But worshipers at Brave Church, the Miami congregation where Stocker served as pastor, likely disagree.Īccording to a 307-page lawsuit filed on May 24 by Peninsular Florida District Council (PenFlorida) - an Assemblies of God umbrella organization that oversees more than 300 churches in Florida and the Virgin Islands, including Brave Church - Stocker violated church bylaws by engaging in sexual relations with at least three congregants and using the church's credit card to fund at least one of the affairs, then refusing to step down as pastor after PenFlorida investigated and found him guilty of "gross sexual misconduct and immoral actions." The couple returned the following month to stay at a luxe hotel in the Lower East Side, snapping intimate photos and selfies along the way. In May 2019, about a month after taking a woman from his church on a first date, David Stocker, Jr., flew her out to New York City to partake in all the quintessential touristy activities in the Big Apple: visit Broadway, snap photos around Times Square, ride in one of those cheesy horse-drawn carriages.
It’s unclear what this means for pastor David Stocker, Jr., who remains a defendant in the suit.)
Update published 7/8/22: On July 6, PenFlorida, Brave Church, and the four board members named as defendants in the lawsuit detailed below filed a joint stipulation dismissing the matter subject to the terms of their settlement agreement.
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