A millionaire megachurch pastor has been booted in disgrace from the Texas ministry he founded with his wife after confessing to a “sexual sin.”

John McKinzie, a father of four, was ousted from his role at Hopewell Fellowship, the non-denominational ministry he founded in 2000 with his wife Melissa, following a confessional meeting with leadership on Sunday, according to a statement the church shared with the Dallas Morning News on Tuesday.

“John admitted to sexual sin and to a pattern of consensual behavior that made him unfit to continue in his role as pastor,” read the email, signed by the church’s leadership, board and elders. 3

The church said it was not sharing more details “out of respect for the privacy of those involved.” But it was serious enough to disqualify him fro

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