+After the ex-Trump adviser Robert Morris stepped down from his role as pastor at a Texas megachurch in June following a child sal abuse scandal, another Texas megachurch pastor has stepped down over accusations of “inappropriate” behavior.
Cross Timbers church in the Fort Worth suburb of Argyle announced, in a sermon on Sunday, the resignation of its lead pastor, Josiah Anthony.
The details surrounding Anthony’s inappropriate behavior have not been made public, but church officials have clarified in a statement that it “does not include any children, physical or sexual interactions or any illegal activity to our knowledge”.
In a now deleted recording of Sunday’s sermon posted on the church’s Facebook page, church elder John Chalk read aloud a statement to the congregation: “Josiah has been in a prolonged and sustained season of struggle with his emotional and mental health which has been very painful for him and those around him.