The controversy surrounding "Apostle" Kathryn Krick and her spiritual mentor GeorDavie is getting even messier.
GeorDavie, the Tanzanian minister whom Krick has repeatedly called her "spiritual father," is now publicly denying allegations of sexual and spiritual misconduct after multiple women came forward with disturbing claims about his ministry practices. But one of his accusers, Melissa Archer, isn't backing down-and Krick is making it equally clear whose side she is on.
"I categorically deny the allegations that have been made against me," GeorDavie declared in a lengthy statement released August 12.
The denial follows reports published by The Guru detailing allegations from multiple women concerning GeorDavie. The controversy has also drawn renewed scrutiny to Krick, the Los Angeles-based leader of Five-Fold Church, because former associates claim she knew about allegations involving her mentor years ago.
GeorDavie Says It Was Ministry, Not Sexual Misconduct
Among the most serious allegations are those made by Melissa Archer, who told The Guru that GeorDavie conducted a "deliverance" session during which she says she was instructed to touch intimate areas of her body, including her breasts and vagina, as part of a purported spiritual cleansing.
Archer also alleged that GeorDavie sent her sexually inappropriate messages and discussed making a "covenant" with her. According to the reports, she supplied The Guru with screenshots and audio relating to her claims.
GeorDavie disputes the characterization of what happened.
"I strongly reject any characterization of these interactions that portrays pastoral prayer and ministry as sexual misconduct," he said.
GeorDavie explained that English is his third language and suggested cultural and linguistic differences may have contributed to his words being interpreted differently than he intended.
"There was never any inappropriate, sexual, or improper intention behind my words or actions," he said.
He also emphatically stated: "I have never sexually assaulted anyone."
Regarding the alleged deliverance session, GeorDavie maintained that the woman involved had sought prayer concerning a physical issue and that his questions and instructions occurred within that ministry context.
He similarly denied asking Archer to enter into a personal covenant with him, saying any reference to a covenant was spiritual rather than an agreement between himself and the woman.
Melissa Archer Fires Back: 'He Knows What He Did'
Archer isn't buying the explanation.
Appearing on Christian YouTuber Ruslan KD's channel following GeorDavie's statement, she accused the minister of lying and insisted he knows precisely what occurred.
"GeorDavie knows what he did," Archer said. "He knows that I'm telling the truth. He knows exactly what happened, not just with me, but with others."
"So, all of this is a lie," she added.
The allegations have become especially explosive because the controversy doesn't stop with GeorDavie. Questions are increasingly being directed toward Krick and what she allegedly knew about accusations against the man who commissioned her as an apostle.
Clarissa Cymbal, who says she briefly served as a worship leader at Krick's church in 2018, told The Guru that she knew one of GeorDavie's alleged victims and confronted Krick about the allegations that year.
According to Cymbal, Krick defended GeorDavie and characterized the woman making the accusations as a "liar."
Archer has made a similar claim, alleging that Krick contacted her and defended GeorDavie after allegations surfaced.
Promise Keepers CEO Shane Winnings has also publicly accused Krick of covering up allegations against her mentor. Winnings said he personally spoke with women who alleged misconduct by GeorDavie, although some were reportedly afraid to speak publicly.
GeorDavie has denied the allegations against him.
Kathryn Krick Isn't Distancing Herself-She's Doubling Down
If anyone expected Krick to quietly distance herself from GeorDavie while the allegations were being debated publicly, she has done the opposite.
Krick shared her mentor's denial and issued an extraordinarily strong defense of him.
"My spiritual father is the most pure, humble, and Christlike man I have ever met, and by far," Krick said.
She noted that September will mark 10 years since she began knowing and being mentored by GeorDavie and invoked Jesus' teaching in Matthew 7:18 that a good tree cannot bear bad fruit.
"He is surely a good tree and an immense blessing to my life, the Body of Christ, and the world," she said.
And Krick left virtually no ambiguity about whether the latest accusations have shaken her confidence in her mentor.
"I stand with him and always will, because he is a true prophet and is pure through and through," she declared.
Krick described GeorDavie's "purity" as an example in her own life and framed the opposition he has encountered during his ministry as persecution.
The Controversy Around Kathryn Krick Keeps Growing
The latest allegations arrive at a particularly turbulent moment for Krick, whose deliverance ministry has attracted intense online attention.
With more than 2 million followers across social media, Krick has built an international audience through dramatic videos of alleged demonic deliverance, healing and spiritual encounters. But her teachings and ministry practices have increasingly drawn criticism from other Christian figures.
Conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey recently warned followers about what she called Krick's "dangerous" ministry, while Winnings released a lengthy video explaining why he believes Krick is a "false teacher." Viral clips involving Krick and her followers have also fueled widespread debate over spiritual authority, deliverance and the degree of loyalty expected within her ministry.
Now the controversy surrounding the person Krick calls her spiritual father is raising another question: how much did Krick know about the accusations against GeorDavie-and when did she know it?
Krick has not publicly accepted the allegations against her mentor. Instead, she has made her position unmistakable: she believes GeorDavie is innocent and intends to stand beside him.
Meanwhile, Archer is equally adamant that her allegations are true.
That leaves two dramatically opposing accounts at the center of an already heated Christian social-media firestorm-GeorDavie insisting his actions have been misrepresented as sexual misconduct, and Archer insisting that he "knows what he did."
For Krick, however, there appears to be no middle ground. As scrutiny surrounding her mentor intensifies, she isn't stepping away from her "spiritual father." She's publicly standing closer to him than ever.
