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Nearly a year after Menlo Church in California contracted the Zero Abuse Project to investigate whether the son of former senior pastor John Ortberg engaged in any sexual misconduct during his time at the church, the abuse prevention organization has found no evidence of wrongdoing.
(RNS) — A long-expected report found no evidence of abuse at a San Francisco megachurch but did fault leaders for their lack of transparency.
The third-party inquiry, though, critiques lack of transparency by pastor John Ortberg, who resigned last year.
13 Time to read: about 2 minutes Menlo Church, an evangelical Presbyterian faith community headquartered in Menlo Park, draws about 6,000 weekly congregants to its six Bay Area campuses. Photo by Sammy Dallal. A worship leader at Menlo Church's Mountain View location was fired after allegations emerged that he solicited nude photos online from a teen boy while working at a church in Oklahoma several years before joining the staff of Menlo Church, according to statements from church leaders. Menlo Church is a local evangelical Presbyterian faith community that attracts about 6,000 weekly cong...
Time to read: about 2 minutes Menlo Church, an evangelical Presbyterian faith community headquartered in Menlo Park, draws about 6,000 weekly congregants to its six Bay Area campuses. Photo by Sammy Dallal. A worship leader at Menlo Church's Mountain View location was fired after allegations emerged that he solicited nude photos online from a teen boy while working at a church in Oklahoma several years before joining the staff of Menlo Church, according to statements from church leaders. Menlo Church is a local evangelical Presbyterian faith community that attracts about 6,000 weekly congrega...