What is going on in the wide circle of Baptist churches? It is unbelievable there are so many pastors within the independent and denominational Baptist churches that are abusing girls and boys! One perhaps was thinking Jack Schaapp was hopefully the last but that was not to be.
‘Grace Family Baptist Church began in April of 2006 with the vision to be “A Kingdom Minded, Christ Exalting, Multi-generational, Community of Faith.” Our current elders are Stephen Bratton and Aaron Wright.’https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/church/grace-family-baptist-church/
‘Stephen Bratton, former pastor of Grace Family Baptist Church in the Houston, Texas area was arrested for molesting a child over a period of five years.’
This man sexually abused a girl from 2013 – 2018. There is a LOT of talk about restoration for these men who have been caught out but one wonders if it is not regeneration from above that they need!
2Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
