Abuse: warnings as scandals unfold

Evangelicals are facing a period of soul searching, heartache and challenge as three separate scandals unfolded.

The release of a review into lessons to be learnt from Jonathan Fletcher’s time as minister at Emmanuel Church, Wimbledon, was expected at any time.

Separately, Church Society, the Anglican evangelical grouping, announced investigations into allegations of both bullying and anti-Semitism (see page 3).