ARISE mega church - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:39:19 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg ARISE mega church - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Controversial mega-church Arise shuts doors in Auckland, starts anew https://cathnews.co.nz/2022/10/20/mega-church-arise/ Thu, 20 Oct 2022 06:54:45 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=153253 Arise Church has closed its doors in Auckland, and the Campus Pastors have resigned, following months of controversy, including allegations of racism, sexual assault and conversion therapy. In a letter to the congregation, the Arise Board said Campus Pastors Ben and Anna Carroll have confirmed they have resigned from their roles "and will look to Read more

Controversial mega-church Arise shuts doors in Auckland, starts anew... Read more]]> Arise Church has closed its doors in Auckland, and the Campus Pastors have resigned, following months of controversy, including allegations of racism, sexual assault and conversion therapy.

In a letter to the congregation, the Arise Board said Campus Pastors Ben and Anna Carroll have confirmed they have resigned from their roles "and will look to begin building again".

"The Arise Board and Leadership Team have made the decision to release the Auckland congregation from Arise with the encouragement they continue to journey with Ben and Anna as they plant a new church in 2023," the letter said. Read more

Controversial mega-church Arise shuts doors in Auckland, starts anew]]> 153253 ARISE interns allegedly told to work on pastors' garden https://cathnews.co.nz/2022/04/21/arise-mega-church/ Thu, 21 Apr 2022 07:54:56 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=146035 Former interns of ARISE mega church say they have felt forced to work on the church pastors' properties on their days off. It's just the latest in allegations against the mega church which revealed earlier this week it was launching an independent external review after stories emerged online. That review would start after Easter, ARISE Read more

ARISE interns allegedly told to work on pastors' garden... Read more]]> Former interns of ARISE mega church say they have felt forced to work on the church pastors' properties on their days off.

It's just the latest in allegations against the mega church which revealed earlier this week it was launching an independent external review after stories emerged online.

That review would start after Easter, ARISE said.

Late on Saturday night, only hours before one of the biggest church services of the year, Easter Sunday, the church board said head pastor John Cameron would step aside from his pastoral duties and would resign from the board. Read more

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