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Southern Baptist Church List of Alleged Abusers

SBC leaders release list of alleged abusers:

On May 15, 2022, Guidepost Solutions published a disturbing report describing decades of sexual abuse and cover-ups within the Southern Baptist denomination. On May 26, 2022, the Southern Baptist Church (SBC) released a 205–page list of hundreds of alleged abusers, which was compiled by a former employee of the SBC Executive Committee. The list—which spans decades and numerous states—contains details of alleged incidences of assault and abuse, and the names of ministers and other church workers who have been “credibly accused” of perpetrating abuse, as reported by the New York Times. 

You can view the list of SBC alleged abusers here. 

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Alabama – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Ralph Lee Aaron
    • Grace Christian Fellowship – Andalusia, AL
    • Victory Baptist Church – Andalusia, AL
  • Daniel Montague Acker Jr.
    • Westwood Baptist Church – Alabastar, AL
    • Mayberry Baptist Church – Montevallo, AL
    • Alabama Baptist Boys Camp
  • John Lankston Anderson Jr.
    • Carbon Hill First Baptist – Carbon Hill, AL
    • Southside in Russellville,
    • Natural Bridge Baptist,
    • West Blocton Baptist, Hartselle Baptists
  • Charles Kyle Adcock
    • Woodward Avenue Baptist Church – Muscle Shoals, AL
  • Charles Andrews
    • (unknown church) – Jefferson County
  • Howard Blattel
    • Marquette Manor Baptist Church – Bolingbrook, AL
  • Walter Jay Bowen
    • FBC – Spanish For, AL
  • Gregory “Lee” Bowman
    • Eden Westside Baptist Church – Pell City, AL
  • Charles Brown
    • London Baptist Church – Evergreen, AL
  • Fred Robert Chambers
  • Stanley Daniel
    • El-Bethel Baptist Church – Rock Stand, AL
    • Pearls of Promise Girls Academy – Rock Stand Al
  • Mack Allen Davis
    • Lakeside Baptist Church – AL
  • Garret Albert Dykes
    • Calvary Baptist Church – Wetumpka AL
  • Jeffrey Dale Eddie
    • Highland Park Baptist – Muscle Shoals, AL
  • Zachary Reed Emerson
    • East Memorial Baptist Church – Prattville, AL
  • Luis Federico Garcia
    • First Baptist Church Pelham – Pelham, AL
  • John Edgar Harris
    • Glynwood Baptist Church – Prattville, AL
  • Henry Hobson
    • Moffett Road Baptist Church – Mobile AL
  • Michael Likos
    • Seventh Street Baptist Church – Cullman, AL
  • Billy Paul Masters
    • Harvest Baptist Church – Boaaz, AL
  • James “Javie” Vernon McNeal
    • Bethlehem Baptist Church – Hazel Green, AL
  • Ralph Randall Melton
    • Prospect Baptist Church – Wilsonville, AL
  • Donald Brent Page
    • Dogwood Grove Baptist Church – Monevallo, AL
    • Siluria Baptist Church – Alabastar, AL
    • Hillcrest Baptist Church – Birmingham, AL
  • Gary Ladell Smitherman
    • Friendship Baptist Church – Clanton, AL
  • Jay Clair Strickland
    • Sharon Heights Baptist Church – Brookside, AL
  • Christopher Cody Stutts
    • Westwood Baptist Church – Birmingham, AL

Alaska – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Richard Cook
    • Ruby, AK
  • Shawn Anthony Justice
    • Corinthian Baptist Church – Fairbanks, AK
  • George “Tom” Wade Jr.
    • North Star Baptist Church – Fairbanks, AK

Arkansas – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Tim Ray Ballard
    • Sylvan Hills First Baptist Church – Arkansas
  • David Wayne Farren
    • Anchor Church – Texarkana, AR
    • Heritage Baptist Church – Texarkana, AR
    • Trinity Baptist Church – Texarkana, AR
    • Faith Church – Texarkana, AR
  • Paul “Kevin” Hendrix
    • FBC – Cherokee Village, AR
  • Nathaniel Hull Jr.
    • FBC – West Helena, AR
  • Tyson Norsworthy
  • Timothy E. Patton
    • Danville First Baptist Church – Danville, AR
  • Travis Payne
    • South Texarkana Baptist Church – Texarkana, AR
  • David Kent Pierce
    • FBC – Benton, AR
  • Timothy Lee Reddin
    • Central Baptist Association – Benton, AR
  • Richard Thomas Riley
    • LifeWay Christian School – Centerton, AR
  • Derek L Smittle
    • First Baptist Centerton – Centerton, AR
  • Keith Daniel Kiger OR Daniel Keith Kiger
    • Winslow, AR

Arizona – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Thomas Jonathan Chantry
    • Miller Valley Baptist Church – Prescott, AZ
  • James Anthony Colyn
    • Glendale Bible Baptist Church, City, AZ
  • Eric K. Craig
    • First Baptist Church – Sierra Vista, AZ
  • Christopher Decaire
    • East Tucson Baptist Church – East Tucson, AZ
  • James Stevens Rhodes
    • Arizona Avenue Baptist Church – Chandler, AZ
  • Robert Warren
    • Valley Baptist Church – Yuma, AZ

California – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • John Earl (Jeb) Bonine
    • Sierra Heights Baptist Church – Fresno, CA
    • McCroskie Creek Baptist Church – Carrollton, MO
    • Sandy Baptist Church – Hillsboro, MO
  • Tommy Gene Daniels
    • FBC Rio Linda, CA
  • Andres Garcia
    • PIB del Sur Colirio – Yuba City, CA
  • Gary Willard Hambright
    • Army Presidio day care center – San Francisco, CA
  • Timothy Han
    • Miracle Land Korean Baptist Church – Cypress, CA
  • Roy Long
    • FBC of Hespena – Victorville, CA
  • Ruven Meulenberg
    • Saddleback Church – Lake Forest, CA
  • Joe David Nelms
    • Pacific Coast Church (previously FBC San Clemente) – San Clemente, CA
    • FBC – Lindale, TX
  • Minh Van Nguyen
    • First Vietnamese Alliance Church – San Jose, CA
  • Wesley Craig Parnell
    • Salinas, CA
  • Joseph Jermaine Spencer
    • Mountain View Community Church (dba The View Church) – Temecula, CA
    • New Hope Missionary Baptist Church – San Bernardino, CA
  • Samuel Yoon
    • New Community Mission Church – San Leandro, CA

Colorado – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • John Holland Brothers Jr.
    • FBC – Yampa, CO
    • Hyland Baptist Church – Henderson, KY
  • Joshua Clemons
    • Crossroads Community Church – Parker, CO
  • Terah Rawlings
    • Hilltop Baptist School (part of Hilltop Baptist Church) – Colorado Springs, CO
  • David Slone
    • Mountain View Baptist Church – Lafayette, CO

Connecticut – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Eli Echevarria
    • El Calvario Baptist Church – New Haven, CT
  • David Esarey
    • Stepney Baptist Church – Monroe, CT
  • Lucia Farley
    • Messiah Baptist Church – Bridgeport, CT
  • James J. McCoy
    • Central Baptist Church – Southington, CT

Delaware – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Jason W. Stalnaker
    • Capitol Baptist School – Dover, DE

Florida – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Robert Harvey Alexander
    • FBC – Tampa, FL
  • Dan Earl Allmond
    • Tampa Baptist Church – Tampa, FL
  • Kenneth Baxley
    • Central Baptist Community Ministries – Lakeland, FL
  • Dana Brashear
    • Crossroads Baptist Church – Fort Myers, FL
  • Brian Siegfried Brijabag
    • FBC – Brooksville, FL
  • Robert Browning
    • School run by Cedar Creek Baptist Church – Jacksonville, FL
    • Old Plank Baptist Church (aka Old Plank Road) – Jacksonville, FL
  • Jim Kilburn Bruce
    • College Park Baptist Church – Palatka, FL
  • Jeffery Lamar Carter
    • Madison Street Baptist Church – Starke, FL
  • Stephen Lee Edmonds
    • FBC – Jacksonville, FL
  • Harley Francis
    • Powers Drive Baptist Church – Orlando, FL
  • Keith Geren
    • Wayside Baptist Church – Miami, FL
  • Tommy Gilmore
    • FBC – Farmers Branch, TX
    • FBC – Tyler, TX
    • FBC – Atlanta, GA
    • FBC – Oviedo, FL
    • Cornerstone Community Church – Center, FL
  • Darrell Gilyard
    • Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church – Jacksonville, FL
    • Victory Baptist Church – Richardson, TX
    • Concord Missionary Baptist Church – Oak Cliff, TX
    • Hilltop Baptist Church – Norman, OK
  • Nathan John Gorzelanczyk
    • The Journey Church – Orange City, FL
  • Robert “Bob” Gray
    • Trinity Baptist Church – Jacksonville, FL
  • Thomas Warren Halsey
    • FBC – Leesburg, FL
  • William Murray Hendricks Jr.
    • Clay Hill Baptist Church – Jacksonville, FL
  • Jerry Hutcheson
    • Red Oak Baptist Church – Baker, FL
  • Fritzner Jean
    • First Haitian Baptist Church of Jesus Christ – Green Cove Springs, FL
  • Robert Thomas Jenkins-Hayes
    • Rocky Bayou Baptist Church – Niceville, FL
  • Dale Alan Julio
    • Rocky Bayou Baptist Church – Niceville, FL
  • Russell Dion Lewis
    • Church by the Glades – Coral Springs, FL
  • Randy Lee Morrow
    • Countryside Baptist Church – Clearwater, FL
  • Douglas Myers
    • Triangle Community Church – Tavares, FL
    • Harbor Baptist Fellowship – Eustis, FL
    • Concord Baptist Church – Russellville, AL
    • Bayside Baptist Church – Chesapeake Beach, MD
  • David Joe Rich
    • Springs Community Baptist Church – Apopka, FL
  • William Allen Richardson II
    • FBC – Mango, FL
  • Lloyd C. Schallenberger
    • FBC – Richland, MS
  • Marshal Seymour
    • FBC at the Mall – Lakeland, FL
    • Parkway Assembly of God – Mobile, AL
  • Samuel A. Sutter
    • Openwater Church – Odessa, TX (incarcerated in FL)
  • Richard Sweat
    • Lake Shore Baptist Church – Jacksonville, FL
  • John Maxwell Ware
    • FBC – Pine Castle, FL
  • Scott Dewayne Wright
    • Crossing Church – Tampa FL

