In October, the church board released a nine-page report from the CCG. The KCP ruled only on the sexual assault allegation, calling it sexual harassment. They determined that Chung was guilty but has done enough for restoration to ministry. Our hope is to provide care and oversight in whatever way is appropriate. He declined to be interviewed in order to respect the privacy of those involved and due to the ongoing nature of allegations.. Sean Park, who said he experienced hazing and burnout at CFC, said hes finding his way to a healthy relationship with God. I have really chosen to not respond to many of these issues but when I was a young man right before I went to college to study for the ministry one of the men who was a brother to a popular board member of the church attempted to molest me at my parents home while I was recovering from a severe pneumonia. He added: Theyre banging on the door, looking for justice, and I dont think leaders of the church should look down upon that because that is exactly what they should be doing if they havent found it where they should find it.. She said, Its very important for churches to understand theyre killing themselves, and they dont look anything like the God they say they serve. Join with thousands of others to keep this important public media-based resource available to all. Check out our new Instagram account. He also referred WBEZ to Tim LeCroy, a pastor who chaired the PCAs committee that wrote the domestic and sexual abuse report. [They] are literally re-traumatizing [themselves] by speaking to us, so the least the other side could do would be to hear those pieces of information, Dunn said, adding that current church leaders, including KJ Kim, were the only remaining people GRACE had left to interview. Give a gift of $30 or more to The Roys Report this month, and you will receive a copy of Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse by Dr. Lisa Oakley and Justin Humphreys. It was just like, Why, why did we do this all in vain? Park said. She is convinced she would have been raped if he could. } We remind him to abide by the BCO (Book of Church Order), and we believe that he should return to ministry," Sungwoo Nam of KCP stated. Former members of Covenant Fellowship Church say Chungs abuse is part of a larger pattern of abuse and silencing at CFC and affiliated ministries. The World Economic Forum ranks the country 115th out of 145 countries in gender equality. A vote by the Presbyterian oversight group on July 13 to remove Chung as a minister failed to get the necessary 2/3 vote. The treatment and reception of Asians in the broader American society has shaped the theological tendencies of Asian American Christians, ranging from very radical to very conservative theologies and all of these tendencies, even though often at odds with []. CFC had been regularly updating the church on GRACEs investigation. Commissioners for the Presbyterian Church in America approved a motion to leave the National Association of Evangelicals on Wednesday at the PCAs, The Presbyterian Church in Americas (PCA) highest ecclesiastical court is taking over a case allegedly mishandled by an Indiana presbytery, a letter, The Rev. height: 90px; Another promised change was to bring the church under a regional body within the Presbyterian Church of America (PCA), to seek more oversight and accountability for its leaders and members. We are accountable to our congregation and the denomination that has charge over its leaders and we believe that this is best for our church and its future. Chung is also accused of covering up accusations of sexual abuse against a fellow pastor as well as admitting to inappropriately touching a female congregant for a brief moment. According to The Roys Report(TRR), a group of whistleblowers submitted a report to the KCP in November 2020, accusing Chung with various incidents of sexual assaults. We extend an invitation to worship with us if you are ever in the Champaign area.. It was another missed opportunity, Amy Han said. Experts say the scandal and subsequent backsliding at CFC illustrates how many churches and their governing bodies are ill-equipped to address allegations of abuse. The churchs website says that as of July 2021, CFC is under the leadership of Reverend KJ Kim and a lay oversight board and is in the process of particularizing or becoming a fully organized church with the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). height: auto; background-image: url("images/mejs-controls-dark.svg"); However, we hope you will support our work with your prayers and financial gifts. But TRR disclosed that CCG's senior consultant, Charles Zimmerman, has ties with Chung. To Thyatira: Hold Fast What You Have Until I Come | Revelation 2:18-29 (Pastor Min Chung) joe 2019.02.19 43. left: 0; Front-runner for Oscar. But lay leaders and congregants began leaving the church in recent years, which was also a registered student organization at UICU. As WBEZ previously reported, those restorative steps had included meeting with the CFC pastoral staff regularly for mutual encouragement and care and preventing Chung from preaching at CFC for a limited time. Why do you think youre staying for so long? . Access to MinistryWatch content is free. