Evangelical Leader Resigns Over Arrest In Public Park

Religion News Service reports:

The pastor of Philadelphia’s Tenth Presbyterian Church — an influential Presbyterian Church in America congregation — resigned after a past arrest for improper conduct along with another church leader was made public.

Liam Goligher, who had been pastor of Tenth since 2011, resigned on Dec. 1, according to a statement from the church. His resignation was first reported by Ministry Watch, a nonprofit evangelical watchdog group.

Goligher was arrested in 2014, along with a female church leader, and was cited for “personal conduct” in a public park in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The term “personal conduct,” Lancaster police told Ministry Watch, can refer to “lewd or sexual behavior.”

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Liam Goligher has resigned as pastor at Philadelphia’s Tenth Presbyterian Church, after @AnglicanWatch made public a 2014 conviction

He pleaded guilty to “personal conduct” charges (lewd or sexual behavior) at a city park, but had remained at @TenthPreshttps://t.co/1iCgCO8VRO

— Julie Roys (@reachjulieroys) December 12, 2023