Georgia – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Keven DeRosa
    • Western Hills Baptist Church – Cobb County, GA
  • Robert Smith Dorsett
    • FBC – Augusta, GA
  • John Montgomery Eatman
    • Cherokee Baptist Church – Woodstock, GA
  • Alexander Edwards
    • Eastside Baptist Church – Marietta, GA
  • Gunther Fiek
    • Eastside Baptist Church – Marietta, GA
  • Derek Gillett
    • Cornerstone Community Church – Forsyth County, GA
  • James Benjamin Harris
    • Brookwood Baptist Church – Lawrenceville, GA
  • Jeffrey D. Heberlein
    • Akers Chapel Church – Plainville, GA
  • Larry Michael Holmes
    • Bishop Baptist Church – Oconee County, GA
  • Joshua Humphrey
    • Zion Baptist Church – Braselton, GA
  • Antoine Louis Jenkins
    • Hebron Baptist Church – Gwinnett County, GA
  • Carlton Johnson
    • Good Shepherd Baptist Church – Augusta, GA
  • Daniel Louis Kent
    • FBC of Duluth – Duluth, GA
  • Michael Lee Krug
    • Calvary Baptist Church – Columbus, GA
  • James Louis Kubicek
    • FBC – Valdosta, GA
  • William C. Lewis
    • First Jordan Grove Missionary Baptist Church – Brunswick, GA
  • Mark Kit Lucas
    • Woodlawn Baptist Church – Garden City, GA
  • Charles Randy May
    • New Victoria Baptist Church – Woodstock, GA
  • James Calvin McCurry
    • Greater Zion Hills Baptist Church – Smyrna, GA
  • Thomas McGowan
    • New Grace Baptist Church – Powder Springs, GA
  • Jimmie Lee Mills
    • Providence Baptist Church – Augusta, GA
  • Jacob Alan “Jake” Morris
    • Concord Baptist Church – Clermont, GA
  • Douglas Randall Pope
    • Merrywood Baptist Church – Statesboro, GA
  • Norman Anthony Pugh
    • Arnoldsville Baptist Church – Arnoldsville, GA
  • Leon Rankins III
    • GA
  • Matthew Brent Sheffield
    • FBC – Canton, GA
  • John Samuel Stafford
    • Eastside Baptist Church – Marietta, GA
  • Phillip Glenn Terrell
    • Emmanuel Baptist Church – Gainsville, FL
  • Henry bazil Waters
    • Grace Baptist Temple Church – Statesboro, GA
  • Charles S Woodall
    • Northway Church on Zebulon Road – Macon, GA

Hawaii – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Renato Capili Bosi
    • Living Lighthouse Church of Guam – HI

Illinois – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Andre Allen
    • Second Baptist Church – Wheaton, IL
  • George E. Baker
    • (Name Unstated) Baptist Church – Decatur, IL
  • William “Andy” Beith
    • Liberty Baptist Academy – Lake Station, IL
  • Russell M. Bryant
    • Elm Street Baptist Church – Murphysboro, IL
  • Bryan Buckley
    • FBC – Romeoville, IL
  • Daryl Bujak
    • First Missionary Baptist church – Elgin, IL
  • Terry Carlson
    • Kishwaukee Baptist Church – Rockford, IL
  • Jacob Lee Coyle
    • Averyville Baptist Church – East Peoria, IL
  • Jeff Hannah
    • FBC – Romeoville, IL
  • Danny O. Hill
    • Gibson City, IL
  • Robert E. Kirkland
    • Chicago North Side New Hope Missionary Baptist Church – Humboldt Park Area, IL
  • James C. Love
    • Mount Pisgah Baptist Church – Bloomington, IL
  • Charles Lyons
    • Armitage Baptist Church – Chicago, IL
  • Leslie Mason
    • Olney Southern Baptist Church – Onley, IL
  • Anthony Muzzarelli
    • Zion Baptist Church – Granite City, IL
  • Kent Pittman
    • Bible Baptist – Dubuque, IL
  • Jonathon Christopher Powell
    • New Hope Baptist Church – Machesney Park, IL
  • John Puga
    • Marquette Manor Baptist Church and Academy – Downers Grove, IL
  • William Thomas Rose II
    • FBC – Wilson, IL
  • Jeffrey D. Strait
    • FBC – Fairview Heights, IL
  • Michael M. Taylor
    • Ridge Missionary Baptist Church – Chicago, IL
  • Terry VanHoutan
    • Celebrate Recovery, FBC – Bettendorf, IL
  • George Waddles
    • Zion Hill Baptist Church – Springfield, IL
  • Joel Mark Waltz
    • Grace Community Church – Boone, IL
  • Timothy Williams
    • Heritage Baptist Church – Woodstock, IL

