Pastors resign from Life Church

Head of youth ministry, Pendleton church campus leaving as Nathan Peternel, Ind. Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith try to stem departures

Indiana Lt. Gov Micah Beckwith reads his cellphone while presiding over the state Senate, January 6, 2026. (Screenshot by Tom LoBianco/24sight News.)

The head of Life Church Indiana’s youth ministry and the pastor of one of its four campuses have resigned amid growing reports of abuse and a criminal case rocking the politically plugged in church, accordi…