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-controls .mejs-time-rail .mejs-time-total { Chung founded the church in 1990 on the University of Illinois-Champaign Urbana (UICU) campus and welcomed students to join. Nothing was put in place, to my knowledge, to keep me safe from him. I talked to him about it. There are Walmart runs. It is interesting the there were 5-6 million Presbyterians in the 1960s the number now is down to paltry 1.5 Presbyterians in the U.S. 1 Million Liberal (PSUSA) Korean Church Stops Independent Investigation into Sexual into silence those who knew of the incident, the report states. The council also encouraged a member in the Presbyterian Church of America (PCA) to inform the denomination of the information SOLA had received regarding Min, who is a member of the PCA. That same year, the actress retired from acting to start a family with her new husband. CFC, located in Champaign-Urbana, hired GRACE to evaluate the churchs practices, policies and culture for risks relating to emotional and spiritual abuse, after many in the Asian American community called for reform. Another day, theres basketball. We are personally reflecting on where we may fall short and how we can be proactive in preventing abuse and cover-up, instead of just reacting to it. Hi. Im tired, said Tim Ma, who previously served on the CFC worship team. Those who looked deeper discovered sexual misconduct and abuse of power by Chung, former long-term church members, pastors, and leaders state in a 67-page report released to The Roys Report (TRR). WBEZ uncovered multiple other allegations against CFC, including pastors at the church making sexual comments to teen girls, church officials brushing off women who were sexually assaulted who went to them for help, and an overall culture that diminished women. The church consists of predominantly a Korean American congregation. Join with thousands of others to keep this important public media-based resource available to all. Members didnt feel safe talking to leaders and sometimes felt ostracized, the report said. Chung joined the church in 2005 as the minister of missions, taking over a storied tradition of deploying missionaries around the world, said Walter Kim, an Women in many Korean churches are told to be submissive, former CFC members said. Despite the procedural errors, the SJC also declared the case would effectively be terminated and not sent back to the KCP to be retried. .grecaptcha-badge { A new report appears to implicate Covenant Fellowship Church's former head pastor, Min Joshua Chung, in fostering and creating a misogynistic church environment. Harold Kim (Christ Central of Southern California), Steve Chang (Living Hope Community Church), Owen Lee (Christ Central Presbyterian Church), Hanley Liu (First Chinese Baptist Church Walnut), Will Chang (New Life Presbyterian Church), Michael Lee (All Nations Community Church), Hannah Chao (All Nations Community Church), Soojin Park (Christ Central Presbyterian Church), Tim St. John (Lighthouse Community Church), Moses Y. Lee (Rosebook Presbyterian Church). WBEZ confirmed with Justin Coverstone, the stated clerk of the Presbytery of Northern Illinois, that CFC was in the process of joining that regional body as of early September. On July 9, 1988, Whelchel tied the knot with Steven Cauble, her first husband and associate pastor at The Church on the Way. Covenant Fellowship Church in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, whose previous pastor Min Joshua Chung (left) resigned last year following abuse allegations, has For the sake of the churchs purity and healing, we desire for there to be a thorough, fair, and independent investigation completed regarding the incident and the aftermath. CFC would not be given much specific information prior to the release of the final executive summary, CFC reported in September. We grieve the subtle undertones of misogyny that have been present in our churches and have contributed to unbiblical hierarchies and unhealthy power structures. Though the assessment is nearly complete, the termination by CFC effectively halts our work at this time. Websigns of too much calcium in tomato plants. [Churches and presbyteries] are not trained to look into [abuse], Langberg said. The investigation, which began last summer, came after multiple allegations that CFC had silenced and intimidated those who reported sexual misconduct by the churchs former well-known pastor, Min Joshua Chung. The SOLA Network exists to influence the emerging generation with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Shame is worse than embarrassment. } LeCroy said victims of abuse, who cannot get redress via the means provided by the church or