Independent report finds allegations against Willow Creek founder Bill Hybels are credible
Bill Hybels, founder of the 12,000-plus member Willow Creek Community Church near Chicago, stepped down last year from his roles with the church and the Willow Creek Association amid allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct.
Vonda Dyer, a former employee at Willow Creek who was one of the first women to publicly accuse Hybels of misconduct, called the release of the report “a sobering day for me personally and for the global Willow Creek community.” Members of that advisory group, who were not paid for their work, included Jo Anne Lyon, general superintendent emerita of The Wesleyan Church; Leith Anderson, president of the National Association of Evangelicals; Margaret Diddams, provost of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill.; and Gary Walter, past president of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
“While we cannot change the events of the past, we grieve what has happened, ask for forgiveness, and commit ourselves to pursuing healing and reconciliation,” Willow Creek’s newly installed elder board wrote in a statement on the church website. The group’s report suggested that the church should provide financial assistance for those harmed by Hybels.
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