‘It’s just Gerald being Gerald’ – safeguarding inquiry into Pioneer founder concludes
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Heather Tomlinson2024-06-11T08:30:00
Gerald Coates, the founder of a network of charismatic churches, has been found to have engaged in behaviour with under 18s that was inappropriate, according to a recent safeguarding review. Here’s what we know so far
The behaviour of yet another church leader is in question: the late Gerald Coates, who founded the Pioneer network of churches. Pioneer asked consultancy group Christian Safeguarding Services (CSS) to conduct an independent review last year due to allegations about his conduct with teen boys and young men, and the outcome has just been published. Here’s what we know:
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