Our survivor stories and statements are firsthand accounts written by survivors of abuse in ACNA contexts.

If you are interested in telling your story of abuse and/or failed response to that abuse by ACNA leadership, you can contact us confidentially here.

ACNAtoo 11/9/21 ACNAtoo 11/9/21

Clarke’s Story

“Clarke” was 16 when her high school English teacher began cultivating an inappropriately close relationship with her. Read her story of how Christopher Lapeyre groomed and manipulated her, causing lasting pain and trauma.

ACNAtoo 8/4/21 ACNAtoo 8/4/21

Part 4: Reporting abuse, a mother sees another side of church leadership

A 9 year old survivor’s mother speaks about how leaders at Christ Our Light Anglican (COLA) responded when she shared her nine-year-old daughter’s allegations that COLA Catechist Mark Rivera had sexually abused her.

ACNAtoo 7/7/21 ACNAtoo 7/7/21

Part 3: Child Survivor’s Mother Speaks

A 9 year old survivor’s mother speaks out with detail of how their abuse was mishandled by both Bishop Stewart Ruch and the Midwest Diocese Chancellor/lawyer. Bear with us as we are working to transcribe all screenshots in this post.

ACNAtoo 7/3/21 ACNAtoo 7/3/21

Part 2: Evidence of Misconduct

Abuse survivor and advocate Joanna Laurel provides extensive documented evidence of her case being mishandled by the Upper Midwest Diocese.

ACNAtoo 6/26/21 ACNAtoo 6/26/21

Part 1: Joanna’s Story

Abuse survivor and advocate Joanna Laurel shares her story of sexual abuse and subsequent mishandling by the Upper Midwest Diocese of the ACNA