Saddleback was ousted along with four other churches across the country — New Faith Mission Ministry in Georgia, St. Timothy’s Christian Baptist in Maryland, Calvary Baptist Church in ...

Pastor Andy Wood and his wife, Stacie, left their San Jose church to lead the mega-church’s more than 40,000 congregants worldwide following the retirement of Saddleback founder Rich Warren.

Saddleback Church, the Southern California megachurch founded by best-selling author Rick Warren, is appealing its ouster from the Southern Baptist Convention for having women pastors on staff, ...

After Saddleback Church's founding pastor, Rick Warren, retired last year, the megachurch hired Andy Wood and his wife Stacie Wood to head the church, according to the church's website.

Saddleback has been a focus of previous scrutiny over the ordination issue, starting when the church ordained three women as ministers in 2021, an event the church called historic at the time.

Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, was one of five churches expelled by the Southern Baptist Convention for having women pastors on staff.

Saddleback Church, the Southern California megachurch founded by best-selling author Rick Warren, is appealing its ouster from the Southern Baptist Convention for having women pastors on staff ...

FILE – Stacie Wood and her husband, Andy Wood, stand for a portrait on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif. Stacie Wood, the woman pastor at the center of the ...

Saddleback Church, the Southern California megachurch founded by best-selling author Rick Warren, is appealing its ouster from the Southern Baptist Convention for having women pastors on staff, ...

Saddleback Church, the Southern California megachurch founded by best-selling author Rick Warren, is appealing its ouster from the Southern Baptist Convention for having women pastors on staff ...

Saddleback Church, the Southern California megachurch founded by best-selling author Rick Warren, is appealing its ouster from the Southern Baptist Convention for having women pastors on staff ...