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'''Chad Veach''' is an American evangelical pastor and the founder of Zoe Church, a youth-oriented Christian congregation that is based in Los Angeles, California. Veach has been the subject of significant mainstream press coverage, which often focuses on Veach’s taste in streetwear{{sfn|Schube|2017}} and sneakers{{sfn|Christian|2019}} and his links to celebrities like actor [[Chris Pratt]],{{sfn|Turner|2019}} the [[Kardashian family|Kardashians]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-29 |title=Kourtney Kardashian Gets Parenting Tips From Controversial Evangelical Pastors |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kourtney-kardashian-zoe-church_n_5d67d661e4b022fbceb770ca |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McCarty |first=India |date=2022-05-26 |title=Hollywood Pastor Chad Veach Officiates Kourtney Kardashian's Marriage to Travis Barker |url=https://www.movieguide.org/news-articles/hollywood-pastor-chad-veach-officiates-kourtney-kardashians-marriage-to-travis-barker.html |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=Movieguide {{!}} The Family Guide to Movies & Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Law |first=Jeannie |title=Kardashian asks pastors Chad and Julia Veach how to share faith with her kids |url=https://www.christiantoday.com/article/kardashian-asks-pastors-chad-julia-veach-how-to-share-faith-with-her-kids/133110.htm |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=www.christiantoday.com |date=28 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and singer [[Justin Bieber]], which have been chronicled on Veach’s Instagram.{{sfn|Holson|2018}}{{sfn|Jones|2018}}
'''Chad Veach''' is an American [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] pastor and the founder of Zoe Church, a youth-oriented Christian congregation that is based in [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]]. Veach has been the subject of significant mainstream press coverage, which often focuses on Veach’s taste in streetwear{{sfn|Schube|2017}} and sneakers{{sfn|Christian|2019}} and his links to celebrities like actor [[Chris Pratt]],{{sfn|Turner|2019}} the [[Kardashian family|Kardashians]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-29 |title=Kourtney Kardashian Gets Parenting Tips From Controversial Evangelical Pastors |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kourtney-kardashian-zoe-church_n_5d67d661e4b022fbceb770ca |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McCarty |first=India |date=2022-05-26 |title=Hollywood Pastor Chad Veach Officiates Kourtney Kardashian's Marriage to Travis Barker |url=https://www.movieguide.org/news-articles/hollywood-pastor-chad-veach-officiates-kourtney-kardashians-marriage-to-travis-barker.html |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=Movieguide {{!}} The Family Guide to Movies & Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Law |first=Jeannie |title=Kardashian asks pastors Chad and Julia Veach how to share faith with her kids |url=https://www.christiantoday.com/article/kardashian-asks-pastors-chad-julia-veach-how-to-share-faith-with-her-kids/133110.htm |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=www.christiantoday.com |date=28 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and singer [[Justin Bieber]], which have been chronicled on Veach’s Instagram account.{{sfn|Holson|2018}}{{sfn|Jones|2018}}


==Early life and family==
==Early life and family==
Veach was born in 1979 and grew up on Whidbey Island where he graduated in 1998 from [[Oak Harbor High School (Washington)|Oak Harbor High School]] in [[Oak Harbor, Washington]]. His father, Dave Veach, is a District Supervisor with [[International Church of the Foursquare Gospel|Foursquare Church]] in Tacoma, Washington. Growing up he attended Shelton Christian Fellowship (now called Gateway Christian Fellowship), as his parents were youth pastors there. As a young man, Veach “wasn’t solid in his faith at all,” according to his father.{{sfn|Holson|2018}} In an interview with ''The Christian Post'', Veach said that he had "a foot in, a foot out" of church as a teenager, but that attending a Promise Keepers event was a turning point for him: "it's the typical prodigal son story who has an experience and then says, 'Wait, what I had back home was way better. I'm going back home and to church.' I had sown some wild oats but nothing too crazy."{{sfn|Martinez|2014}} Veach’s two siblings are also pastors.{{sfn|Holson|2018}}
Veach was born in 1979 and grew up on [[Whidbey Island]] where he graduated in 1998 from [[Oak Harbor High School (Washington)|Oak Harbor High School]] in [[Oak Harbor, Washington]]. His father, Dave Veach, is a District Supervisor with [[International Church of the Foursquare Gospel|Foursquare Church]] in Tacoma, Washington. Growing up he attended Shelton Christian Fellowship (now called Gateway Christian Fellowship), as his parents were youth pastors there. As a young man, Veach “wasn’t solid in his faith at all,” according to his father.{{sfn|Holson|2018}} In an interview with ''[[The Christian Post]]'', Veach said that he had "a foot in, a foot out" of church as a teenager, but that attending a Promise Keepers event was a turning point for him: "it's the typical [[Parable of the Prodigal Son|prodigal son]] story who has an experience and then says, 'Wait, what I had back home was way better. I'm going back home and to church.' I had sown some wild oats but nothing too crazy."{{sfn|Martinez|2014}} Veach’s two siblings are also pastors.{{sfn|Holson|2018}}


