Tag: Willow Creek Community Church
"Just so you know, he is feeling fine, just mild symptoms"
Willow Creek pastor Dave Dummitt tests positive for COVID-19 on heels of Global Leadership Summit
by: Bob Smietana August 8, 2021 (RNS) — The senior pastor of an influential Chicagoland megachurch has tested positive for COVID-19. Dave Dummitt was supposed to preach this weekend atRead More
Willow Creek, for example, is listed as using the funds to retain 353 employees and Life.Church as retaining 451 employees.
Willow Creek, Life.Church among churches that received millions in PPP loans
by: Yonat Shimron July 7, 2020 (RNS) — Thousands of churches and other religious organizations received forgivable loans of up to $10 million to make up for pandemic losses, accordingRead More
The church hadn’t had a full-time senior pastor in nearly two years...
Amid protests and pandemic, Dave Dummitt steps in as senior pastor of Willow Creek
by: Emily McFarlan Miller CHICAGO, June 15, 2020 (RNS) — Dave Dummitt said “no” to Willow Creek Community Church twice. When the Chicago-area megachurch first reached out to him aboutRead More
“The credibility of the allegations would have been sufficient for Willow Creek Community Church...
Independent report finds allegations against Willow Creek founder Bill Hybels credible
by: Emily McFarlan Miller CHICAGO, Feb 28, 2019 (RNS) — The allegations of “sexually inappropriate words and actions” by Bill Hybels, the founder of Willow Creek Community Church, are credible,Read More
The goal of "Ministry and #MeToo" was to create resources that help Christian leaders understand and respond to sexual misconduct and abuse
Willow Creek Association releases resource on ministry and #MeToo
by: Emily McFarlan Miller Jan 31, 2019 CHICAGO (RNS) – There are a lot of abuse survivors who don’t feel safe in church – and a lot of abusers whoRead More
A GC2 Summit on Responding to Sexual Harassment, Abuse and Violence, a one-day evangelical gathering around the topic on Thursday (Dec. 13)
Ending the year #MeToo went to church, Wheaton summit to discuss evangelical response
by: Emily McFarlan Miller Dec 10, 2018 CHICAGO (RNS) – For years, Nancy Beach had no idea there were women with stories similar to hers. Beach, the first woman to serveRead More
More on Bill Hybels
Willow Creek Hires Independent Firm to Help Reconcile With Bill Hybels’ Accusers; Women Say They Want Truth First | CP
Two weeks after Willow Creek Community Church’s elder board apologized for initially brushing off several women’s sexual misconduct accusations against founder Bill Hybels as lies, some of the pastor’s mostRead More
Julia Williams blog… What follows is my story about Bill Hybels and Willow Creek Community Church.
What follows is my story about Bill Hybels and Willow Creek Community Church. If you’ve read previous articles in theChicago Tribune and Christianity Today – including the most recent April 21st CT article written byRead More