Tullahoma Pastor Resigns after Allegations of an Inappropriate Relationship

September 15, 2022

Christian Watts the pastor of Life Change Church in Tullahoma has come under scrutiny after an article was published by the Tennessean. On Target News received a tip earlier in the week via Facebook concerning a situation with the pastor.

Watts resigned from the Tullahoma church after allegations were made in the report that he had an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old girl over 20 years ago, he was 28 at the time.

The woman at the center of allegations, Valerie Swope said inappropriate relationship occurred in Kentucky where Watts was a youth pastor. No criminal charges took place in the case.

Watts has been the pastor at Life Change Church in Tullahoma since 2017.

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