Austin Gardner family split VBC's Spanish church claiming it was a church plant

The original post on the Survivors of Austin Gardner website can be found here - https://survivorsofaustingardner.com/the-fallacy-of-protecting-the-church-why-covering-up-abuse-is-not-a-biblical-mandate/

It is also worth noting that in response to Gardner’s removal from Vision Baptist Church, several members of the church’s Spanish group split from the church. Unfortunately, instead of responding with understanding and empathy, Gardner’s circle members act as Pharisees, point their fingers at the victims, and claim they are bitter and not of God. 

a concerning and anonymous submission received by Survivors of Austin Gardner reads as follows: “After several members of Vision Baptist Church‘s Spanish group, while being led by Austin’s son-in-law Jimmy Soncco, split from the church after its refusal to reinstate Austin, we now have VBMS director of the OGTC and Students preaching at this ‘church plant.’ It’s very concerning and wrong.” another submission says, “This is not a church plant. It is a church split. Gardner, Soncco, Canfield took 50 Spanish members from their previous church. Shameful.” 

It takes a lot of nerve to split a church because Austin Gardner started facing some consequences for his reprehensible behavior and claiming to be guided by the holy spirit.

The following text is from Austin Gardner's Alignment Ministries webpage explaining his son-in-law and daughter's "church plant."

THE SONCCO FAMILY Iglesia Bautista Libertad

Jimmy has been serving as a Spanish Pastor since 2015. He accepted Christ in Peru. Jimmy and his wife Joy are currently planting Iglesia Bautista Libertad (Liberty Baptist Church) in Forsyth County.