The Meeting House, once one of Canada’s largest churches, shuts down after scandal
RNS Leaders of The Meeting House, a Toronto area megachurch with multiple locations and once one of the largest congregations in Canada, has shut down its public ministry, becoming a consortium of smaller congregations. “It is with sadness that we are required to bring the public-facing ministry of The Meeting House to an end as […]
Sexual assault charge against Bruxy Cavey stayed, ending prosecution
RNS After a two-year delay, one of three sexual assault charges against Bruxy Cavey, former pastor of the Ontario megachurch The Meeting House, has been stayed. Carvey’s defence lawyer, Megan Savard, argued on Monday to Ontario Court Justice Michael K Wendl that the duration of time between the initial sexual assault charge, made by Hamilton […]
In Canada, Bruxy Cavey credibly accused in three cases of sexual abuse and one sexual misconduct
RNS Soon after Bruxy Cavey was forced to step down and admitted to a years-long sexual relationship with a member of his Toronto-area megachurch The Meeting House, some of his supporters contested the suggestion his behaviour was sexual abuse, insisting it was a consensual affair. But the latest set of church investigations may put that […]
In Canada, Bruxy Cavey charged with sexual assault
RNS Police in the Canadian city of Hamilton have charged the disgraced former pastor of one of the country’s largest churches with sexual assault. Bruxy Cavey, who grew The Meeting House into a megachurch with 20 campuses across the province of Ontario, was charged with one count of sexual assault on 31st May. Cavey, 57, was […]
In Canada, Bruxy Cavey investigation widens to include two more alleged victims
RNS Bruxy Cavey, the disgraced former pastor of one of Canada’s largest churches, may have sexually abused more than one woman, the church told its members on Saturday. In an email, Maggie John, chair of The Meeting House board, wrote that the church has received two more allegations of sexual misconduct against Cavey, who was […]
In Canada, Bruxy Cavey’s former megachurch debates allegations: Sex abuse or an affair?
RNS Days after the pastor of one of Canada’s largest churches resigned after being accused of sexual misconduct, the church held a special online meeting Tuesday to announce that an independent, third-party investigation found that Bruxy Cavey, the folksy, long-haired leader of The Meeting House in Toronto, had a years-long sexual relationship with a member of his […]
Bruxy Cavey, Canadian megachurch pastor, resigns after sexual misconduct probe
RNS The pastor of one of Canada’s largest churches was forced to resign after an independent investigation found evidence of his sexual misconduct. Bruxy Cavey, who grew The Meeting House into a megachurch with some 5,000 people attending 19 campuses in the larger Toronto metropolitan area, was accused of sexual misconduct by a woman who […]
Bruxy Cavey, pastor of one of Canada’s largest churches, accused of sexual misconduct
RNS A pastor at one of Canada’s largest churches has been accused of sexual misconduct and has been placed on leave while the church undertakes an external investigation. Bruxy Cavey, who grew The Meeting House into a megachurch with some 5,000 people attending 19 campuses in the larger Toronto metropolitan area, was accused of sexual misconduct by […]