SC: Church fires long-time pastor after finding out he was convicted 27 years ago of sex offense

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Source: chvnradio.com 7/19/24

A church in South Carolina just fired their pastor after finding out some disturbing information about him regarding an assault on a 14-year-old girl.

Pastor Donald _____ has been fired from his position at Eternal Church in Fort Mill, SC, in the U.S.A. It was recently revealed that Donald is a registered sex offender convicted of sexual misconduct with a 14-year-old girl, an incident that took place 27 years ago.

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The Eternal church elders shared that a few leaders were aware of Donald ’s criminal past. They have maintained that the voting members of the pastor selection committee who hired him in 2015 were not told.

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While the elders of Eternal were apologetic, they also expressed gratitude for Donald ‘s years of service.

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“We still believe Don experienced this transformational power of the gospel of Jesus Christ.”

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My, how forgiving. If this man led an upstanding life, became a preacher, got his credentials, then wonderful. He has a great message and he knows how to turn his life around. Shame on them for getting rid of him.

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So I guess at “Eternal Church”, the pastor’s long ago offense lives in eternally??
So much for the concepts of “forgiveness”, being “born again”, etc. 😒
Hooray for insincerity and hypocrisy. 🙄

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