Women in many Korean churches are told to be submissive, former CFC members said. Go to our Twitter feed and Facebook page for more content. J-Gen canceled its summer retreats to grieve and reflect.. Former CFC member Janet Park said that when she confronted Chung in 2009, he told her that he kept the matter a secret because the victim had insisted on doing so. As the leaders of CFC, we repent and acknowledge our failings and the many ways that we need to change.. We grieve the fact that our churches have both knowingly and unknowingly created environments where abuse could happen and be kept in the dark. Serving with a denomination as a District Leader I saw leaders shuffled to different churches who were related to significant people in the denomination who continued to act our inappropiately on women and it was imply ignored or excused. A new report appears to implicate Covenant Fellowship Church's former head pastor, Min Joshua Chung, in fostering and creating a misogynistic church environment. In the aftermath, CFC promised to make changes and to be transparent. Almost every day of the week, they try to recruit people, Ma said. My experience is that more gets done for the perpetrator versus the victim. The group said that though the was guilty, what he did was already enough for his reinstatement and that his hiatus from preaching was also enough to discipline him for the sin. [Churches and presbyteries] are not trained to look into [abuse], Langberg said. Also, any comments with profanity, name-calling, and/or a nasty tone will be deleted. The commission ruled the KCP had made procedural errors during its initial look at the allegations against Chung, according to Brian Park, one of the pastors in that presbytery who filed the complaint to the SJC. For us, Pastor Min is more than just a gifted pastor and teacher. 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. Other whistleblowers said in the report that that isnt true. WebWorked at Associate Pastor of New People Baptist Church (Sae Kook Min Baptist Church (1978-1987) and PoDowon Baptist Church (2006-2010) Lives in Gimpo Pastor Cyrus Keep in touch with Julie and get updates in your inbox! 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. A Presbyterian oversight group refused to defrock a Korean American minister following allegations of sexual misconduct, reports Ministry Watch. As James 3 warns us, teachers will be judged more strictly. } Some former CFC members told TRR they believe CFC leaders have lost their way. Conversations about sex, including consent, are taboo. WebAs of July 2021, CFC came under the leadership of Reverend KJ Kim and a lay oversight board. The Roys Report seeks to foster thoughtful and respectful dialogue. }. At the same time as former and current members of CFC were being interviewed by GRACE, the case against the figure at the center of the controversy Min Chung made its way through the PCAs judicial system. Your tax-deductible gift helps our journalists report the truth and hold Christian leaders and organizations accountable. .jet-smart-listing__post-title:after { Per a New York Times opinion piece from June 13, 2016 called South Koreas Misogyny, Women made up 86 percent of all violent crime victims in 2013, according to police data (most violent crime is sexual in nature, and women suffer disproportionately from sexual crimes)., Per a June 23, 2021 article from foreignpolicy.com, sexism has been a long-standing issue in South Korea. Opinion: What is Revivaland is it Happening at Asbury? The KCP which consists of several pastors who were close with Chung had determined that he had been restored to God, as well as the woman. The regional presbytery also determined no additional disciplinary steps were needed for Chung other than what the church had already instituted. Access to MinistryWatch content is free. WebDr. Unfortunately, GRACE has been informed by CFC that they are terminating the assessment, an update linked on GRACEs website stated. 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). Sungwoo Nam, KCP clerk, said in a statement. I would guess the numbers will continue to collapse keep up the good work PCA. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-time-loaded, Please consider interning, joining our staff, or submitting a story or making a contribution. } In April 2021, Chungs denomination, the Korean Central Presbytery, an arm of the Presbyterian Church in America, ruled that Chung was guilty of sexual harassment, but allowed Chung to return to ministry. The CCG called the allegations against Min Chung an inappropriate moral failure between Min Chung and a woman. For many years, Chung had been a council member and a writer for their site. Yet whistleblowers, who knew about the alleged assault, pressured Chung for a decade to confess to the church. The Roys Report seeks to foster thoughtful and respectful dialogue. Many CFC members are students there who hail from the Chicago area. In light of this information, on August 15, 2020, the SOLA Council asked Min to resign his position and removed all of Mins content from the SOLA website. The motion failed to pass, allowing Chung to remain an ordained minister in good standing with the PCA. Ministry Watch 2022 All rights reserved. Park is part of a group that last year brought to light allegations of sexual and spiritual abuse at Covenant Fellowship Church (CFC), a predominantly Asian American church near the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. I talked to him about it. An arm of the Presbyterian Church in America is allowing Min Joshua Chungarguably the nations most prominent Korean-American pastorto return to ministry despite allegations of sexual misconduct and cover-up. Because of the trust that had been damaged and the pain that had been caused, he said, the church board voted unanimously May 27 to separate from Chung. 