As part of its effort to get back on track financially, Crystal Cathedral laid off an unknown number of staff last week, including the church’s executive pastor and the pastor of its Hispanic ministry.
"These are really a group of great, talented people. But our numbers are down and we're trying to make it under tough economic conditions like everyone else," said Rick Mysse, a denominational executive for the Reform Church of America, which oversees the Garden Grove, Calif., megachurch, according to the local Orange County Register.
Mysse declined to name those who were laid off, but said among those let go was the pastor who headed the Cathedral's Hispanic ministry....
