Megachurch To Shutter Amid Sexual Abuse Scandal

The Kansas City Star reports:

The International House of Prayer-Kansas City, plagued for months by sexual abuse allegations against its founder Mike Bickle, plans to close its doors and open a new, smaller organization.

The news, first reported by The Roys Report, an online Christian media outlet, was based on a leaked recording of a Monday staff meeting at IHOP University and an email sent to staffers announcing the action.

“IHOPKC will be closing for good in a staggered fashion, with different things such as stipends, work emails, etc. being eliminated over the next couple of months to prepare us to close,” said the email, from “The Prophecy and Healing Leadership of IHOPKC.”

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A day after @IHOPKC email stated it will be “closing for good,” a donation appeal from ministry asked for gifts of “stock, IRAs & real estate.”
IHOPKC ldrs denied closure in media stmnt—while press release stated IHOPKC will “wind down” multiple ministrieshttps://t.co/r4iWbBGZZb

— Julie Roys (@reachjulieroys) April 18, 2024