Stop the Abuse

August 2010

Where is the outrage? Where is the outpouring of concerned hearts? Why are so many voices silent on the issue of child abuse in missions? Abuse in the church and missions is epidemic; and the cover up has been going on for decades, even spanning many evangelical denominations. The Church's nonchalant attitude towards Christian child abuse is unspeakably maddening. So we are asking you to speak up against this abuse.

Listed below are four Christian organizations that have recently been investigated for allegations of child abuse.

It should be noted that the Presbyterian Church was pro-active in investigating all of their schools, and they found abuse in more than one school. They now seem to have some very good policies in place as a result of their investigations.

Out of the four named organizations, only the United Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church have made the investigation reports available on their websites to the public for download. The Christian & Missionary Alliance and New Tribes Mission both have withheld the investigation report from being available to the general public on their websites. Why is this?

Christian & Missionary Alliance

1998
• A Badly Broken Boarding School
• Mission Children Abused
• Final Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry

Presbyterian Church (USA)

2002
• Panel confirms abuse in the Congo mission field
• The Independent Committee of Inquiry (ICI) Final Report

2010
• Panel completes investigation of abuse claims; pursues truth, healing and justice
• PC(USA) Grieves Over Abuse on Mission Fields
• Final Report of the Independent Abuse Review Panel (IARP)

United Methodist Church

2009
• Church Agency Received Report On Child Abuse in Mission Settings
• Final Report of Independent Panel for the Review of Child Abuse in Mission Settings

New Tribes Mission

2010
• Fear at Fanda – Sexual Abuse
• Amended Final Report For The Investigatory Review Of Child Abuse At New Tribes Fanda Missionary School

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