Overview
- Immanuel Church Nashville said an “inappropriate relationship” with an adult man in 2022 constituted a serious breach of trust, declared Sam Allberry disqualified from gospel ministry, and noted he resigned as associate pastor.
- Elders said they learned of the relationship in spring 2024, judged it not disqualifying at first, then reopened the case in January after new information and reached a unanimous decision to disqualify him.
- Allberry resigned as a fellow at the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics, and The Gospel Coalition said it is removing his articles, podcasts, and other content under its policy.
- Desiring God removed his materials, while UK group Living Out said it will pray for him and will keep his past contributions online.
- He remains ordained in the Anglican Church in North America with no misconduct case reported, a gap that could drive fresh debate over how different bodies handle clergy discipline.