Bethel Church

In a statement made in late February, Bethel leaders said the church hadn’t yet chosen an investigative team to look into the allegations made against pastor Ben Armstrong, emphasizing that the church would remain “respectfully quiet on this matter until the investigation takes its course.” Online content discussing an “affair” between Armstrong and a former intern has been removed from various platforms.

Bethel Church says the allegations are being investigated by a third party. Armstrong did not respond to a request for comment.

In a statement this week, Bethel senior leaders Bill Johnson and Kris Vallotton acknowledged they didn’t do enough when one or more alleged victims confided in them.

An LLC known as Show Faith by Works, under agreement with its “foreign principal” Israel, is aiming to “distribute pro-Israel information” to American Christians. Representatives of both Bethel and Pathway said they were not involved in the decision to include their organizations in a list of potential audiences for the Israeli-funded marketing campaign.

An estimated 2,000 people attended a vigil held last Thursday, September 18, for Charlie Kirk. The event was held on Shasta College’s campus by the evangelical nonprofit 1Hope4America, which is run by Bethel Church Pastor Tom Crandall.

The Northern California megachurch is part of a movement that’s become known as the New Apostolic Reformation. At the Church’s annual School of the Prophets conference, attendees paid hundreds of dollars for instructions on how to hear from God to create political change.