UNITED STATES
Christian Today
Published 22 May 2014 | Carey Lodge
US based Sovereign Grace Ministries (SGM) has been embroiled in controversy following allegations of a child abuse cover up in its former flagship church; Covenant Life Church (CLC).
Nathaniel Morales, now 56, was convicted on May 15 this year of sexually abusing three underage boys between 1983 and 1991 during his time as youth pastor at Covenant Life. Sovereign Grace is a coalition of 80 Reformed evangelical churches.
During his trial, questions were raised as to whether or not the leadership of the church knew about Morales’ transgressions.
In a separate civil lawsuit, bestselling author and lead pastor of CLC during Morales’ employment CJ Mahaney (who founded Sovereign Grace) – was accused of being aware of the youth leader’s crimes and failing to take action against him.
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