(TX)
The Roys Report [Chicago IL]
July 30, 2024
By Sheila Stogsdill
A prominent pastor and community outreach leader in the Dallas-Fort Worth area has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman, according to a Texas court record.
As reported by CBS News, Koinonia Christian Church pastor Ronnie Goines was taken into custody on July 25. He has since been charged with two counts of sexual assault, according to the Tarrant County Court Clerk.
Goines, 51, was released from the Tarrant County Jail on July 27 on $3,000 bail.
Telephone messages left with the Arlington Police Department about the allegations were not returned. But according to KERA, a National Public Radio station, the charges resulted from a woman’s “outcry that was reported to the department” in June.
Goines is the founding pastor of Koinonia Christian Church in Arlington, Texas. His arrest marks at least the fifth Dallas-Fort Worth area pastor to be embroiled in scandal in the past few months.
Others include Robert Morris of Gateway Church; Tony Evans of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship; Josiah Anthony of Cross Timbers Church; and Tony Cammorata of Stonebriar Community Church.
Pastor Josh Howerton of Dallas-area Lakepointe Church has also recently faced strong backlash for alleged misogyny, plagiarism, and church staff attempting to manipulate a traffic study.
Officials at Goines’ Koinonia Christian Church declined to comment on the sexual assault allegations but said Goines did not preach on July 28.
According to an Arlington city website, announcing an honorary street named in his honor, Goines’s wife, Nikki, is mentioned. However, in the church’s biography webpage, Goines’s wife’s name is absent.
Goines is also involved in the community in many roles, some of which include, Unity Council, Arlington Police Department Volunteer Chaplain, Mayor’s Interfaith Coalition, and Mayor’s Advisory Board.
Goines also owns All Things Life Insurance Agency.