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2 Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church elders resign, claim pastor retaliation
Divisions deepened at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, the Fort Lauderdale mega-church, as two elders resigned Tuesday night following the first service of a breakaway congregation on Sunday, the Miami Herald reports.
The two have accused Pastor Tullian Tchividjian and his officers of retaliating against members who tried to have him fired, criticisms that Coral Ridge officials have denied.
“I’m not trying to fuel any fire. I just couldn’t agree with the course of the leadership,” said Dan Westphal, who resigned from the church’s board of elders along with Roy Christie. “We had a golden opportunity to reconcile rather than be punitive.”
The developments follow the exit last week of organist Samuel Metzger and John Wilson, director of the traditional worship service. Both men helped lead music at the Sunday service of 400 dissidents at Butterfly World in Coconut Creek.
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The split seems to be permanent. Organizers of the new congregation, tentatively called The Church, are applying for 501(c)3 tax-exempt status and searching for a permanent home. They plan a second service on Sunday, again at Butterfly World.
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