Veach attended [[Life Pacific College]], a [[The Foursquare Church|Foursquare]] denominational Bible college located in [[San Dimas, California|San Dimas]], California, graduating in 2002.
Veach attended [[Life Pacific College]], a [[The Foursquare Church|Foursquare]] denominational Bible college located in [[San Dimas, California|San Dimas]], California, graduating in 2002.


==Career==
==Career==
Veach started as a youth pastor in El Monte, California. In 2004, Veach took a job counseling teens and young adults for United Generation ministry in Puyallup, Washington. In 2013, he became associated with Judah Smith, spiritual adviser to [[Justin Bieber]] and lead pastor of Churchome, a multi-site megachurch based in Seattle and Los Angeles. {{sfn|Holson|2018}}
Veach started as a youth pastor in [[El Monte, California]]. In 2004, Veach took a job counseling teens and young adults for United Generation ministry in [[Puyallup, Washington]]. In 2013, he became associated with Judah Smith, spiritual adviser to [[Justin Bieber]] and lead pastor of Churchome, a multi-site megachurch based in Seattle and Los Angeles. {{sfn|Holson|2018}}


In 2014, Chad Veach and his wife Julia Veach moved to Los Angeles and started their ministry with informal gatherings at their home. Zoe Church began its services in borrowed space in a small church in Santa Monica and, after one day at the 1 Oak nightclub in Hollywood. Zoe Church had services at the Fonda nightclub. Zoe Church moved to the [[El Rey Theatre (Los Angeles)|El Rey Theatre]] on Wilshire Boulevard. Services were also held at the Million Dollar Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Veach told the ''New York Times'' that he modeled Zoe Church after [[Hillsong NYC|Hillsong Church]] and [[Church of the Highlands]].{{sfn|Holson|2018}}
In 2014, Chad Veach and his wife Julia Veach moved to Los Angeles and started their ministry with informal gatherings at their home. Zoe Church began its services in borrowed space in a small church in Santa Monica and, after one day at the 1 Oak nightclub in Hollywood. Zoe Church had services at the Fonda nightclub. Zoe Church moved to the [[El Rey Theatre (Los Angeles)|El Rey Theatre]] on [[Wilshire Boulevard]]. Services were also held at the Million Dollar Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Veach told the ''New York Times'' that he modeled Zoe Church after [[Hillsong NYC|Hillsong Church]] and [[Church of the Highlands]].{{sfn|Holson|2018}}


In 2017, Veach and Judah Smith accompanied Justin Bieber on his [[Purpose World Tour]], reportedly to serve as “positive influences.”{{sfn|Holson|2018}} Videos of Veach hanging out with Justin Bieber have appeared on Veach’s Instagram account.{{sfn|Holson|2018}}
In 2017, Veach and Judah Smith accompanied Justin Bieber on his [[Purpose World Tour]], reportedly to serve as “positive influences.”{{sfn|Holson|2018}} Videos of Veach with Justin Bieber have appeared on Veach’s Instagram account.{{sfn|Holson|2018}}