Indiana – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • V. Ballenger
    • FBC – Hammond, IN
  • Craig A. Burden
    • Calvary Baptist Church – Lafayette, IN
  • Mark Comford
    • Faith Baptist Church – LaPorte, IN
  • James E. Crawn
    • Faith Baptist Church – Idaville, IN
  • Derrick “Duke” Hampsch
    • FBC – Vincennes, IN
  • Terry Wayne Dobbs
    • Old Faith Union Baptist Church – Yorktown, IN
  • Scott Grose
    • FBC – Sellersburg, IN
  • Chester Mulligan
    • Central Baptist Church – Crown Point, IN
  • Spencer K. Osbourne
    • New Covenant Free Will Baptist Church – Indianapolis, IN
  • Jordan Lee Roseboom
    • Rock Point Baptist Church – Crawfordsville, IN
  • Jack Schapp
    • FBC – Hammond, IL
  • Bernard Squires –
    • Grace Baptist Church – Columbia City, IN

Kansas – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Kessler Lichtenegger
    • Westside Family Church – KA

Kentucky – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • David Glenn Boyd
    • Wheelwright Baptist Church – Whitesburg, KY
  • Kenneth Brightham
    • FBC – Jefferson, KY
  • Howard Key Chambers
    • DeHaven Baptist Church – La Grange, KY
  • Jacob Allen Conder
    • Wing Avenue Baptist Church – Owensboro, KY
  • Jason Jackson
    • Main Street Baptist Church – Alexandria, KY
  • Gordon Lunceford
    • FBC – Lawrenceburg, KY
  • Joseph Niemeyer
    • Banklick Baptist Church – Walton, KY
  • Timothy Scott Richerson
    • Freedom Baptist Church – Campbellsville, KY
  • Richard Frank Shaw
    • Chester Avenue Baptist Church – Middlesboro, KY
  • David Sills
    • Ninth and O Baptist – Louisville, KY
  • Nathan Anthony St. Pierre
    • Washington Avenue Baptist Church – Evansville, KY
  • Timothy Tower
    • Community Baptist – Brandenburg, KY

Louisiana - Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Jonathan Bailey
    • FBC – New Orleans, LA
  • Angelo “Doggie” Golatt
    • Calvary Assembly of God – Buhl, ID
    • Donahue Family Church – Pineville, LA
  • James Robert Griffin
    • Immanuel Baptist Church – Slidell, LA
    • Grace Memorial Baptist Church – Slidell, LA
  • Michael Phillip Latham
    • Glorieta Conference Center – Albuquerque, NM
    • Harris Baptist Conference Center – Bienville, LA
  • Holland Farrell McMorris
    • Paradise Baptist Church – Bell, LA

Massachusetts – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Lawrence Brown
    • Mount Calvary Baptist Church – Boston, MA

Maryland – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Joe Nix Ivey
    • Barnesville Baptist Church – Walkersville, MD
  • Kenneth “Atlantis” Keith Long
    • Seat Pleasant Baptist Church – Capitol Hill, MD
  • Joshua M. McCready
    • FBC of Berlin – Berlin, MD
  • Walter Harrison Yocum
    • Calvary Baptist Church – Bel Air, MD

Maine – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Kurt W. Sturtevant
    • Pleasant Street Baptist Church – Mechanic Falls, ME

Michigan – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Delton Benson
    • Straight Street Baptist Church – Detroit, MI
  • Curtis Burkhardt
    • FBC – Grand Blanc, MI
  • Stephen Emerson Elliot
    • FBC of Lake Orion – Lake Orion, MI
  • Timothy Lawrence
    • Emanuel Baptist Church – South Haven, MI
  • Christopher Settlemoir
    • Warren Antioch Baptist Church – Warren, MI
  • Juan Wyley
    • Baptist Church – Elgin, MI

Minnesota – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • George B. Washington
    • Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church – South Minneapolis, MN

Missouri – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Robert Michael Black
    • Home Baptist Church – St. Joseph, MO
  • Joseph Edmunds Conger
    • New Life Baptist Church – Cole Camp, OH
    • Faith Baptist Church – Climax Springs, MO
  • Michael Alan Crippen
    • FBC – Duenweg, MO
  • Shawn Davis
    • FBC – Greenwood, MO
  • Dale Gregory Johnson
    • Parkade Baptist Church – Greenwood,OH
  • George Otis Johnston
    • Grandview Valley Independent Baptist Church – Pineville, MO
  • Patty Lambert
    • OH
  • Terry McDowell
    • Gateway Southern Baptist Church – St. Louis, MO
  • James R. Niederstadt
    • Vinson General Baptist Church – Malden, MO
  • Travis Smith
    • FBC – Stover, MO
  • John Henry Stone
    • Grandview Baptist Church – Grandview, MO

