TELL CITY (IN)
WEVV 44 [Evansville, IN]
March 25, 2024
By Adam Knight
Leaders at Community Christian Church are speaking out for the first time since the church’s pastor was recently arrested on child sex crime charges.
As we reported, pastor Errol Wright was arrested and charged with Sexual Misconduct with a Minor, Child Seduction, and Child Solicitation after an investigation.
Affidavit details child sex abuse accusations made against Tell City pastor
- Adam Kight
Officials at the church say they waited to release a statement because of how heavily involved Wright’s family is in the church.
The statement also addresses a “misunderstanding,” and says that none of the church’s money went to paying Wright’s bail.
Statement from Community Christian Church concerning arrest of Errol Wright:
“We have felt the same shock and hurt as the community concerning the recent incident involving our previous pastor. We neglected to release a statement until now because his family is heavily involved in the church, and we wished to give them time to process. We take accusations of this nature very seriously, and thus Errol Wright is no longer employed by the church and will have no further active involvement, as pastor or otherwise.
We also wish to clear up a misunderstanding that has spread in our silence. None of the church’s money went to supporting Errol or paying his bail; all of the money given to him was from individuals who gave of their own volition.
This is a difficult time for our community, and we ask that everyone continue to pray for all those involved and for God’s will to be done in all of us.”
Wright currently has a pretrial conference scheduled in the case for April 3.
44News will continue to follow the story.