Survivors can call the Michigan Sexual Assault Hotline at 1.855.VOICES4 (864.2374) anytime for access to support and resources.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A church with deep roots in West Michigan and congregations around the world turned 100 this year. Instead of celebrating its centennial, the Protestant Reformed Churches in America is struggling with what it has called the “private sin” of child sexual abuse and decades of covering up for abusers, including church leaders and school teachers.
A recently released report obtained by NewesNation affiliate WOOD found dozens of cases of child sexual abuse within the Protestant Reformed Church, or PRC, and accused the church of violating state laws that require clergy and educators to report child abuse…