back to serving with a church, but I feel like my appetite is coming back, he said. Our hope is to provide care and oversight in whatever way is appropriate. He declined to be interviewed in order to respect the privacy of those involved and due to the ongoing nature of allegations.. The Roys Report seeks to foster thoughtful and respectful dialogue. On July 13, the KCP met to discuss a complaint about the ruling filed by a group of pastors who wanted the group to remove Chung from the ministry. Not every religious leader is trained in handling the needs of sexual assault victims They should assist with reporting to the appropriate authorities and seek referrals to the victim services and professional counseling services!!! Yet whistleblowers, who knew about the alleged assault, pressured Chung for a decade to confess to the church. A year later, the group of 14 whistleblowers submitted their report to the PCAs Korean Central Presbytery and called for the KCP to investigate Chung, arguing CFC associate pastors had failed to discipline him, said Park. background: #db4e88; But that system broke down: Oversight entities had limited power and the denominations governing rules proved to be inadequate for addressing the issue of abuse in the church. Ultimately my hope is to discover who God truly is, beyond the God that CFC represented.. Joshua Generation, commonly called J-Gen, a ministry for high schoolers that Chung founded, also severed ties with Chung. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. For investigators at GRACE, CFCs decision to terminate the assessment is a highly unusual move. } Christian Rocker Posts Stunning Response to Recent Apostasy of Christian Leaders, Chicago Radio Host & a Former Bodyguard Say James MacDonald Asked Them to Arrange Murders, James MacDonald Took Millions from Harvest & Now Demands Broadcast Ministry, Mancow Airs Shocking Comments By James MacDonald: My Response. We here at SOLA Network affirm these words: SOLA Network exists to influence the emerging generation with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I have the privilege of living near a large population of Korean Americans, both Christian and otherwise. } But Chung is subject to the PCAs Book of Church Order because of his PCA ordination, KJ Kim told TRR. The city of Detroit is suing a pastor and his church over the stalled development of a new mega-church at 7 Mile and Woodward Avenue, saying blight has emerged as a result, according to court documents. In 2019, Chung told two associate pastors in a vague and minimized confession that he had sexually touched a woman from his congregation, the whistleblower report states. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-controls, As of May 27, 2021, Covenant Fellowship Church (CFC) has terminated its formal relationship with Min Chung. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-time-handle-content { One was a claim from many years ago of inappropriate touch with an adult woman. The motion to rescind the KCP decision needed a two-thirds vote in favor. z-index: 1; Sources, including Singer, told WBEZ that CFC was concerned the information-gathering process was biased and that it dug too much into Chungs case, which the church deemed outside the scope of the assessment. Whistleblowers are making their accusations public after several years of attempts to confront the influential pastor within a reportedly tight-knit, shame-based community. He also said that, for sexual harassment of a member of the congregation, the KCP should have dealt Chung a suspension of a period of years, and perhaps even defrocked him. On December 4, 2022, CFC became a particular church within the Presbytery of However, a document submitted by a group of former CFC members calling themselves the allegation group, asked the Korean Central Presbytery (KCP), a denominational oversight group, to investigate the incident, called it unwanted, non-consensual touch in her private area., Chung reportedly personally counseled the woman after the incident, and said they reached reconciliation.. It affects your identity, making you want to hide parts or even all of yourself. WBEZ confirmed with Justin Coverstone, the stated clerk of the Presbytery of Northern Illinois, that CFC was in the process of joining that regional body as of early September. We at the SOLA Network respect and believe in the due processes of member denominations; we encourage the work that our PCA brothers are pursuing to bring the appropriate denominational actions for proper discipline. