By Zachary Fagenson
MIAMI (Reuters) – A grandson of famed evangelist Billy Graham resigned his post atop a prominent south Florida church after admitting to “moral failure,” according to a statement from Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church.
A statement on the church’s website said that several days ago Tullian Tchividjian, 42, had acknowledged that “his actions disqualify him from continuing to serve as senior pastor or preach from the pulpit, and resigned – effective immediately.”
The website did not specify what Tchividjian’s “moral failure” was and church officials did not respond to requests for comment on Monday.
In a statement to the Washington Post, Tchividjian said his problems began after returning from a trip and learning his wife was having an affair. The couple later separated, according to the statement.
“Sadly and embarrassingly, I subsequently sought comfort in a friend and developed an inappropriate relationship myself,” he said.
In another letter to the newspaper, Tchividjian’s wife Kim was less apologetic while asking for privacy and thanking supporters.
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