Fort Lauderdale Megachurch Pastor Resigns Over ‘Moral Failing’

CBS Miami
April 7, 2014

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FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – Many parishioners attending a special meeting Sunday at Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale were surprised by the news of the senior pastor’s resignation.

Pastor Bob Coy, who has led the church since its founding in 1985, was not in attendance but, according to the Sun Sentinel, pastors read a letter from Coy at the meeting which said he was sorry for his transgressions and that the church will continue to flourish.

The church released a statement Sunday that read in part that Coy’s resignation comes “after confessing to a moral failing in his life which disqualifies him from continuing his leadership role,” according to the paper.

“Most people were shocked,” Wilton Manors resident Robert Milne, a congregant who attended the standing-room-only meeting told the Sentinel.

“The Sun Sentinel contributed to this report.”