Ruth Graham, writing in ''Slate'', noted how Veach’s “on-trend streetwear and friendship with Justin Bieber” made him the latest example of the “cool-pastor phenomenon.”{{sfn|Graham|2018}} Describing Veach as an “Instagram-savvy pastor ... who dresses not like Ward Cleaver, but like a Supreme model,” Graham observed that “Veach and his cohort seem to have converted as many style writers as they have souls.”{{sfn|Graham|2018}}
Ruth Graham, writing in ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'', noted how Veach’s trendy fashio and association with Justin Bieber made him the latest example of the “cool-pastor phenomenon.”{{sfn|Graham|2018}}


In August 2022, Zoe Church bought the 98 year old Buddhist Temple in Highland Park for their future church site.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cabral |first=Javier |date=2022-08-23 |title=Christian Church Accused of Being Anti-LGBTQ Buys Highland Park's Bright Orange Buddhist Temple |url=https://www.lataco.com/zoe-church-highland-park/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=L.A. TACO |language=en-US}}</ref>
In August 2022, Zoe Church bought the 98 year old [[Buddhist temple|Buddhist Temple]] in Highland Park for their future church site.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cabral |first=Javier |date=2022-08-23 |title=Christian Church Accused of Being Anti-LGBTQ Buys Highland Park's Bright Orange Buddhist Temple |url=https://www.lataco.com/zoe-church-highland-park/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=L.A. TACO |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Pastoral style==
==Pastoral style==


In a profile of Veach published in ''The New York Times'', Veach was quoted as saying "I want to be loud and dumb. That's my goal. If we aren't making people laugh, what are we doing? What's the point?"{{sfn|Holson|2018}} Veach is described as frequently using street talk, Spanish bilingualism and changing his dialect depending on his audience, and occasionally mimicking Houston megachurch pastor [[Joel Osteen]] and Word of Faith ministers.{{sfn|Holson|2018}} Veach teaches Word of Faith prosperity doctrine and places a huge emphasis on giving money to God through the church. Veach maintains an active social media presence, crediting Instagram with helping to popularize his church.{{sfn|Holson|2018}}
In a profile of Veach published in ''The New York Times'', Veach was quoted as saying "I want to be loud and dumb. That's my goal. If we aren't making people laugh, what are we doing? What's the point?"{{sfn|Holson|2018}} Veach is described as frequently using street talk, Spanish bilingualism and changing his dialect depending on his audience, and occasionally mimicking Houston [[megachurch]] pastor [[Joel Osteen]] and [[Word of Faith]] ministers.{{sfn|Holson|2018}} Veach teaches Word of Faith [[Prosperity theology|prosperity doctrine]] and places a large emphasis on giving money to God through the church. Veach maintains an active social media presence, crediting Instagram with helping to popularize his church.{{sfn|Holson|2018}}