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. [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. Copyright 2023 Christianity Daily. CFC added that while the CFC Oversight Board would see the survey ahead of time and GRACE would accept input, GRACE would make final decisions on which survey questions to include. Anne Rhee (not her real name) recalled when she began to kiss a male friend from church. The commission declared the KCP should have disciplined the pastor according to the PCAs Book of Church Order not follow the restorative steps the associate pastors had instituted, according to Brian Park. font-size: 10px However, a document submitted by a group of former CFC members calling themselves the allegation group, asked the Korean Central Presbytery (KCP), a denominational oversight group, to investigate the incident, called it unwanted, non-consensual touch in her private area., Chung reportedly personally counseled the woman after the incident, and said they reached reconciliation.. This story has been updated to clarify CFCs relationship with regional and national presbytery associations. To Thyatira: Hold Fast What You Have Until I Come | Revelation 2:18-29 (Pastor Min Chung) joe 2019.02.19 43. 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. 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 They may get along with that for a long time but somewhere along the way, the rot will show, and it will end up destroying them.. 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. In 2018, Chung preached a sermon addressing the #MeToo movement in which he told victims to repent for your pain and reaction to your sin nature.. A couple of other organizations have also severed their associations with the CFC founder. I personally do it for the survivors. Leaving the case to be resolved by a higher jurisdiction. Brea, CA 92821 | 562.694.2100 2022 Living Hope Community Church. 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. The motion requires two-thirds vote. 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. UIUC officials told WBEZ that CFC has chosen not to renew its status as a registered student organization for the coming year, meaning it cannot recruit new students at a back-to-school event or reserve space on the campus for meetings. Since there is no room in the culture for open candor, exchange of perspectives, and helpful permissive dissension, there is only a cycle of abuse that continues at all levels of leadership.. In 2019, Chung told two associate pastors in a vague and minimized confession that he had sexually touched a woman from his congregation, the whistleblower report states. . /* Track progress bar background (amount of track fully loaded) .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-time-buffering, Email:[emailprotected] 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. Kim did not respond to a request for comment on these claims against him. TRR reached out to Min Chung for comment, but he did not respond. SEOUL, South Korea A prominent church pastor whose behavior came under scrutiny when the #MeToo movement took hold in South Korea was I have the privilege of living near a large population of Korean Americans, both Christian and otherwise. Pastor Min Chung admitted some guilt but faced few consequences. Over the years, Chung rebuked whistleblowers who tried to confront him for causing dissension in the church. They either left or were forced to leave by the leadership they loved, the report states. } background-color: #efefef; It also alleges that Chung urged a woman not to go to police when she sought his counsel after being sexually assaulted by another church member. The church brought in a trauma expert to meet with congregants, added elders to its leadership model, and offered congregants ongoing ways to express concerns. 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The church consists of predominantly a Korean American congregation. 