Our witnesses page features firsthand accounts written by advocates corroborating and contextualizing the accounts of our survivors, with permission from those survivors.
Alan’s Insider
I have just learned that the ACNA’s Bp. Alan Hawkins told the rest of the ACNA Provincial Response Team last year that I was his ACNAtoo “insider” and “informant”. I am devastated, but this is not about my pain. It is about how survivors were harmed.
A Deafening Silence
Audrey Luhmann lays out how she was given a front-row seat over the past year to witness ACNA leaders' acts of deception and denial, bullying and broken promises, and their use of victims as pawns for power and self-protection as she sought to hold one clergy member responsible for his actions.
ACNA Witnesses: Former PRT Victim Advocate Speaks Out
Autumn Hanna VandeHei, former PRT member and longtime victim advocate, calls on the ACNA to restore credibility by demonstrating the humility expected of any Christian leader and facing their failings head on.
04 | Gauthier & Greenhouse & Giboney, Oh My!
Helen Keuning, former member of the UMD Bishop’s Council (BC), lays out her fourth reason for resigning from the BC: she can not trust the leadership in the UMD or in the ACNA to follow in the footsteps of Christ.
03 | We’re a Mess
Helen Keuning continues with the third reason she resigned from the UMD Bishop’s Council. She decided to choose love instead of turning away.
02 | It’s Complicated . . .
Helen Keuning continues with the second reason why she resigned from the UMD Bishop’s Council: the ways in which leaders unintentionally treated survivors with negligence and apathy.
01 | Half-Truths, Lies, Secrecy & False Assurance
Helen Keuning, former member of the UMD Bishop’s Council, breaks her silence to explain why she resigned from the BC. She provides extensive documentation to show that church leaders have been quick to tell falsehoods and half-truths, while survivors’ stories have been treated without regard for their wellbeing and their confidentiality.
ACNA Witnesses: An Introduction
The Rev. Gina Roes, former ACNA Provincial Response Team (PRT) member, appeals to her fellow clergy to listen to the voices of witnesses and survivors. She invites clergy to reject power plays and join her in serving the vulnerable.