Mike Rogers' campaign faith coalition has two ties to a church upended by child sex crimes.
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IHIP NewsAug 10, 2026
Multiple sources, including ABC 12 (Sept 30, 2026) and Michigan Advance (May 13, 2026), report that Rogers' faith coalition had two ties to Living Word Church, the Midland church tied to child sex abuse convictions: Tim Cross and Brian Ford.
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… it, my secular brain sees it now: the only people I see that want to subjugate women are MAGA men and the whole, you know, trad wife movement of influencers that they have. And Mike Rogers, in my opinion, is a complete Christian hypocrite. Let's pop this up: Rogers campaign faith coalition has two ties to a church upended by child sex crimes. Now, Abdul, if your mosque, the imam had and, get, you know, was tied to child sex crimes, wouldn't this be a top story on Fox, CNN, and MSNBC, above the fold right now? Absolutely, and justifiably so. …
IHIP News · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Michigan Advance reported that Rogers appointed Tim Cross and Brian Ford, both lead pastors in the Living Word Church franchise, to his faith coalition, giving the campaign two connections to the church.[1]
Supports. ABC 12 reported that Rogers' Faith Leadership Coalition includes two pastors under the Living Word Church umbrella, and that three Midland church members were convicted of sexually abusing children.[2]
Context. Tim Cross resigned from the coalition after saying he did not at first believe the abuse victims, while Brian Ford stayed on, so the number of active ties declined after April 2026.[2][3][4]
Context. Several later pieces (Michigan Democrats, DSCC) repeat the 'two ties' framing; these are partly echoing the claim, but ABC 12 and Michigan Advance are independent reporting on the underlying connections.[5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 5 not rated, 1 tier 3
- 1Rogers' campaign faith coalition has two ties to a church upended ...michiganadvance.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 2Rogers faces questions over Faith Coalition Leader's ties to Midland ...abc12.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 3GOP Senate hopeful under fire over ties to church rocked by child sex abuse scandalrawstory.com · tier 3 · cited for: context
- 4James Randolph Case: Trial, Sentencing, and Church Scandallegalclarity.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Mike Rogers “Ducks Questions” Over His Campaign Leader's “Ties ...michigandems.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6DSCC FRIDAY TAKEAWAYS: Senate GOP's Titanic Mess, Et Tu ...dscc.org · not rated · cited for: context
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