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). Sin has real and lasting consequences and should be dealt with appropriately with discipline and repentance, not in spite of the gospel, but precisely because of it. As of May 27, 2021, Covenant Fellowship Church (CFC) has terminated its formal relationship with Min Chung. Kim would not agree to an interview but wrote back: We at CFC continue to seek the Lord in the work of the church and we are grateful to God for the way He is leading our congregation and this is our focus right now. (The version of the report released to TRR referenced and summarized the texts instead in the interest of the victims privacy.) Its disappointing, but kind of in line with what weve seen from them over the past several yearsprioritizing the institution over the victims, said former church member June Pinyo. After that, he was Rebecca Hopkins is a journalist based in Colorado. Pastor Kim also promised that church leadership would add more layers of accountability and would humbly listen, learn, and grow so we can be a healthier church moving forward.. During the subsequent year, the SOLA Council learned that: Furthermore, in recent weeks, it has become public knowledge that Min Chung was found guilty by the Korean Central Presbytery (KCP). (Illinois defines criminal sexual assault as using force or threat or force, and the defendant knows the victim is unable to give knowing consent.). Heartland Greenway LLC refiled its application with the Illinois. 6 min read. What remains is for the regional body that originally adjudicated the case to respond about procedural steps needing correction for the future.. Several CFC Survivors came forward to tell their stories on an Instagram account, @letters_from_rahab. 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. At that meeting, however, the KCP instead considered a motion to rescind the April 2021 judgment and to hold a retrial, according to a July 15, 2021, statement from the presbytery. 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. They dont know how to assess it, and so I would think the first response would be one of humility., But instead, she said, churches think they are right, and somebody in that position isnt going to listen to any instructions, no matter how wise or good it is.. Its a moment of reckoning for the Korean American church, former CFC member June Pinyo said. margin-top: 9px; Zimmerman didnt answer calls or emails to comment on his relationship with Chung. } into silence those who knew of the incident, the report states. height: 90px; Learn how your comment data is processed. He experienced his childhood in America and went to James B. Conant High School. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-time-total, } The decision came before an investigation by WBEZ of Pastor Min Joshua Chung of the Covenant Fellowship Church on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus. Chungs church reckoned him to have an especially high place of anointing, making him untouchable when he does wrong, said Dan Lee, another whistleblower in the report. Sorry, the underlying pathology of people who act out this way takes more than a few of your cronies to meet at some hotel resort and call that Restoration. Furthermore, what is actually done to assist the victims and their families through this process? According to the report, Kim was initially more interested in stopping the spread of gossip and keeping Chungs sexual misconduct private than holding Chung accountable or protecting victims. Growing up in San Francisco, Yep felt alienated. We apologize for the ways we may have contributed to an unhealthy culture if we have been silent. Whistleblowers are making their accusations public after several years of attempts to confront the influential pastor within a reportedly tight-knit, shame-based community. And women are taught to protect men, even when the men are doing something wrong or hurting the women, said former member June Pinyo. One of those associate pastors was KJ Kim, the new head pastor of CFC. WebWorked at Associate Pastor of New People Baptist Church (Sae Kook Min Baptist Church (1978-1987) and PoDowon Baptist Church (2006-2010) Lives in Gimpo Pastor Cyrus Chung Chung 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). Editors note: This story has been updated to clarify when the KCP received the whistleblowers allegations and to more accurately state certain charges. 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. According to sources, in the past few months, CFC has terminated the assessment with GRACE and wiped any trace of the leadership updates from last year (as seen on a web page accessed by WBEZ on Sept. 21). Under the previous structure, CFC was an independent church, with just Chung and the associate pastors, as individuals, belonging to the Korean Central Presbytery (KCP), one of the regional bodies within the PCA. 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. We at the SOLA Network respect and believe in the due processes of member denominations; we encourage the work that our PCA brothers are pursuing to bring the appropriate denominational actions for proper discipline. Bryan Chapell, the PCAs stated clerk, confirmed to WBEZ in a statement that the discipline matter has been concluded by the SJC. position: absolute; Web1215 W. Lambert Rd. During that time, he pastored the church, served on several ministry boards, and taught at the seminary. padding: 1px; This is so disheartening. Would you consider making a tax-deductible donation to help our journalists continue to report the truth and restore the church? He still preaches as a member in good standing. Former church members expressed dismay over CFCs apparent about-face. