Highpoint Church, where controversial teaching pastor Andy Savage resigned from in March after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman 20 years ago, will be closing its Arlington campus in Tennessee.
Lead Pastor Chris Conlee announced in a video message last Friday, that the final service at the Arlington location will be held on June 24. From then on, the megachurch will meet at two, instead of three locations.
Highpoint Church had a partnership with Macon Road Baptist Church in Arlington for the past couple years. In addition to holding its own services on Sundays, Macon Road also hosted two Highpoint services.
Conlee explained that they were unsuccessful in their search to find a more permanent location in Arlington. At the same time, Macon Road informed Conlee that they were planning to find a new lead pastor to succeed their current one, Wayne Webb, when he retires.
Thus, “in light of their recent decision and our current circumstances, we feel it’s best to bring our Highpoint family back to East Memphis and Collierville,” Conlee said, adding that Macon Road has been a “true partner in ministry.”
Moving forward, the Highpoint pastor said both of their campuses “will…
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