Kentucky Church Launches Investigation into CCM Artist Chris Rice
Pastor Robert Cunningham of Tates Creek Presbyterian Church in Lexington, Kentucky has released a public statement announcing that an investigation will be made against CCM artist/songwriter Chris Rice after a young man alleged that Rice sexually assaulted him on multiple occasions.
Rice, who was not a member of the church, was hired to lead worship during the church’s youth retreats between 1995 and 2003, where the alleged assaults took place.
The singer was also friends with former TCPC pastor Brad Waller, who was accused in 2019 of sexual assault against several students during his tenure at the church’s youth ministry. The allegations would later turn out to be true....