Calvary Chapel Pastor Resigns After Being Caught Secretly Trying To Sell $11.5M Church

(Ministry Watch) In late July, the congregation of Calvary Chapel Cary in Apex, North Carolina, was shocked to discover its own church listed for sale online for $11.5 million with a pending buyer. Then, as mysteriously as it appeared, the listing was canceled.

Less than a week later, fresh from a five-week sabbatical, Pastor Rodney Finch resigned as senior pastor.

“This is our last Sunday,” Finch announced on August 4 during his morning sermon, according to audio provided to MinistryWatch. “Effective today, I’ll be saying goodbye. I’ll be taking a backseat here at the church.”

Finch’s sermon concluded a tumultuous tenure marred by multiple scandals, a slew of staff resignations, a shrinking congregation, and an investigation by the leadership council of the Calvary Chapel Association.

Finch confessed to the church that he had secretly conspired with the board of elders as far back as January to find a buyer for the church building and nearby parking lot, keeping it secret until a deal was brokered. But before he could… to continue reading, click here:


This article was written by Tony Mator and published at Ministry Watch

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