Mississippi – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Christopher Donald Bean
    • Evergreen Baptist Church – Shubuta, MS
  • Michael Shane Casabella
    • North Corinth Baptist Church – MS
    • North Corinth Christian Academy – MS
  • Cory Alexander Cotton
    • Eastview Baptist Church – MS
    • Glade Baptist Church – MS
    • North Columbia Baptist Church – MS
  • Sammy Allen Nuckolls
    • LifeWay Christian Resources – MS
  • Larry Singleton
    • Bay Springs Baptist Church – Abbeville, MS
  • Carlos Smith
    • Unity Baptist Church – Wiggins, MS
  • David Matthew Thorne
    • Goodyear Baptist Church – Picayune, MS

Nebraska – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Klint Bitter
    • Christ Community Church – Omaha, NEB

New Hampshire – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Tim Dillmuth
    • Valley Christian Church – Redstone, NH
  • Richard Eland
    • Valley Christian Church – Redstone, NH
  • Robert Gagnon
    • Valley Christian Church – Redstone, NH
  • David Kirsch
    • Granite State Baptist Church – Salem, NH
  • Paul Perry
    • Dover Baptist Church – 151 Washington Street, Dover, NH
  • Michael Wedge
    • Valley Christian Church – Conway, NH
  • Ernest Willis
    • Trinity Baptist Church – Concord, NH

New Jersey – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • John H. Harris Jr.
    • Galilee Baptist Church – Trenton, NJ
  • John Janney Sr.
    • Calvary Bible Baptist Church – Bridgeton, NJ
  • Chavalis T. Williams
    • Shiloh Baptist Church – Newark, NJ
  • James E. Wynn
    • Mount Pisgah Baptist Church – Ashbury Park, NJ

New Mexico – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Paul Eugene Cunningham
    • FBC – Los Alamos, NM

Nevada – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Gary Hunter
    • Greater Saint James Baptist Church – Las Vegas, NV
  • Gene Allen McDonald
    • Community Baptist Church – Lake Lavon, NV

New York – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • David Gardiner
    • Liverpool, NY
  • William Johnson Jr.
    • Calvary Baptist Church – Ithaca, NY
  • Phillip Joubert
    • Community Baptist Church – Bayside NY
  • Grady O. Kemp. Sr.
    • Mount Zion Baptist Church – Lyons, NY
  • John Lau
    • NY
  • Patrick Newsome Jr.
    • First Centennial Baptist Church – Buffalo, NY
  • Merton E. Parks
    • Ostwegatchie First Baptist Church – Ostwegatchie, NY
  • Siepo Sampson
    • Thessalonia Baptist Church – Morrisania, NY
  • Caleb Sexton
    • Hedstrom Memorial Baptist Church – Buffalo, NY
  • David J. Troup
    • Borden Baptist Church – Woodhull, NY
  • W. Wilson
    • Smithville Baptist Church – Waterton, NY

North Carolina – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

 

  • Todd Turner Brock
    • Tabernacle Baptist Church – High Point, NC
  • Guy Ellis Carr Jr.
    • Emerywood Baptist Church – High Point NC
  • Brandon James Carter
    • Zion Baptist Church – Cherryville, NC
  • Thomas Lee Elliot
    • Autryville Baptist Church – Roseboro, NC
  • Larry Edward Elliot
    • (church name unstated) – Boone, NC
  • Brian “Douglas” Goodrich Jr.
    • Providence Baptist Church – Raleigh, NC
  • Edward Green
    • Marquette Manor Baptist Church – Downers Grove, NC
  • Kevin Scott Heffner
    • Victory Baptist Church – Ruffin, NC
  • Roy Mace Honeycutt
    • Bethel Baptist Church – Ashville, NC
    • Trinity Baptist Church – Mars Hill, NC
  • Jude Dayton Hughes
    • Jonas Ridge Baptist Church – Avery County, NC
    • Avery County High School – Avery County, NC
  • Paul Burke Johnson
    • NC
  • Harley Michael Keough
    • King James Baptist Church – Bessemer City, NC
  • Stephen Morris
    • Oliver’s Grove Baptist Church – Four Oaks, NC
  • Coy Privette
    • Baptist State Convention of North Carlina
    • Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary – Wake Forest, NC
  • Robert Lee Adams Reeves
    • Living in Favor Global Network Churches – Goldsboro, NC
    • Pleasant Hill Baptist Church – Bennetsville, SC
  • Laurie Christine Rehrer
    • New Hope Christian Academy – NC
  • Jonathan Winfield Rose
    • Rocky Hock Baptist Church – Edenton, NC
  • Paul Kevin Shives
    • New Hope Baptist Church – Gastonia, NC
  • Ronald Lee Simpson
    • Matthews Missionary Baptist Church – Parkton/Lumerton, NC
  • Dallas Sherman Surrett
    • Cove Creek Baptist Church – Waynesville, NC
  • Justin Eugene Warrick
    • NC
  • Robert Gibson Warrick
    • NC
  • Clyde Wesley Way
    • North Carolina Baptist Assembly – Fort Caswell, NC
  • Lawrence Webber
    • Reeder Memorial Baptist Church – Charlotte, NC
  • Dewey “Eddie” White
    • Heavenly View Baptist Church – Iron Station, NC