Veach described his pastoral philosophy in an interview with ''The Christian Post'', saying that he was motivated by a desire to reverse the trend of young adults becoming less affiliated with church:<blockquote>We need to do whatever we can to become relevant and deconstruct some of those false notions about what religion is. What resonates with young adults is actually the message of Jesus and maybe that was convoluted or placed in the back burner in the past but I think that's why you're seeing young adults in the droves respond because if people can see a clear picture of Jesus, that undeniable ... we obviously have something better than the world can offer."{{sfn|Martinez|2014}}</blockquote>
Veach described his pastoral philosophy in an interview with ''The Christian Post'', saying that he was motivated by a desire to reverse the trend of young adults becoming less affiliated with church:<blockquote>We need to do whatever we can to become relevant and deconstruct some of those false notions about what religion is. What resonates with young adults is actually the message of Jesus and maybe that was convoluted or placed in the back burner in the past but I think that's why you're seeing young adults in the droves respond because if people can see a clear picture of Jesus, that undeniable ... we obviously have something better than the world can offer."{{sfn|Martinez|2014}}</blockquote>
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Veach's church has been criticized by actor [[Elliot Page]] for being "infamously anti-LGBTQ".<ref>McLaughlin, Kelly (February 8, 2019). "[https://www.insider.com/ellen-page-calls-chris-pratts-hillsong-church-infamously-anti-lgbtq-2019-2 Ellen Page calls out Chris Pratt's 'infamously anti-LGBTQ' church — where Jenners, Biebers, and other celebrities have also worshipped]". ''Insider''.</ref> Actor [[Chris Pratt]] spoke on the matter, denying the anti-LGBTQ stance and saying that the Zoe Church "opens its doors to absolutely everyone".<ref>McLaughlin, Kelly (February 11, 2019). "[https://www.insider.com/chris-pratt-defends-zoe-church-ellen-page-anti-lgbtq-2019-2 Chris Pratt says he 'believes that everyone is entitled to love who they want' after Elliot Page called his church 'infamously anti-LGBTQ']". ''Insider''.</ref>
Veach's church has been criticized by actor [[Elliot Page]] for being "infamously anti-LGBTQ".<ref>McLaughlin, Kelly (February 8, 2019). "[https://www.insider.com/ellen-page-calls-chris-pratts-hillsong-church-infamously-anti-lgbtq-2019-2 Ellen Page calls out Chris Pratt's 'infamously anti-LGBTQ' church — where Jenners, Biebers, and other celebrities have also worshipped]". ''Insider''.</ref> Actor [[Chris Pratt]] spoke on the matter, denying the anti-LGBTQ stance and saying that the Zoe Church "opens its doors to absolutely everyone".<ref>McLaughlin, Kelly (February 11, 2019). "[https://www.insider.com/chris-pratt-defends-zoe-church-ellen-page-anti-lgbtq-2019-2 Chris Pratt says he 'believes that everyone is entitled to love who they want' after Elliot Page called his church 'infamously anti-LGBTQ']". ''Insider''.</ref>


Veach and his wife Julia were executive producers on the 2017 film ''The Heart of Man'', a docudrama on "sexual brokenness". The film treats same-sex attraction, porn addiction, and infidelity as examples of such brokenness.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pastor Chad Veach Reveals Why 'Every Person' Needs to Watch 'The Heart of Man' Prodigal Son Docudrama|url=http://www.gospelherald.com/articles/71371/20170912/pastor-chad-veach-reveals-why-person-needs-watch-heart-man.htm|access-date=2022-02-17|website=www.gospelherald.com|archive-date=2021-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510082347/https://www.gospelherald.com/articles/71371/20170912/pastor-chad-veach-reveals-why-person-needs-watch-heart-man.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=The Heart of Man (2017) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4585080/fullcredits|access-date=2022-02-17}}</ref>
Veach and his wife Julia were executive producers on the 2017 film ''The Heart of Man'', a docudrama on "sexual brokenness". The film treats [[Homosexuality|same-sex attraction]], [[Pornography addiction|porn addiction]], and infidelity as examples of such brokenness.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pastor Chad Veach Reveals Why 'Every Person' Needs to Watch 'The Heart of Man' Prodigal Son Docudrama|url=http://www.gospelherald.com/articles/71371/20170912/pastor-chad-veach-reveals-why-person-needs-watch-heart-man.htm|access-date=2022-02-17|website=www.gospelherald.com|archive-date=2021-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510082347/https://www.gospelherald.com/articles/71371/20170912/pastor-chad-veach-reveals-why-person-needs-watch-heart-man.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=The Heart of Man (2017) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4585080/fullcredits|access-date=2022-02-17}}</ref>


