Youth Leader arrested

[n david]

Originally Posted by Sherri

Just to clear up something, he wasn't the youth leader - he was a temporary intern. Which doesn't make the situation any better, except that he was not a regular hired employee of the church. This church is pastored by some of our very best friends and they have weathered storms before - I know they will make it through this. But they all do need prayer!

I know the news and church spokesman say he was just an intern, but he was the youth leader. Not full-time or staff, but he was responsible and in charge of the student ministry. This temporary intern spin is a way to calm things down and deflect questions. I know several people who attend the church, including some relatives ... almost attended there myself. He led and spoke at the student services ... even supervised and was in charge of their camping trip a month or so ago.

The guy involved was formerly in the UPC and graduated from IBC.

The church is in my prayers. Good church, pastor, staff and congregation ... one of the friendliest churches in that area. They just expanded and opened a new campus ... terrible thing that this happened to distract and try to take the joy from that opening.