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-time-float-corner, It was very much like, Why do you think you got into this relationship? The presbytery is a ruling body of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), the denomination that ordained Chung. Great! While we do not want to minimize the importance of seeking justice on earth, we want to encourage you with the reminder that it is God who has the final say. These include the SOLA Network, a group of Asian American pastors, and the Joshua Generation, a high school ministry that the minister also founded. (Illinois defines criminal sexual assault as using force or threat or force, and the defendant knows the victim is unable to give knowing consent.). Last summer, Kim, writing on behalf of the Oversight Board, promised that CFC would release a full report at the conclusion of GRACEs investigation. Great! We are sobered and shudder at the human propensity for sin; we seek Gods grace so that we can be committed to keeping the church protected and honored as the Bride of Christ. I am probably going to get myself in trouble making this next statement but the context was always a sense of Hyper-Complimentarianism or some hybrid form of it because the Denomination that I refereed of believed in women Pastors but the culture was steeped with this type of theological thinking. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-embed, The council also encouraged a member in the Presbyterian Church of America (PCA) to inform the denomination of the information SOLA had received regarding Min, who is a member of the PCA. Bryan Chapell, the PCAs stated clerk, confirmed to WBEZ in a statement that the discipline matter has been concluded by the SJC. .wp-caption img { .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-time-float-current, Brea, CA 92821 | 562.694.2100 2022 Living Hope Community Church. position: absolute; Victims of abuse who express their grievances on social media, who protest, who take their stories to the media theyre like that woman in that parable, LeCroy said. However, the KCP determined at an April meeting that looked only at the single incident that Chung had been restored to God, as well as the woman, and that that discipline instituted by CFC pastors was found to be sufficient.. Find more resources and videos here. Dr. Min J. Chung is the founding and lead pastor of Covenant Fellowship Church, an Chung also was accused of covering up sexual abuse committed by a fellow local pastor. But he said the church had recently decided to hire an outside group to investigate in order to work towards rebuilding trust and create a healthier culture that better reflects Jesus.. All videos and transcripts are available on our website. It also alleges that Chung urged a woman not to go to police when she sought his counsel after being sexually assaulted by another church member. margin-top: 9px; However, nine elders objected to the decision and asked for Chung's suspension. This years conference theme is Witness, and we hope to equip the local church to be a compelling witness despite our divisive and divided society and culture. Chung preached messages urging congregants to submit to leaders and forgive them and calling victims to forgive their abusers. Chung showed Minari to his parents around Thanksgiving 2019, a couple of months before its Sundance premiere. We also introduced two new members of the [], Editors Note: This panel discussion is from SOLA Conference 2021. Biblical discipline, especially of a pastor or elder in ordained office, cannot be conducted in solitude by the offender. Whistleblowers say theyre disappointed, but not surprised, with the ruling. Theres such a pressure put on women to be pure going into marriage, but then we create this environment in the church where its kind of ripe for abuse, and for women to stay silent when there is some kind of assault, Pinyo said. font-size: 11px; The woman pastor at the center of the Southern Baptist Convention's decision to oust Saddleback Church the California megachurch founded by pastor and best-selling author Rick Warren says she will continue to serve as a ministry leader despite her longstanding ties to the nation's largest Former CFC member Janet Park said that when she confronted Chung in 2009, he told her that he kept the matter a secret because the victim had insisted on doing so. In the wake of last years scandal, CFC also chose not to renew its status as a registered student organization, or RSO, at U of I last academic year. The cost has been high for the whistleblowers, said Amy Han, one of the whistleblowers who submitted the report. Though disappointed, the whistleblowers said that they were not surprised with KCP's ruling, citing the environment at CFC where Chung leads and the congregation's high regard for the minister. Growing up in San Francisco, Yep felt alienated. Anne Rhee (not her real name) recalled when she began to kiss a male friend from church. In February of 2019, Park said she reported the matter to Kim and urged him to allow a third-party investigation, but Kim refused. However, we hope you will support our work with your prayers and financial gifts. According to a lengthy investigation by National Public Radio station WBEZ in Chicago, Covenant Fellowship Church and its former head pastor Min Joshua Chung for years fostered a misogynistic environment that included sexual mistreatment and oppression of women. 