Chad Veach and Zoe Church are both affiliated and associated with [[Hillsong Church|Hillsong]] by attending and speaking at [[Hillsong Church|Hillsong]] conferences and structuring Zoe church similar to [[Hillsong Church|Hillsong]] church.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Here's Everything You Need To Know About Chris Pratt's Religious Controversies After He Compared Himself To Jesus |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/chris-pratt-just-compared-himself-164229116.html |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Yahoo Life |date=11 May 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> Veach was close friends with Hillsong's pastor, [[Carl Lentz]]. Veach told [[The New York Times]] that he modeled his church, in part, after [[Hillsong Church|Hillsong]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tapp |first=Tom |date=2022-06-29 |title=Chris Pratt Says He Never Went To Controversial Church, Reveals Where He Does Worship |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/chris-pratt-church-controversy-hillsong-1235053819/ |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
Chad Veach and Zoe Church are both affiliated and associated with [[Hillsong Church|Hillsong]] by attending and speaking at Hillsong conferences and structuring Zoe church similar to Hillsong church.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Here's Everything You Need To Know About Chris Pratt's Religious Controversies After He Compared Himself To Jesus |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/chris-pratt-just-compared-himself-164229116.html |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Yahoo Life |date=11 May 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> Veach was close friends with Hillsong's pastor, [[Carl Lentz]]. Veach told [[The New York Times|''The New York Times'']] that he modeled his church, in part, after Hillsong.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tapp |first=Tom |date=2022-06-29 |title=Chris Pratt Says He Never Went To Controversial Church, Reveals Where He Does Worship |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/chris-pratt-church-controversy-hillsong-1235053819/ |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Chad Veach
Occupation(s)Pastor and author
SpouseJulia Veach
Websitewww.zoechurch.org

Chad Veach is an American evangelical pastor and the founder of Zoe Church, a youth-oriented Christian congregation that is based in Los Angeles, California. Veach has been the subject of significant mainstream press coverage, which often focuses on Veach’s taste in streetwear[1] and sneakers[2] and his links to celebrities like actor Chris Pratt,[3] the Kardashians[4][5][6] and singer Justin Bieber, which have been chronicled on Veach’s Instagram account.[7][8]

Early life and family

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Veach was born in 1979 and grew up on Whidbey Island where he graduated in 1998 from Oak Harbor High School in Oak Harbor, Washington. His father, Dave Veach, is a District Supervisor with Foursquare Church in Tacoma, Washington. Growing up he attended Shelton Christian Fellowship (now called Gateway Christian Fellowship), as his parents were youth pastors there. As a young man, Veach “wasn’t solid in his faith at all,” according to his father.[7] In an interview with The Christian Post, Veach said that he had "a foot in, a foot out" of church as a teenager, but that attending a Promise Keepers event was a turning point for him: "it's the typical prodigal son story who has an experience and then says, 'Wait, what I had back home was way better. I'm going back home and to church.' I had sown some wild oats but nothing too crazy."[9] Veach’s two siblings are also pastors.[7]

Veach attended Life Pacific College, a Foursquare denominational Bible college located in San Dimas, California, graduating in 2002.

Career

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Veach started as a youth pastor in El Monte, California. In 2004, Veach took a job counseling teens and young adults for United Generation ministry in Puyallup, Washington. In 2013, he became associated with Judah Smith, spiritual adviser to Justin Bieber and lead pastor of Churchome, a multi-site megachurch based in Seattle and Los Angeles. [7]

In 2014, Chad Veach and his wife Julia Veach moved to Los Angeles and started their ministry with informal gatherings at their home. Zoe Church began its services in borrowed space in a small church in Santa Monica and, after one day at the 1 Oak nightclub in Hollywood. Zoe Church had services at the Fonda nightclub. Zoe Church moved to the El Rey Theatre on Wilshire Boulevard. Services were also held at the Million Dollar Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Veach told the New York Times that he modeled Zoe Church after Hillsong Church and Church of the Highlands.[7]

In 2017, Veach and Judah Smith accompanied Justin Bieber on his Purpose World Tour, reportedly to serve as “positive influences.”[7] Videos of Veach with Justin Bieber have appeared on Veach’s Instagram account.[7]

Ruth Graham, writing in Slate, noted how Veach’s trendy fashio and association with Justin Bieber made him the latest example of the “cool-pastor phenomenon.”[10]

In August 2022, Zoe Church bought the 98 year old Buddhist Temple in Highland Park for their future church site.[11]

Pastoral style

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In a profile of Veach published in The New York Times, Veach was quoted as saying "I want to be loud and dumb. That's my goal. If we aren't making people laugh, what are we doing? What's the point?"[7] Veach is described as frequently using street talk, Spanish bilingualism and changing his dialect depending on his audience, and occasionally mimicking Houston megachurch pastor Joel Osteen and Word of Faith ministers.[7] Veach teaches Word of Faith prosperity doctrine and places a large emphasis on giving money to God through the church. Veach maintains an active social media presence, crediting Instagram with helping to popularize his church.[7]

Veach described his pastoral philosophy in an interview with The Christian Post, saying that he was motivated by a desire to reverse the trend of young adults becoming less affiliated with church:

We need to do whatever we can to become relevant and deconstruct some of those false notions about what religion is. What resonates with young adults is actually the message of Jesus and maybe that was convoluted or placed in the back burner in the past but I think that's why you're seeing young adults in the droves respond because if people can see a clear picture of Jesus, that undeniable ... we obviously have something better than the world can offer."[9]

Books

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Veach has published five books.

