Tag: Susan Elzey adulterer and perjurer

Update: Susan Elzey, adultery, perjury, and clergy sexual abuse

June 27, 2025 Anglican Watch One comment

We recently noticed some interesting conversations on other blogs concerning Susan Elzey’s role in the meltdown at Tenth Presbyterian. Much of the conversation focused on two key points: There’s no “proof” that Susan and Liam were engaged in sex in a Lancaster public park. It’s appropriate that Philadelphia Presbytery did

Lack of adultery charges against Liam Goligher disrespects his wife and others and makes a mockery of the PCA’s claim to biblical authority, even as cheap grace abounds

June 14, 2025 Anglican Watch 4 comments

Following an Anglican Watch report on PCA pastor Liam Goligher and his guilty plea to sex in a public park with married church member Susan Elzey, a lengthy but illusory disciplinary process against Goligher played out within the Philadelphia Presbytery. The process, marked by multiple lies by Goligher about his

Tenth Presbyterian’s Susan Elzey: Criminal or victim? Or both?

February 19, 2025 Anglican Watch 3 comments

Susan Elzey and Liam Goligher, shortly after being criminally charged for sex in a public park

In the slow-moving saga of abuse and corruption at Tenth Presbyterian (PCA) Philadelphia, the name of former deaconess Susan Elzey often comes up following Anglican Watch’s discovery that she had sexual relations in a Lancaster, Pa., park with Senior Pastor Liam Goligher. As part of that discussion, we have received

Members of Tenth Presbyterian must insist the church clean up its act, or face eternal consequences

May 27, 2024 Anglican Watch 11 comments

Tenth Presbyterian faces eternal consequences for its conduct

While we’re on the sordid topic of abuse at Tenth Presbyterian, we need to look at the role of Session. Specifically, Session is dishonest and corrupt, and has failed those under its care for the past 25 years. Thus, everyone on Session needs to resign, and members need to insist

Wayne on Update: St. Thomas Fifth Avenue night custodian appears to be a convicted felon: “Talk about the Fox guarding the hen house! What will it take for leadership to actually do something? I’m betting…”

pca nomore on Update: Susan Elzey, adultery, perjury, and clergy sexual abuse: “The following message was sent by the Tenth Elders to the Tenth Pres. congregation this week: At the congregational meeting…”

Zeke on Life in exile: When members leave the Episcopal church: “The Episcopal Church has declined by 50% in nine years. I certainly hope some of that is ideological. If we’ve…”

Anglican Watch on The Episcopal Church is still the church of presidents. It’s just that, like the rest of us, the presidents no longer attend. And the church has no street cred to be the engine of anything.: “I am so sorry to learn of your experience. Shutting down your comments is neither Christian, nor acceptable, nor helpful.…”

Deborah Flemming-Chamulak on The Episcopal Church is still the church of presidents. It’s just that, like the rest of us, the presidents no longer attend. And the church has no street cred to be the engine of anything.: “Thank you for your words. I thought I was alone in objecting to “engine of resistance”. Today, on Facebook, a…”