The elevation church, a multi-campus megachurch led by Rev. Stephen Fartic in North Carolina, has been announced by Youth Pastor Tim Summers. I was fired After him Approved He worked inappropriately with a former student at Oaks Church in Texas and interned and staffed over a decade ago.
Talk to Christian PostAn elevation spokesman said, “A recent allegations were raised about Tim Summers' conduct while serving in a Texas church about 12 years ago.”
“As soon as promotion learns about these allegations, we I reached out He quickly placed Tim on vacation with local Texas authorities. There are no fees It has been submitted. However, Tim understands how influential these allegations are for his role in ministry and agrees that he will no longer serve the staff. ”
Red Oaks Police Station Police Garland Wolf Chief was confirmed in a statement to CP on Monday I was charged stillbut he I have it It has been named In an ongoing investigation of “serious allegations that have or have an impact on a person's life over the years.”
“We are still trying to narrow down the timeline of events, the actual location of the attack. I'm involved As a suspect, and who might have it I'm involved As a victim. Furthermore, the investigation is It is being implemented To determine whether something happened in the church property or in the jurisdiction of Red Oak, Texas,” Wolf said.
As confirmed by the CP by an Oaks Church spokesman, Summers interned at the church from 2009 to 2011 and worked on staff from 2011 to 2013. It has been reported That elevation fired Summers on allegations of sexual abuse.
Last month's related news, Hope Fellowship Frisco West Campus Student pastor Jerry Nickerson was fired. I confessed Ten years ago he engaged in “inappropriate contact with minors” at Oaks Church.
“This week we noticed the situation that It was Disclosure By an internship of a former youth who served at Oaks Church,” Chief Pastor Chris and Carareley said in an email to the church.
“[T]His former intern, who served as a youth pastor at another church, revealed to the church's leadership that he had inappropriate contact with minors who attended the Oaks youth at the time. It has been properly investigatedwe immediately reported the issue to the Red Oak Police Station. ”
Pastor More farther I explained the problem in detail during a worship January 19th.
“We were devastated to learn this. Since then (Nickerson's Confession), additional students have been moving forward to share experiences of the same period about ten years ago. Students And we Kara Rayleigh immediately reported this to authorities.
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It was originally published on February 26, 2025.