Ohio – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • John H. Burghard
  • Charles Engle
    • FBC – Mount Orab, OH

South Carolina – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Mark Aderholt
    • Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary – Fort Worth, TX
    • Immanuel Baptist Church – Little Rock, AR
    • Central Baptist Church – North Little Rock, AR
    • South Carolina Baptist Convention – Columbia, SC
  • Donald Chrisler Batson
    • Brushy Creek Baptist Church – Easley, SC
  • Jerry Dean Blaxton
    • Sand Hill Baptist Church – Varnville, SC
    • Teacher at High Point Academy – Spartanburg, SC
  • James William Bell
    • Mount Tabor Baptist Church – Anderson, SC
  • Stephen Douglas Berry
    • New Life Baptist Church – Union, SC
  • Lujon Augustin “Fernando” Garcia
    • Abbeville Baptist Association – Greenwood, SC
  • Audrey Grabarkiewicz
    • Lake Bowen Baptist Church – Inman, SC
  • Patrick Clinton Hatter
    • Cornerstone Community Church – Orangeburg, SC
  • Gregory Martin Hill
    • FBC – Dillon, SC
  • John Gleason Hubner
    • FBC – Columbia, SC
  • Norman Henley Keesee
    • Emerald Baptist Church – Greenwood, SC
  • Marion Leon Kosier Jr.
    • Branchville Baptist Church – Branchville, SC
    • Harleyville Christian Church – Summerville, SC
  • Kevin Ogle
    • Northgate Colonial Baptist Church – Camden, SC
  • Kamron Eugene Reames
    • Central Baptist Church – Darlington, SC
  • Charles “DJ” Rhodes
    • FBC – Charleston, SC
  • Dennis Fred Rutledge
    • Camp Creek Baptist Church – Central, SC
  • James Garner Smith
    • Ebenezer Baptist Church – West Union, SC

South Dakota – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Joseph Raleigh
    • FBC – Miller, SD

Tennessee – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Mark Curtis Adams
    • Oak Grove Baptist Church – Mount Carmel, TN
  • Larry Michael Berkley
    • Shiloh Baptist Church – Harrison, AR
    • Victory Baptist Church – Henning, TN
  • Courtney Michelle Bingham
    • Bethany Baptist Church – Loudon, TN
  • Timothy Neal Byars
    • Springhill Baptist Church – Dyersburg, TN
  • Luke A. Cooke
    • Memphis, TN
  • Christopher Ryan Crossno
    • Spring Creek Baptist Church – Clarksville, TN
  • Gregory Stanley Dempsey
    • Oak Street Baptist Church – Soddy-Daisy, TN
    • Middle Valley Methodist Church – Hixson, TN
  • Timothy Ronald Felts
    • North Springfield Baptist Church – Springfield, TN
  • Jonathan Tyler Giles
    • Spring Creek Baptist Church – Clarksville, TN
  • Steven C. Haney
    • Walnut Grove Baptist Church – Cordova, TN
  • Jason Evan Kennedy
    • Grace Baptist Church – Karns, TN
  • John Randy Lemming
    • Antioch Baptist Church – Sevierville, TN
    • Shiloh Baptist Church – Seymour, TN
  • Chad Eugene Luttrell
    • FBC – Bemis, TN
  • Mark Woodson Mangrum
    • FBC – Parsons, TN
  • Donald McCary
    • Central Baptist Church – Hixon, TN
  • Eddie Prince (Edward Earl Prince)
    • Oak Grove Baptist Church – Hernando, MS (Memphis area)
  • Heath Tyler Ransom
    • Englewood Baptist Church – Jackson, TN
  • Tandy Eugene Roberts
    • Faith Baptist Church – Santa Fe, TN
  • Christopher Douglas Ross
    • Fairview Church – Lebanon, TN
  • Andy Savage
    • Highpoint Church – Memphis, TN
    • Stonebridge Church (formerly Woodlands Parkway Baptist Church) – The Woodlands, TX
  • Benjamin N. Widrick
    • Long Hollow Baptist Church – Gallatin, TN
  • Paul Williams
    • Bellevue Baptist Church – Cordova, TN