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Posted on: Feb 04, 2023 User login Hi. Give a gift of $30 or more to The Roys Report this month, and you will receive a copy of "Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse" by Dr. Lisa Oakley and Justin Humphreys. }. At that meeting, however, the KCP instead considered a motion to rescind the April 2021 judgment and to hold a retrial, according to a July 15, 2021, statement from the presbytery. In this case, Id say this is the logical result of Korean Cultures Confucian-infused hierarchy: father-son, king-subject, husband-wife, elder-younger, friend-friend (where one is above the other in rank). Finally, we desire and pray for justice and healing for all past and present survivors of abuse. UIUC officials told WBEZ that CFC has chosen not to renew its status as a registered student organization for the coming year, meaning it cannot recruit new students at a back-to-school event or reserve space on the campus for meetings. She is convinced she would have been raped if he could. In 2020, the SOLA Council was notified about a past incident involving council member Min Chung, in which he acted inappropriately with a female young adult whom he was pastoring. Many CFC members are students there who hail from the Chicago area. Get new articles and breaking news delivered to your inbox. And calls for reform are spreading through the Korean-American community, even as whistleblowers fear retaliation. As reported by The Roys Report (TRR) last year, Min Joshua Chungarguably the nations most prominent Korean-American pastorwas accused by multiple witnesses of sexual misconduct and decades of cover-up and intimidation. WBEZ Chicagoalso uncovered about an Instagram account created last May which grew to become a platform for sexual assault survivors, exposing the abuses that have been happening in the church for almost thirty years. According to The Roys Report(TRR), a group of whistleblowers submitted a report to the KCP in November 2020, accusing Chung with various incidents of sexual assaults. The church consists of predominantly a Korean American congregation. For almost 20 years, Chung kept the alleged sexual assault from church leaders and his wife, Park said. I went to my head pastor and I was emotionally distressed, she said. LeCroy said the procedures and laws of the PCAs Book of Church Order by which churches, presbyteries and pastors abide dictates that the lower court, [the presbyterys] decision is to be respected, and that the SJC often does decide things along procedural grounds, and not the merits of the original case. He said in a statement to WBEZ that the presbytery is currently working with CFC and is discussing whether to receive the congregation into our jurisdiction. In much of Asian culture, you never want to look bad in front of the community and you never want to be the cause of someone else being shamed, said Frank Mesina, a former CFC member. URBANA A former assistant pastor at a Champaign church has been criminally charged with sexually assaulting a teen who was a member of the congregation. I really did not see this coming, she said. We grieve that this incident will cause many to experience confusion and lose trust in their pastors and elders. Many have called into question the biblical sufficiency of these measures, and the SOLA Network also expresses strong concern regarding the decision of the KCP. But TRR said that the ruling may still be appealed to the Standing Judicial Commission of the PCA's General Assembly. Marco Morante was eliminated in episode 8, Military, since the judges werent impressed by his outfit with a military motif. Last summer, amid the outcry that resulted from the revelations by an Instagram account called @letters_from_rahab, CFC said it would cut financial ties to the pastor and hire a third-party group to do a full investigation. It contracted with an organization called Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment (GRACE) to assess the church and its response to allegations of abuse. padding: 1px; Yet this generations aggrieved version of sexism has taken on a different character from their fathers more traditional version of sexism featuring machoism and strict gender roles., https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/13/opinion/south-koreas-misogyny.html, https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/06/23/young-south-korean-men-hate-liberals-feminists/. Pinyo told TRR that shes advising her current church leadership on how to be a safe and healthy church that doesnt turn a blind eye to problems. The report also recommended that the church hire a third-party auditor to address some members financial concerns, though the Center didnt think there were financial irregularities.. left: 0; MC (Min Chung) is anointed by God, God only exists at CFC and there is no other place like CFC, Lee said, describing the church environment. Chung is also accused of covering up accusations of sexual abuse against a fellow pastor as well as admitting to inappropriately touching a female congregant for a brief moment. