An Arizona megachurch has hired Landon MacDonald as a lead pastor, despite allegations MacDonald bullied and abused those in his care while pastoring at Harvest Bible Chapel under his father, James MacDonald.
“The staff and Board of Servant Leaders are excited to announce the selection and confirmation of Landon Macdonald as the new Lead Teaching Pastor” at Mission Community Church in the Phoenix suburbs, the announcement states. “In the coming days and weeks, you will have plenty of opportunities to meet and get to know Landon.”
Landon MacDonald will start at Mission on September 6, according to Matt Maier, chairman of Mission’s Board of Servant Leaders. He’s still listed as executive pastor of youth ministries at Cornerstone Church, another Phoenix-area multi-site church.
Before joining Cornerstone, Landon MacDonald had been executive pastor of student ministries at Harvest Bible Chapel, the Chicago-area megachurch his father James MacDonald founded. James MacDonald…