denomination, can take to various means to seek justice. WebLearning to Groan in the Holy Spirit | Romans 8:13-16, 26-27 (Pastor Min Chung) Diane Langberg, a prominent psychologist and leading voice on abuse within church communities, said CFCs termination of the GRACE assessment is yet another move to silence the individuals the church has hurt. URBANA A former assistant pastor at a Champaign church has been criminally charged with sexually assaulting a teen who was a member of the congregation. One of those associate pastors was KJ Kim, the new head pastor of CFC. position: absolute; } Park said when she confronted Chung, he said had a dream in which God showed him that he was a lampstand for his generation, and that he should keep preaching as part of his healing. As the leaders of CFC, we repent and acknowledge our failings and the many ways that we need to change.. The timing of thisso close to the finish of the assessmenthas raised a lot of questions and suspicion among former members, said Pinyo. In May, CFC severed ties with Chung and hired Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment (G.R.A.C.E.) document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. He is the ultimate judge who will make right all wrongs and the one who will both save and destroy. They also ruled that the period when Chung wasnt preaching at CFC was enough discipline for his sin. right: 0; A year later, the group of 14 whistleblowers submitted their report to the PCAs Korean Central Presbytery and called for the KCP to investigate Chung, arguing CFC associate pastors had failed to discipline him, said Park. What remains is for the regional body that originally adjudicated the case to respond about procedural steps needing correction for the future.. Many other ministries have removed Chung from their boards and speaking schedules. CFC has already disassociated with Chung on May 27 and hired the services of Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment(GRACE) to investigate the pastor. And calls for reform are spreading through the Korean-American community, even as whistleblowers fear retaliation. 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Covenant Fellowship Church is nondenominational, has no elders, and is not a PCA member. In addition, hundreds of accounts surfaced online criticizing the church for mishandling alleged incidents of sexual abuse committed by church members, highlighting how Chung and other church leaders downplayed that abuse. WebView the profiles of professionals named "Min Chung" on LinkedIn. Nothing was ever followed up on with me. Prominent Korean-American congregation Covenant Fellowship Church (CFC) in central Illinois has terminated its nearly complete independent investigation into alleged spiritual and emotional abuse at the church, according to Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment (GRACE). bottom: 0; Give a gift of $30 or more to The Roys Report this month, and you will receive Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse by Dr. Lisa Oakley and Justin Humphreys. Keep in touch with Julie and get updates in your inbox! Donate today >>, Wednesday, March 1, 2023 Todays headlines: Caterpillar and the United Auto Workers have reached a new tentative six-year agreement, averting a strike. But the way to combat shame isnt to fix yourself or cover your misdeedsit is to be truly known and loved. During that time, he pastored the church, served on several ministry boards, and taught at the seminary. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-time-buffering, Get Your Domain Names Here! People close to the woman said she didnt wish to speak to TRR. Sometimes weve lost purpose and direction. height: 90px; CFC came under fire last summer for its alleged mishandling of sexual misconduct by church founder and former head pastor Min Joshua Chung. /* Track progress bar background (amount of track fully loaded) A total of 19 people signed on to the report or are cited as witnesses. Now, more than a year after WBEZ broke the story, former members and others familiar with the church say CFC is quietly reversing course. WebAs of July 2021, CFC came under the leadership of Reverend KJ Kim and a lay oversight board. He experienced his childhood in America and went to James B. Conant High School. Give a gift of $30 or more to The Roys Report this month, and you will receive a copy of "Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse" by Dr. Lisa Oakley and Justin Humphreys. Theres such a pressure put on women to be pure going into marriage, but then we create this environment in the church where its kind of ripe for abuse, and for women to stay silent when there is some kind of assault, Pinyo said. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-controls, Follow her on Twitter @estheryjkang. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-time-float-corner, To donate, sexual misconduct and decades of cover-up, Presbyterian Church in America Votes to Leave National Association of Evangelicals, Presbyterian Pastor Who Sued for Accusers Silence to be Tried in Denominations Highest Court, Pastor Who Helped Found the Presbyterian Church in America Dies, Former Pastor Accused of Rape Resigns from Churchome After TRR Investigation; Church Official Makes False Claims, Arkansas Youth Pastor Pleads Guilty to 13 Counts of Sexual Assault, Bishop Scott Jones Moves from Extreme Center of UMC to Global Methodist Church, A Christian Health Nonprofit Saddled Thousands With Debt as It Built a Family Empire Including A Pot Farm, Bank and Airline, 2 Megachurches Rocked by Allegations They Allowed Pastor Guilty of Clergy Sexual Abuse to Re-Offend, EXCLUSIVE: John MacArthur Shamed, Excommunicated Mother for Refusing to Take Back Child Abuser, Days-long Revival Sweeping Asbury University in Kentucky, EXCLUSIVE: John MacArthur Covered Up Pastors Sexual Abuse, Witnesses Say, EXCLUSIVE: John MacArthurs Church Supported Convicted Child Abuser & Pedophile, Records Show, Dante Bowe Posts, Then Removes, Apology for Behavior Causing Split with Maverick City Music, Matt Chandler Steps Aside After Admitting Inappropriate Online Relationship, John MacArthur Pulls Out of Ligonier Conference, Pastor Resigns From Houston Megachurch After Admitting Affair, Televangelist Creflo Dollar Renounces Past Teachings on Tithing, But Questions Persist. The victim was terrified and did whatever she was told, the report states. Kim did not respond to a request for comment on these claims against him. Even the friend in whom the victim confided feared she would be cursed by God if she spoke against Chung. I am probably going to get myself in trouble making this next statement but the context was always a sense of Hyper-Complimentarianism or some hybrid form of it because the Denomination that I refereed of believed in women Pastors but the culture was steeped with this type of theological thinking. The lawsuit alleges that the property at 19150 Woodward Ave. is dilapidated and a public nuisance, and orders Pastor Marvin Coverstone confirmed in a separate email to WBEZ that Kim, who had been accused by former church members of failing to respond properly to Chungs sexual misconduct, had been accepted into the Presbytery of Northern Illinois in January. For almost 20 years, Chung kept the alleged sexual assault from church leaders and his wife, Park said. The Council in particular, as men in pastoral leadership of Asian American churches, want to offer an apology. It was very much like, Why do you think you got into this relationship? background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); The report also recommended that the church hire a third-party auditor to address some members financial concerns, though the Center didnt think there were financial irregularities.. Dr. Min J. Chung is the founding and lead pastor of Covenant Fellowship Church, an .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-time-float-current, Give a gift of $30 or more to The Roys Report this month, and you will receive a copy of Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse by Dr. Lisa Oakley and Justin Humphreys. Anne Rhee (not her real name) recalled when she began to kiss a male friend from church. } But he said the church had recently decided to hire an outside group to investigate in order to work towards rebuilding trust and create a healthier culture that better reflects Jesus.. At the time, the SOLA Council placed trust in the proper processes and authorities of his local church and denomination to conduct an investigation and hold Min Chung accountable. As outlined in WBEZs initial report, in April 2021, the KCP a regional presbytery of the PCA to which Kim, Chung and other former CFC pastors belong had found Chung guilty of his admitted sexual harassment for inappropriately touching a female congregant in 2001 (instead of a more serious form of misconduct). to conduct a third-party investigation. Theyre a very inclusive, very inviting community. A sexual assault victim who wished to remain anonymous, but whose identity TRR confirmed, said that CFCs culture discouraged reporting sexual assault to police. They described various experiences of mistreatment by an unhealthy leadership culture over a couple of decades. The woman pastor at the center of the Southern Baptist Convention's decision to oust Saddleback Church the California megachurch founded by pastor and best-selling author Rick Warren says she will continue to serve as a ministry leader despite her longstanding ties to the nation's largest } This years conference theme is Witness, and we hope to equip the local church to be a compelling witness despite our divisive and divided society and culture. He added that the Book of Church Order wasnt designed to protect victims of abuse, and that the PCA should consider amendments to the book to help make the judicial process less cumbersome for lay members. Former church members expressed dismay over CFCs apparent about-face. Even the