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-time-current, Over the course of the past few years, the leadership of Covenant Fellowship Church has sought to investigate claims of abuse regarding our founding pastor, Kim wrote in a statement to TRR. And in August, CFC hired GRACE. To donate, click here. A few months later, a group of pastors dissatisfied with the presbyterys April 2021 determination filed a complaint in an effort to indefinitely suspend Chung from ministry. Since there is no room in the culture for open candor, exchange of perspectives, and helpful permissive dissension, there is only a cycle of abuse that continues at all levels of leadership.. /*Custom svg icon height fix*/ Frank Barker, whose 4,000-member Briarwood Presbyterian Church grew from a Birmingham, Alabama, storefront before he helped found the conservative Presbyterian. Another promised change was to bring the church under a regional body within the Presbyterian Church of America (PCA), to seek more oversight and accountability for its leaders and members. His influence extends beyond the church walls. Web1215 W. Lambert Rd. Why do you think youre staying for so long? . But theres, of course, a lot under the surface as well, he added. The churchs website says that as of July 2021, CFC is under the leadership of Reverend KJ Kim and a lay oversight board and is in the process of particularizing or becoming a fully organized church with the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). Especially in the Korean community, to call out a pastor, youre going against God-given authority.. Please consider interning, joining our staff, or submitting a story or making a contribution. "Regarding recovery, the pastor reconciled with his victim, and regarding his relationship with God, he recognized his sin before God and relies on the blood of Christ. To Thyatira: Hold Fast What You Have Until I Come | Revelation 2:18-29 (Pastor Min Chung) joe 2019.02.19 43. Chung reportedly abused a number of congregants at CFC. Amid rumors of sexual misconduct, Chung announced in the summer of 2019 that he would transition out of the head pastor role and that a team of associate pastors would take over. Many other ministries have removed Chung from their boards and speaking schedules. Give a gift of $30 or more to The Roys Report this month, and you will receive a copy of "Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse" by Dr. Lisa Oakley and Justin Humphreys. Even the pastors, I would say, do a good job at that. It was just like, Why, why did we do this all in vain? Park said. They gave a couple of examples [of bias], which were tenuous at best, Singer said. To Thyatira: Hold Fast What You Have Until I Come | Revelation 2:18-29 (Pastor Min Chung) joe 2019.02.19 43. Pastor Kim did not respond to a TRR inquiry about the audit. CFC has begun posting Leadership Updates on its website. They dont know how to assess it, and so I would think the first response would be one of humility., But instead, she said, churches think they are right, and somebody in that position isnt going to listen to any instructions, no matter how wise or good it is.. More than a dozen former CFC members, leaders, and volunteers came forward to TRR. In contrast, a team of whistleblowers have alleged that the incident was sexual assault. The Korean Central Presbytery called it sexual harassment.. But TRR disclosed that CCG's senior consultant, Charles Zimmerman, has ties with Chung. They called for the rescission of the ruling in July but fell short of votes when only 22 individuals sided with the move, out of 35, with 12 who went against it and one abstention. Korean Church Stops Independent Investigation into Sexual And he bullied . } To donate, click here. She bangs on his door all hours of the night until he finally comes and gives her justice, LeCroy explained. To make a donation,click here. "MC (Min Chung) is anointed by God, God only exists at CFC and there is no other place like CFC. In October, the church board released a nine-page report from the CCG. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-time-float, Hi. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-time-handle-content { Though the assessment is nearly complete, the termination by CFC effectively halts our work at this time. Meanwhile, Chung maintains a presence and continues to attend KCP meetings, according to sources. Singer said any organizations that back out do so because they dont understand the nature of an independent assessment or investigation. The church also hired The Center Consulting Group (CCG) to assess problems at CFC and offer solutions. 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