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-horizontal-volume-total { /* Player background */ For investigators at GRACE, CFCs decision to terminate the assessment is a highly unusual move. On July 13, the KCP met to discuss a complaint about the ruling filed by a group of pastors who wanted the group to remove Chung from the ministry. In February of 2019, Park said she reported the matter to Kim and urged him to allow a third-party investigation, but Kim refused. height: 3px; 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) The church also hired The Center Consulting Group (CCG) to assess problems at CFC and offer solutions. We extend an invitation to worship with us if you are ever in the Champaign area.. We know this may cause pain for many people, and we deeply regret that CFC has chosen this path.. WBEZ emailed CFC lead pastor KJ Kim and the churchs Oversight Board with questions about why the church terminated its contract with GRACE, as well as CFCs plan for any long-term changes in the wake of last years events. Sometimes weve lost purpose and direction. The World Economic Forum ranks the country 115th out of 145 countries in gender equality. The Council in particular, as men in pastoral leadership of Asian American churches, want to offer an apology. In much of Asian culture, you never want to look bad in front of the community and you never want to be the cause of someone else being shamed, said Frank Mesina, a former CFC member. Chung preached messages urging congregants to submit to leaders and forgive them and calling victims to forgive their abusers. Your tax-deductible gift helps our journalists report the truth and hold Christian leaders and organizations accountable. .elementor-widget .elementor-icon-list-icon svg { The city of Detroit is suing a pastor and his church over the stalled development of a new mega-church at 7 Mile and Woodward Avenue, saying blight has emerged as a result, according to court documents. Since there is no room in the culture for open candor, exchange of perspectives, and helpful permissive dissension, there is only a cycle of abuse that continues at all levels of leadership," Dan Lee, a whistleblower, revealed. And in August, CFC hired GRACE. In August 2019, Chung stopped preaching at CFC, but said it was to facilitate a transition to a team leadership model. Hi. Biblical discipline, especially of a pastor or elder in ordained office, cannot be conducted in solitude by the offender. To Thyatira: Hold Fast What You Have Until I Come | Revelation 2:18-29 (Pastor Min Chung) joe 2019.02.19 43. However, the gospel also demonstrates that mercy is not given at the expense of justice and vice versa. } I would be interested to know how much of the loss of members comes from the PCA and how much comes from the-once much larger-PCUSA(not PSUSA). Another woman reported to Chung that she had been raped repeatedly. Christian Rocker Posts Stunning Response to Recent Apostasy of Christian Leaders, Chicago Radio Host & a Former Bodyguard Say James MacDonald Asked Them to Arrange Murders, James MacDonald Took Millions from Harvest & Now Demands Broadcast Ministry, Mancow Airs Shocking Comments By James MacDonald: My Response. WBEZ Chicagoalso uncovered about an Instagram account created last May which grew to become a platform for sexual assault survivors, exposing the abuses that have been happening in the church for almost thirty years. Covenant Fellowship Church in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, whose previous pastor Min Joshua Chung (left) resigned last year following abuse allegations, has We recognize that some have suffered, often silently, because of our church, states CFCs letter. WebView the profiles of professionals named "Min Chung" on LinkedIn. Chung turned over leadership of the church he founded in 2019 to a team of associate pastors, according to Ministry Watch. } People close to the woman said she didnt wish to speak to TRR. WebLearning to Groan in the Holy Spirit | Romans 8:13-16, 26-27 (Pastor Min Chung) The KCP which consists of several pastors who were close with Chung had determined that he had been restored to God, as well as the woman. The regional 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. CFC would not be given much specific information prior to the release of the final executive summary, CFC reported in September. } We acknowledge that this was wrong., Kim said the woman had forgiven Chung long ago.. /* Reduce height of the progress and audio bars */ 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. 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). But theres, of course, a lot under the surface as well, he added. Sexual misconduct and/or harassment in any form is a grievous sin that should never be tolerated. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-controls .mejs-horizontal-volume-slider .mejs-horizontal-volume-current, And calls for reform are spreading through the Korean-American community, even as whistleblowers fear retaliation. Would you consider making a tax-deductible donation to help our journalists continue to report the truth and restore the church? background-image: url("images/mejs-controls-dark.svg"); Victims of abuse who express their grievances on social media, who protest, who take their stories to the media theyre like that woman in that parable, LeCroy said. 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