Pastor Robert Morris Resigns After Shocking Abuse Claims Emerge [Video]

The Board of Elders of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, recently announced that the megachurch’s founder, Robert Morris, has resigned, and they’ve retained a law firm to investigate a claim made by a woman who alleges Morris sexually abused her over multiple years in the 1980s starting when she was 12 years old. The board said in a statement to The Christian Post, “Today, June 18, the Board of Elders of Gateway Church accepted the resignation of Robert Morris, the senior pastor. In addition, the Board has retained the law firm of Haynes & Boone, LLP, to conduct an independent, thorough, and professional review of the report of past abuse to ensure we have a complete understanding of the events from 1982-1987.

Morris’ resignation comes after the woman, 54-year-old grandmother Cindy Clemishire, reportedthat the megachurch pastor began sexually abusing her on Dec. 25, 1982, and continued with the abuse for …