pastors, I would say, do a good job at that. fostered a misogynistic environment that included sexual mistreatment and says that as of July 2021, CFC is under the leadership of Reverend KJ Kim and a lay oversight board and is in the process of particularizing or becoming a fully organized church with the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). However, theres nothing on CFCs website about CFCs recent decision to terminate GRACE. His influence extends beyond the church walls. How Tragic. But Chung got upset that the victim had told someone and told her to keep the incident quiet between the two of them, the friend said in the report. The Austin-area congregation declared itself open to LGBTQ persons on staff and that the church building would be available to host same-sex wedding ceremonies. Your tax-deductible gift helps our journalists report the truth and hold Christian leaders and organizations accountable. margin-top: 9px; Chung founded CFC in 1990, and its now home to more than a thousand members hailing from more than 20 ethno-linguistic groups, according to its website. CFC made the difficult decision to terminate its agreement with GRACE and this decision was made with much prayer and deliberation, Kim wrote in an email last week. They gave a couple of examples [of bias], which were tenuous at best, Singer said. We know this may cause pain for many people, and we deeply regret that CFC has chosen this path.. top: 19px; Chung had no interest in moving back to the weekend and attempted to get CBS to buy her out of the rest of her contract, valued around $2 million with less than a So they think that they can have some level of control of the process some access to information before they get to the final product, Singer said. In September 2019, two other whistleblowers met with Kim as a final step to urge leadership to take proper steps, the report states. Our King Jesus, in his incarnation, wept at the suffering of man and in his full glory he will wipe away every tear as he welcomes us into eternity. Pete Singer, GRACEs executive director, called the cancellation very rare, adding he is aware of just one other organization that has done the same. A Presbyterian oversight group refused to defrock a Korean American minister following allegations of sexual misconduct, reports Ministry Watch. Join our weekly TGIF newsletter and receive recent articles and fresh resources from the web. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Copyright 2023 Christianity Daily. The motion requires two-thirds vote. Eventually, Ashton was removed along with Angel Chen in episode 9 because she didnt live up to the judges expectations. The church that Min pastored operated without a board of elders or denominational oversight, which allowed him to create a system with few checks or balances. Some members of the allegation group also said they lacked confidence the KCP would handle any future cases differently, given the ties many of the pastors had to Chung. Esther Yoon-Ji Kang is a reporter for WBEZs Race, Class and Communities desk. In one instance, Chung assaulted a woman in the back seat of a car in 2001, the report alleges. .mytheme-mejs-container.mejs-container, CFC also took steps to join the Presbytery of Northern Illinois and move its pastors credentials from the KCP to the Presbytery of Northern Illinois. Theres a picnic. It affects your identity, making you want to hide parts or even all of yourself. The decision to return Chung to ministry may be appealed to the Standing Judicial Commission of the PCAs General Assembly. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-time-loaded, The Roys Report seeks to foster thoughtful and respectful dialogue. Regarding recovery, the pastor reconciled with his victim, and regarding his relationship with God, he recognized his sin before God and relies on the blood of Christ, Rev. For Janet Park and other members of the group that filed the initial allegations against Chung and the CFC pastors, the GRACE termination felt like a particularly painful blow. LeCroy said the procedures and laws of the PCAs Book of Church Order by which churches, presbyteries and pastors abide dictates that the lower court, [the presbyterys] decision is to be respected, and that the SJC often does decide things along procedural grounds, and not the merits of the original case. Without its RSO status, the church was not able to reserve campus spaces and recruit attendees on Quad Day, an annual event held at the start of the fall semester where new students are introduced to organizations on campus. Some people are just too far gone and need a wake-up call.. A few months later, a group of pastors dissatisfied with the presbyterys April 2021 determination filed a complaint in an effort to indefinitely suspend Chung from ministry. But a vote on the matter failed to achieve the necessary two-thirds majority, meaning Chung remains a minister, WBEZ reported. 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