Pam Orr, chair of Willow Creek Community Church’s elder board in suburban Chicago, has apologized to multiple women who publicly accused the megachurch’s founder, Bill Hybels, of sexual misconduct in recent months and revealed after listening to some of them, “we do not believe the stories were all lies.”
In a statement released by the church late Wednesday, Orr, who had previously defended Hybels against the allegations along with the elder board, also revealed that she will step down from her role at the end of this month and will be replaced by longtime church member Lane Moyer.
“Our top priority has been reaching out to the women who have made allegations against Bill. We have talked with several of them and are deeply saddened by the experiences they are sharing with us. We do believe we owe these women some apologies,” Orr said.
“The tone of our first response had too much emphasis on defending Bill and cast some of the women in an unfair and negative light. We are sorry. Initially, it was stated that the stories…
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