Pastor Mark Darling, one of the founding members of the multi-campus Evergreen Church in Minnesota and lead pastor of The Rock in South Minneapolis, has resigned from the church after an independent investigation concluded he was involved in “inappropriate conduct” with female members.
A report from Fox9 said Darling’s ordination was also rescinded by the Board of Trustees of the nondenominational church he started with Pastor Brent Knox in the 1980s, before he announced his resignation.
In a statement posted on the church’s website Sunday, the Board of Trustees explained that after they were made aware of allegations of misconduct regarding Darling on Jan. 30, they commissioned an independent investigation on Feb. 9.
Joan Harris, an attorney from Ogletree Deakins, was hired to investigate allegations made by Suzanne van Dyck against Darling about physical sexual abuse; that the church was made aware of non-physical abuse and did not take appropriate action; that an attempt was made to cover up the abuse and tried to buy van Dyck’s silence with an offer of monetary payment; and related claims arising from those areas. The inappropriate…
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