Texas – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Mark Aderholt
    • Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary – Forth Worth, TX
    • Immanuel Baptist Church – Little Rock, AR
    • Central Baptist Church – North Little Rock, AR
    • South Carolina Baptist Convention – Columbia, SC
  • Joshua Lee Allen
    • Tyler Street Baptist Church – Jacksonville, TX
  • Dale “Dickie” Amyx
    • Calvary Baptist Church – Lewisville, TX
    • Bolivar Baptist Church – Sanger, TX
  • Andrew Argent
    • FBC – Cleveland, TX
    • Willow Creek Baptist Church – Forth Worth, TX
  • Joe David Barron
    • Prestonwood Baptist Church – Plano, TX
  • Stephen Bratton
    • Grace Family Baptist Church – Houston, TX
  • William Frank Brown
    • Bellmead First Baptist Church – Waco, TX
  • James Earl Busby
    • Alliance Baptist Church – Fort Worth, TX
  • Daniel James Carrel
    • Sienna Ranch Baptist Church – Missouri City, TX
  • Jerry Dale Carver
    • Greater Hills Baptist Church – Austin, TX
  • John Cordero
    • Alliance Baptist Church – Fort Worth, TX
  • Riley Edward Cox Jr.
    • FBC – Conroe, TX
  • Jim Cude
    • FBC – Whitesboro, TX
  • Paul Eugene Cunningham
    • FBC – Los Alamos, NM
  • Greg Dickens
    • FBC – Winona, TX
  • Bradley Wayne Dixon (Brad Bartlett)
    • San Marcos Baptist Academy (or San Marcos Academy) – San Marcos, TX
  • Timothy N. Douglas
    • Creekside Community Church – Katy, TX
  • Joshua Earls
    • Arapaho Road Baptist Church – Garland, TX
  • Jordan “Jordy” Earls
    • Arapaho Road Baptist Church – Garland, TX
  • Patrick K. Farmer
    • Paramount Baptist Church – Amarillo, TX
  • Tonja Stovall Fisher (Zamora)
  • Shane Flournoy
    • Texas School for the Deaf – Houston, TX
    • FBC – Houston, TX
    • Black Deaf Association of Houston – Houston, TX
  • John Forse
    • Second Baptist Church – Houston, TX
  • Trevor Jacob Fortner
    • Fifth Street Baptist Church – Levelland, TX
    • FBC – Lubbock, TX
  • Chad Foster
    • Community of Faith – Houston, TX
    • Second Baptist Church of Houston – Houston, TX
  • Ruben A. Garcia
    • Betania Baptist Church – Austin, TX
  • Mickey Odell Gerald II
    • Community First Baptist Church – Dallas, TX
  • Tommy Gilmore
    • FBC – Farmers Branch, TX
    • FBC – Tyler, TX
    • FBC – Atlanta, GA
    • FBC – Oviedo, FL
    • Cornerstone Community Church – Center, FL
  • Darrell Gilyard
    • Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church – Jacksonville, FL
    • Victory Baptist Church – Richardson, TX
    • Concord Missionary Baptist Church – Oak Cliff, TX
    • Hilltop Baptist Church – Norman, OK
  • Gregory Charles Goben
    • Outreach Baptist Church – Garland, TX
  • Dan William Haby Jr.
    • Cowboy Way Church – Alvarado TX
    • Stockyards Community Church – Alvarado, TX
  • Thomas Bradley Hill
    • FBC – Pasadena, TX
  • Derek Wayne Hutter
    • South Garland Baptist Church – Garland, TX
  • Joshua Ross Hyles
    • Arlington, TX
  • Bernie Johnson
    • FBC – Hamshire, TX
    • FBC – Winnie, TX
  • Michael Lee Jones
    • Cathedral of Faith – Houston, TX
  • Thomas Reid Jones
    • Riverbend Baptist Church – Austin, TX
  • Joel Dean Joslin
    • Irving, TX
    • Fort Worth, TX
  • Matthew Anthony Keller
    • Haltom Road Baptist Church – Fort Worth, TX
  • Kevin Othell Laferney
    • FBC – Glenwood, TX
  • John Orin Langworthy
    • Prestonwood Baptist Church – Plano, TX
    • Morrison Heights Baptist Church – Clinton, MS
  • Dalton Lanphier
    • Trinity Life Baptist Church – Garland, TX
  • Stephen Douglas Livingston
    • FBC – Sinton, TX
  • Samuel Lyte
    • Mount Bethel Baptist Church – Big Springs, TX
  • Bill Maggard Jr.
    • Highview Baptist Church – Louisville, KY
  • Salvador Mata
    • FBC – Terrell, TX
  • Joshua Luke McDonald
    • FBC – Bridge City, TX
  • John O. McKay, Jr.
    • FBC – Hondo, TX
    • Highland Hills Baptist Church – San Antonio, TX
  • Marty Eugene Meadows
    • Sunset Lane Baptist Church – Bessemer City, TX
  • Billie Lewis Minson
    • FBC – Swan, TX
  • Jefferson Marion Moore Jr.
    • Dogwood City, TX
  • Santiago “Jimmy” Morales Jr.
    • San Marcos Baptist Academy – San Marcos, TX
  • Larry Nuell Neathery
    • River Oaks Baptist Church – River Oaks, TX
    • Westside Victory Baptist Church – Fort Worth, TX
  • Joe David Nelms
    • Pacific Coast Church (previously FBC) – San Clemente, TX
    • FBC – Lindale, TX
  • Benjamin Nelson
    • Peoria Baptist Church – Hillsboro, TX
    • George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University – Waco, TX
  • David Pearson
    • West Side Baptist Church – Sharpsville, PA (disfellowshipped by SBC In 2021)
    • Denton, TX
  • Ricardo Javier Pena
    • Doverside Baptist Church – Houston, TX
  • Joshua Neal Ponder
    • FBC – Mabank, TX
  • James Holcomb Rankin
    • Bellevue Baptist Church – Hurst, TX
  • Travis Reed
    • FBC – Azle, TX
  • Larry Reynolds
    • Southmont Baptist Church – Denton, TX
  • Morris David Roberts
    • Wylie, TX
  • James “Jay” Virtue Robinson IV
    • Southwood Baptist Church – Fort Worth, TX
    • Alliance Baptist Church – Fort Worth, TX
    • Refuge Place
  • Phillip Rutledge
    • Ranchland Heights Baptist Church – Midland, TX (disfellowshipped in 2020)
  • Andy Savage
    • Highpoint Church – Memphis, TN
    • Stonebridge Church (formerly Woodlands Parkway Baptist Church) – The Woodlands, TX
  • Eddie Shauberger
    • Oak Island Baptist Church – Anahuac, TX
  • Frank William Sizemore
  • Rodolfo Sosa
    • Ciudad del Refugio Church – Austin, TX
    • Fairview Baptist Church – Austin, TX
    • Westoak Woods Baptist Church – Austin, TX
  • Hezekiah Stallworth
    • Oak Grove Baptist Church – Elkhart, TX
    • Beulah Baptist Church – Palestine, TX
  • Anthony Lynn Thibodeaux
    • Fairfield Missionary Baptist Church – Fairfield, TX
  • Jason Thomas
    • Valley Ranch Baptist Church – Coppell, TX
  • Kenneth Eugene Ward
    • Eastside Baptist – Henderson, TX
  • Robert John Weber
    • Second Baptist Church – Odessa, TX
  • Gary Don Welch
    • Northside Baptist Church – Corsicana, TX
  • Charles Richard “Rick” Willits
    • Great Hills Baptist Church – Austin, TX
  • Franklin Leroy Wray
    • Pleasant Grove Baptist Church – Texarkana, TX
    • Hooks, TX
    • Simms, TX
    • Atlanta, TX

