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Indiana Megachurch Fires Pastor “Due To A Sin” With Teen Girl

August 1, 2012 at 9:29 am by imonfireDAMMIT

Hammond IN- The First Baptist Church in Hammond has dismissed Pastor Jack Schaap, a married father, in the wake of allegations that he had a sexual relationship with a 16 year old girl affiliated with the church’s Hyles-Anderson College.

The church issued a statement that “a sin has caused him to forfeit his right to be our pastor.” Schapp has been reining pastor since 2001 after the death of Rev. Jack Hyles, founder of the Hyles-Anderson College and father of Schaaps wife. So not only did this guy take over for his own wife’s father, he had an affair with a girl affiliated with the school that his father-in-law built. Classy.

Allegations against Schaap were brought to the attention of the church’s deacons by a member who said the affair between Schaap and the teen has been going on since April. When he was confronted, Schaap reportedly admitted to his sins to the church’s governing body of deacons. Schaap was swiftly fired and the information handed over to Lake County police for investigation.

Eddie Wilson, director of public relations for the church, said church officials didn’t believe anything criminal occurred, but information was turned over to the sheriff’s department “for the sake of transparency and honesty.” Not only is the sheriff’s department investigating the matter, but so is the FBI. They got involved because Schaap allegedly took the girl across state lines for their meetings.

This isn’t the first time the church was rocked by allegations of sexual misdeeds. In 1991, Deacon A.V. Ballenger was convicted of fondling a 7 year old girl in her Sunday school class. When I was young I attended First Baptist Church and it was then coined “Worlds Largest Church” and boasts over 15,000 members. The place scared the living crap out of me.

Tags: Adultery, First Baptist Church, Indiana, Jack Schapp, pastor

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CT

Sin – is that what is it called today by the youngsters?

Well, I guess I will give them credit that they called the authorities instead of going all Catholic on him and sending him somewhere else.
JGo555

“Due To A Sin”… they should’ve said: because THE DUDE LIKES THE KIDDIES. The sin part is private and will not move some non religious folks. That way they can make sure the others know his pervy ways.
JGo555

Kudos for sending his ass to the cops.
And that girl might’ve been milking his ass for money & mall rides… at 16 not all are sweet and innocent.
Sam

The church didn’t really believe anything criminal occurred? So it’s just a matter of dumb luck that the police actually found out about this?? I wonder how many “aw, never mind” issues didn’t manage to make it to the sherriff’s department?
https://twitter.com/#!/AngelsMom0806 Angels Mom

From what I gathered the church did what they were supposed to, they fired him then got the police involved to do their own investigation.
https://twitter.com/#!/AngelsMom0806 Angels Mom

I’ll piggyback off of what others have said, I’m happy that the church didn’t play with this matter. They fired him, got the police involved and let the congregation know that he was let go.
Sam

“Eddie Wilson, director of public relations for the church, said church officials didn’t believe anything criminal occurred”
I’m just worried about the firing and handing things over to the police being not so much because they believed it was the right thing to do, but because it would make them look good for acting. Don’t get me wrong, still glad they did fire and refer, but something’s fucked up in their thinking if they don’t see how a pastor screwing a 16yo member of his church is a criminal act.
http://www.facebook.com/david.salazar.710 David Salazar

Did your priest didle you?
CT

Are you asking us or trying to tell us a deep, dark secret?
curiousalways

I thought Baptist’s don’t sin……oh wait that’s only Southern Baptist.
http://talkinshitwithshannieandboo.blogspot.com/ BooKat

So banging minors is just a sin, not a felony…good to know…
Valerie

It could be that the age of consent allowed for it. I don’t know though, I don’t feel like researching it. He is a sick bastard and I hope he gets charged with something.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Anna-Hall-Grillot/100000054600337 Anna Hall Grillot

Age of consent is 16 in IN. So not a felony.
Califboy

Before we all judge him, maybe he was just trying to get the demons out of her??? wink wink….
Califboy

“at 16 not all are sweet and innocent.” are you speaking from experience?????
JohnQknowitall

So much for “he who is without sin…” Guess Jesus forgot about the exceptions. God bless the church.
pikeman

Pastor Jack Schaap? Really? That just reeks of a nursery rhyme.

“Pastor Jack Schaap
Fwap a fwap fwap
he diddled a girl
she was wearing a curl
And now his life has gone to crap”

‘Bubba is fwappin
Fwap a fwap fwappin
Schaap is a crappin
balls on his ass a slappin
And that’s what will happen…..”
pikeman

Well, geez, Q, there you go casting the first stone.

Just make sure you nail him good with it, right in the balls. That’s what we need. A good, old fashioned stoning.
JohnQknowitall

I take great exception to that comment! I prefer the last and most lethal stone.
Sam

Sounds to me like he was putting IN, not getting OUT…
http://twitter.com/Bigcced Cedric

I wasn’t impressed with the guys preaching … I didn’t much care for his delivery style.
http://twitter.com/Bigcced Cedric

Random thought which occurred to me because of some of the subject matter in this story – I don’t much care for people who lead prayers and constantly repeat the same sentence in the prayer like its a chant,or like God is hard or hearing,or retarded – say what you have to say one time – I’m as sure as I can be that God heard you the first time and after that is wondering why you continue repeating yourself like you are simple minded.
http://twitter.com/Bigcced Cedric

What I would like to know is if Mrs. Schaap plans on standing by him,or if she has packed her shit and moved out already.
Wildheart

That’s what my boyfriend calls it too.
JGo555

Sadly, no. I was so fucking innocent no guy wanted to touch me with a ten foot pole (that & my mother was a helicopter mom because of my ADD brother).
Califboy

dick in, scream comes out, least thats how it works with my gal.
Califboy

had me a couple of 16 year old innocent girls when I was 16 to 18 and two of them fucked my brains out, Babs and Donna, the good ole days !
Sam

To be fair to her, you aren’t actually supposed to just shove it in her ear.
The_Yeti_Knows

Is that what your transvestite nanny sang to you as a lullaby in the birchbark babypen?
The_Yeti_Knows

Didn’t you say earlier he preferred gizmo the squid hunter?
pikeman

I was wondering what happened to that stinky, hairy, yeti looking bitch. She said something about moving to Canada and fucking a Sasquatch. That’s how you know about all of this, my transvestite nanny is your dad and you were born by a Sasquatch.
The_Yeti_Knows

I thought you claimed to have wit, seems you’re better known for that glowing blue clit.
pikeman

I don’t know Yeti, by the amount of down votes you seem to get, you’re not doing too great on the wit thing, either.
The_Yeti_Knows

Where I come from, a bud light , a kind word, and even the ears are in play….. Ah ….Rodeo drive…..
midniteshadows

ROFLMAO!
midniteshadows

Another ROFLMAO!
onlyme356

“a sin has caused him to forfeit his right to be our pastor.” – Funny I thought it was a crime committed by a pedophile. Fondling 7 year old girls and sleeping with minors…I think the church needs to give those victims a little more that that.