Orange, a Christian curriculum and conference provider, provided an update last month stating that outside experts have affirmed Orange needs “a clear and comprehensive investigation” as a result of complaints stemming from what happened between founder Reggie Joiner and former CEO Kristen Ivy.
On April 17, Orange announced that Joiner and Ivy had “voluntarily resigned” after they confessed to engaging in a past inappropriate relationship together.
But a few days later, Ivy informed Orange board members Joel Manby and Jennifer Barnes that what was first labeled as an “inappropriate relationship” was actually “clergy sexual abuse.” After seeking out “professional counsel, experts in abuse, and [listening] to the stories of other survivors,” Ivy said, “I now realize I am experiencing a high level activated trauma—not just from the past weeks, but also compounded trauma from many years of emotional and psychological abuse.”
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ChurchLeaders reported in early June that Orange had retained law firm Castañeda + Heidelman to conduct a third-party investigation into the aforementioned “complaints.”
Two weeks ago, Orange posted an update on its website officially sharing that its “board voted to hire an external, third-party investigation firm to thoroughly investigate the complaints related to the situation with previous leadership.”
“Amid changing stories, and conflicting information, the board sought the advice of outside experts who validated that we needed a clear and comprehensive investigation which would be trauma-informed, evidence-based, forensic, and objective,” the update added.
