Former IMRSN Church volunteer pastor arrested in charges of family violence, child indecency

By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Thursday, October 15, 2026

Brandon Dillard, a former volunteer associate pastor well-known for baptizing and encouraging the faithful at IMRSN Church in Fort Worth, Texas, has been arrested and charged with indecency with a child and the assault of a family member.

Official records cited by CBS News say the 48-year-old was arrested and charged on Oct. 7, with one count of indecency with a child sexual contact, one count of assault causing bodily injury to a family member, and one count of assault on a family or household member impeding breathing or circulation. The married pastor remains in custody on a $230,000 bond.

While Dillard’s social media profiles still list him as an associate pastor at IMRSN Church, church officials told the news outlet that Dillard resigned before his arrest.

"Mr. Dillard resigned from his volunteer role several weeks ago and is no longer part of our team. Our prayers are with the family,” the church said.

Grapevine police have released no further details. “Due to the nature and status of the investigation, no other information is available for release,” a department spokesperson told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Dillard, who was active on Facebook, frequently engaged with his 2,600 followers and friends, highlighting both the highs and lows of ministry work.

“I have to be honest — the call to ministry comes with a cost. A cost many people never see. Along with the calling comes spiritual warfare, battles that sometimes feel like you’re fighting alone,” he wrote in one post on Jan. 6.

“But tonight, God reminded me that it’s always worth it. He led me to a hospital room where a woman lay on her deathbed, dying from cancer. As I walked in, memories of losing my father to cancer on Christmas Eve in 2009 came flooding back. I remembered holding his hand as he took his last breath,” he recalled.

“In that room were three boys, witnessing the very thing I once witnessed. Their grandmother’s final wish was for them to be baptized. That is why I was there. As I led each boy through the prayer of salvation and they accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, their father watched and wept,” he continued. “It was such a beautiful, sacred moment — one I was truly honored to be part of. I then baptized all three of them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.”

In another post on Dec. 5, 2025, Dillard lamented the lack of safe places for Christians where they “won’t be judged for honesty.”

“Many Christians can't obtain freedom because there is a lack of safe places where they feel they won't be judged for honesty,” he wrote. “The Bible tells us to confess our sins to one another, so that we may be healed. Be that safe place for your brothers and sisters in Christ where confession doesn't feel like condemnation. We aren't called to judge ... but we are commanded to love.”