A South Carolina megachurch is under scrutiny after the arrest of a church volunteer reportedly caught on security video molesting 14 preschoolers in the last three months.
Megachurch pastor’s firing illustrates challenges posed by addiction
It’s never easy being a pastor. And it becomes even harder when addiction is present. That’s what Perry Noble discovered after battling alcohol abuse the past year. He was terminated by NewSpring Church in South Carolina on July 1, Christianity…
Youth volunteer at S.C. megachurch charged with abuse
A 20-year-old youth group volunteer at the nation’s largest Southern Baptist church has been arrested on a charge of sexually assaulting a minor. Leo LaSalle Comissiong III is accused of kissing and fondling a 15-year-old boy in February at the…
Church under fire from S.C. Baptist group is only nominally aligned
By Bob Allen A suggestion by the president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention that the group’s largest church disassociate with Southern Baptists wouldn’t have much effect on the convention’s bottom line. NewSpring Church, one of the fastest growing churches…