Virginia – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Jason Roy Bolton
    • Potomac Crest Baptist Church
  • Dennis Ray Collins
    • Thalia Lynn Baptist Church – Virginia Beach, VA
  • Jeremy “Jack” Ryan Duffer
    • Seaford Baptist Church – Seaford, VA
  • Christopher Alan Hogge
    • Battery Park Baptist Church – Battery Park, VA
  • Jacob Daniel “Jake” Kepple
    • FBC – Charlottesville, VA
  • Antawn McCullum
    • Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church – Moss Point, MS
    • Israel Baptist Church – Washington, DC
    • Rona Baptist Church
    • Macedonia Baptist Church – Arlington, VA
    • Shiloh Baptist Church – McLean, VA
  • Joshua Young Moon
    • Liberty University (in partnership with Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia) – Lynchburg, VA
  • Kenneth Larry Payne
    • New Prospect Baptist – Monroe, VA
  • Gerald Lee Porter
    • River Oak Church – Chesapeake, VA
  • Joseph Steven Shrewsbury
    • Shady Grove Baptist Church – Thaxton, VA
  • Robert D. Tardy
    • Peace Baptist Church – Dunn Loring, VA
  • James Preston Tyndall
    • Stokesland Baptist Church – Danville, VA

Washington – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • Forest Lee Hudson
    • Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church – Puyallup, WA
  • Dirk P. Jackson
    • FBC – Port Orchard, WA

West Virginia – Baptist abuse list (Assaulters named by SBC)

  • John Wayne Diehl
    • Piner Baptist Church – Morningview, KY
  • Gerald Mollohan
    • North Charleston Baptist Church – Charleston, WV
  • Ernest Lee Rowsey
    • Wharton Missionary Baptist Church – Wharton, WV

For decades, Southern Baptist leaders covered up allegations of sexual abuse, per SBC GuidePost Report

On May 15, 2022, Guidepost Solutions published a disturbing report describing decades of sexual abuse and cover-ups within the Southern Baptist denomination. As reported by the New York Times, the investigative report contains allegations of abuse of children and adults against male pastors, church employees and officials from 2000-present, and describes how senior leaders, including three former presidents, have “protected or even supported abusers.” 

The report details how survivors of sexual abuse have been contacting the Southern Baptist Convention (“SBC”) Executive Committee (“EC”) to report child molesters and abusers for decades, but their concerns have been ignored. Instead, senior leaders and their outside counsel “closely guarded information about abuse allegations and lawsuits” with a singular focus of “avoiding liability,” as stated in the report. 

Christa Brown, an advocate for reform in the denomination, told the New York Times that she was sexually abused by a youth minister at her Southern Baptist Church when she was 16, and that she promptly alerted other leaders in the denomination after the accused perpetrator moved churches, but no one took any action. Reflecting on the revelations in the report, Ms. Brown added:  

“People’s lives have been absolutely decimated. That part of it just breaks my heart.” 

The New York Times asserts that “a handful of powerful leaders had the ability to stonewall abuse reports and attempts at accountability and reform,” and that there was a long-standing pattern of intimating survivors and advocates who were disparaged as “opportunistic,” or acting as a “professional victims.” 

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