Religion · Montpelier, VT Metro · August 19, 2026
VT Church Elder Charged in Child Sex Abuse Case; Nonprofit Stays Silent
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- If your church partners with Child Evangelism Fellowship or any similar parachurch ministry, ask leadership directly what background-check and child-safety policies are in place and how incidents are reported.
- Contact the FBI (as Green Mountain Baptist Church has urged) if you or your child had contact with Andrew Buzzell through CEF Vermont, Maine, or Massachusetts events.
- Ask your elders or deacons what your church's written protocol is for reporting suspected abuse to civil authorities before any internal process begins.
- Follow up with any CEF chapter your church has supported to ask in writing whether affected families are being notified, and document the response.
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