In 2012, Veach's first book, Do You See What I See? was published.

In 2016, Veach’s second book, Unreasonable Hope: Finding Faith in the God Who Brings Purpose to Your Pain, was published, about his daughter Georgia’s struggle with lissencephaly.[7]

In 2017, Veach’s third book, Faith Forward Future: Moving Past Your Disappointments, Delays, and Destructive Thinking was published.[7]

In 2020, Veach’s fourth book, Help! I Work with People: Getting Good at Influence, Leadership, and People Skills was published.[7]

In 2022, Veach’s fifth book, Pray About Everything Devotional Journal was published.

Personal life

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Veach is married to the former Julia MacGregor. The couple has four children.

Veach has a tattoo on his left arm that reads “Better at 70,” in the handwriting of Justin Bieber.[7]

Controversy

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Veach's church has been criticized by actor Elliot Page for being "infamously anti-LGBTQ".[12] Actor Chris Pratt spoke on the matter, denying the anti-LGBTQ stance and saying that the Zoe Church "opens its doors to absolutely everyone".[13]

Veach and his wife Julia were executive producers on the 2017 film The Heart of Man, a docudrama on "sexual brokenness". The film treats same-sex attraction, porn addiction, and infidelity as examples of such brokenness.[14][15]

Chad Veach and Zoe Church are both affiliated and associated with Hillsong by attending and speaking at Hillsong conferences and structuring Zoe church similar to Hillsong church.[16] Veach was close friends with Hillsong's pastor, Carl Lentz. Veach told The New York Times that he modeled his church, in part, after Hillsong.[17]

References

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  1. ^ Schube 2017.
  2. ^ Christian 2019.
  3. ^ Turner 2019.
  4. ^ "Kourtney Kardashian Gets Parenting Tips From Controversial Evangelical Pastors". HuffPost. 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  5. ^ McCarty, India (2022-05-26). "Hollywood Pastor Chad Veach Officiates Kourtney Kardashian's Marriage to Travis Barker". Movieguide | The Family Guide to Movies & Entertainment. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  6. ^ Law, Jeannie (28 August 2019). "Kardashian asks pastors Chad and Julia Veach how to share faith with her kids". www.christiantoday.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Holson 2018.
  8. ^ Jones 2018.
  9. ^ a b Martinez 2014.
  10. ^ Graham 2018.
  11. ^ Cabral, Javier (2022-08-23). "Christian Church Accused of Being Anti-LGBTQ Buys Highland Park's Bright Orange Buddhist Temple". L.A. TACO. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  12. ^ McLaughlin, Kelly (February 8, 2019). "Ellen Page calls out Chris Pratt's 'infamously anti-LGBTQ' church — where Jenners, Biebers, and other celebrities have also worshipped". Insider.
  13. ^ McLaughlin, Kelly (February 11, 2019). "Chris Pratt says he 'believes that everyone is entitled to love who they want' after Elliot Page called his church 'infamously anti-LGBTQ'". Insider.
  14. ^ "Pastor Chad Veach Reveals Why 'Every Person' Needs to Watch 'The Heart of Man' Prodigal Son Docudrama". www.gospelherald.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  15. ^ The Heart of Man (2017) - IMDb, retrieved 2022-02-17
  16. ^ "Here's Everything You Need To Know About Chris Pratt's Religious Controversies After He Compared Himself To Jesus". Yahoo Life. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  17. ^ Tapp, Tom (2022-06-29). "Chris Pratt Says He Never Went To Controversial Church, Reveals Where He Does Worship". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
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