Statement by the IHOPKC Leadership Team Regarding Allegations Against Mike Bickle

Today at the 11am Forerunner Church service, the IHOPKC Leadership Team presented an updated formal statement to our spiritual family about the allegations against Mike Bickle. Below is the text of that statement.

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Statement by the IHOPKC Leadership Team Regarding Allegations Against Mike Bickle

We are heartbroken to share that we have recently become aware of serious allegations including sexual immorality directed against Mike Bickle, the founder of IHOPKC. Our leadership team takes these allegations very seriously and we are laboring for truth, light, redemption, and righteousness. We are engaging with outside parties to assess and arbitrate these allegations.

Our priority is to love and serve our IHOPKC community during this moment. This news is unsettling for our spiritual family as well as our entire leadership team. Please pray for all involved, including the ones who have come forward, those who have experienced trauma, and for the Bickle family.

We are asking for patience as we work through this complex and very difficult situation. Secondly, we ask that our spiritual family refrain from using prophetic spiritual language that can be interpreted as dismissive of the pain of the traumatized.

On October 26, 2023 the IHOPKC Executive Leadership Team asked Mike Bickle and he agreed to not preach or teach from the IHOPKC platform, attend our 24-hour prayer room, or engage his social media channels while we work with others to assess this situation.

As difficult as this news is for many, we are trusting in Jesus' wise and good leadership to help and strengthen us as we anchor our hope in Him.