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'''Long Hollow Church''' is a Southern Baptist megachurch located in Hendersonville, Tennessee. It was briefly attended by the Scalfanis after leaving [[Cornerstone Church]] in February 2022, before returning back there by March 2023. The megachurch is part of the The Kingdom Come Initiative.<ref>https://kingdomcomelh.com/where-weve-been</ref> | |||
'''Long Hollow''' is a megachurch located in Hendersonville, Tennessee | |||
It was originally not known why the Scalfanis ever joined and left this church, with [[Jack]] refusing to touch the subject and getting angry at people asking him to do so. Three years later, Jack cracked in the July 2026 ''[[EYE TO EYE]]'' video "DEALING WITH TRIBULATIONS", revealing a rather dubious story that he was sent there to "spread the spirit" by the plea of the Holy Spirit itself.<ref name=E2E>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jqWG4dFyR0</ref> | |||
==About Long Hollow== | |||
===Pastor Robby Gallaty=== | |||
Long Hollow is pastored by Robby Gallaty, a former convicted drug dealer. Robby frequently brags about his Christian turnaround story, including in a promotional website disguised as an exposé titled "He is NOT Who You Think".<ref>http://heisnotwhoyouthink.com</ref> Robby describes battling a cocaine and heroin addiction in the early 2000s, which at one point forced him to steal $15,000 from his parents to get by. After a worsening life situation, two rehab sessions, and losing several friends to drugs both via overdoses and arrests, Robby describes getting his life together by listening through a gospel shared by a college friend in November 2002. Robby later took up interest in Christian missioning and pursued education in Christian theology.<ref name=LHsite>https://longhollow.com/meet-our-staff/</ref> Robby was first a pastor at the Brainerd Baptist Church, before eventually moving to Long Hollow on 25 October 2015.<ref name=RobbyHatesHomos>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/robert-gallaty-anti-gay-pastor_n_5792996</ref><ref name=LHsite/><ref>https://tennessean.com/story/news/local/sumner/hendersonville/2015/10/23/new-long-hollow-pastor-starts-sunday/74465230/</ref> | |||
Robby's lectures can be quite eccentric, like a October 2022 lecture in which he pulled out a set of playing cards to demonstrate how some people are dealt bad cards in life.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSlzGza0Uyc</ref> In a 2014 lecture at Brainerd, he suggested that gays "must be put to death" or remain celibate.<ref name=RobbyHatesHomos/> | |||
===Rapechurch=== | |||
A summer intern at Long Hollow from 2018, Benjamin Widrick, was arrested on a statutory rape charge in June 2019. Pastor Robby released a statement saying: "I am both heartbroken for the victim and angry that this took place."<ref>https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/religion/2019/06/09/long-hollow-baptist-pastor-says-2018-summer-intern-arrested-statutory-rape/1401214001/</ref> | |||
===Stealing of funds=== | |||
On 14 December 2022, Daniel Meadows, a Campus Operations Specialist and Executive Assistant for Long Hollow, was arrested for stealing nearly $200,000 during his two-year tenure at the church.<ref>https://nypost.com/2022/12/14/daniel-meadows-allegedly-stole-nearly-200k-from-long-hollow-church/</ref> The revelation made a big splash in Jack's circle acccording to Introman, a Scalfaniverse insider of sorts.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/1026892206889504778/1065340094736769214</ref> Long Hollow released a now-deleted statement on the matter, stating Daniel "was in a unique position to exploit the system" and "has fallen prey to sin."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20221215211845/https://longhollow.com/an-important-message-from-long-hollow-church</ref> | |||
==Long Hollow and the Scalfanis== | |||
===Scalfanis join=== | |||
At one point in presumably early 2022, Jack started to get feelings about wanting to move churches without knowing why. Feeling conflicted, Jack eventually broke down and supposedly asked the Holy Spirit to "literally drop a piano on me" and be clear on where he needed to go, stating that the only way he'd knew is if "somebody in person on the phone talks to me about moving and gives me another location." Jack then received a text message recommending Long Hollow and he obliged, but the Spirit elaborated that he was only needed there "for one season" to "spread the spirit", as Long Hollow "wasn't a spiritfilled church".<ref name=E2E/> All the Scalfanis moved to Long Hollow by around February 2022.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/jack-russell-scalfani-cooking-with-jack-jack-on-the-go-show-jakatak.13468/post-11509056</ref> | |||
Jack described a drab atmosphere at the church when he first joined, with nobody willing to raise their hands up during service. Eventually, by the end of the Scalfanis' tenure, Jack's spirit awoke the crowd, with "hands up everywhere, praising the Lord everywhere."<ref name=E2E/> | |||
===Deacon vote=== | |||
On 11 September 2022, Long Hollow shared a public form wanting recommendations for a new deacon for 2023.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957782549189496872/1018555568283193456</ref> Some trolls following ''[[Pink Chicken & The Lazy Man]]'' began to write in Jack and sometimes [[Tammy]] en masse, which was especially easy with the form having no duplicate vote protection and requiring no identifying information from the sender.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957782549189496872/1018556588413440062</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgFF_3PKCtA</ref> It is ultimately unknown if Jack was ever approached about all the submissions. | |||
===Scalfanis leave=== | |||
Sometime after suffering his [[fifth stroke]] in January 2023, the Holy Spirit again supposedly spoke to Jack at the rehab home. The Spirit first asked Jack how many people from Cornerstone visited him, to which Jack answered 13, and then how many people from Long Hollow did so, to which Jack answered zero. The Spirit then pushed a piece of paper towards Jack and said: "I'm just going to leave that for you to think about." Jack understood this as his time to return to Cornerstone, as he had already fulfilled his task of attending Long Hollow for a season.<ref name=E2E/> (It should be noted that this story contradicts an earlier statement from Jack, that [[Guests#Robert Hudson|Robert]] was the only person to ever visit him while under care.)<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGv49aNMFJ4</ref> | |||
On 9 March 2023, Cornerstone's pastor Jeremy Austill thanked Jack on Twitter for attending service.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957782549189496872/1083459920009101393</ref> Tammy's mother [[Flanders family|Carolyn]] announced the family's move back to Cornerstone on 26 March, stating "We are Happy To Be Home".<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957783767483818074/1089647342715674834</ref> It has been also alleged that Jack unfollowed Pastor Robby on Instagram following the move, indicating a less than amicable leave, especially with Jack following other pastors outside of Cornerstone just fine.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957783767483818074/1089649609988653107</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery mode=nolines> | <gallery mode=nolines> | ||
Robby Gallaty.jpeg|Pastor Robby Gallaty. | |||
Long Hollow deacon form.jpg|The 2023 deacon form. | |||
Long Hollow Easter cross.png|Shortly after the Scalfanis' exit, Long Hollow had this fucking cool display for their Easter ceremony. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Latest revision as of 02:58, 14 August 2026
| “ | It's not just better to die. It is far better. | ” |
| Long Hollow's pastor, Robby Gallaty.[1] | ||
| Long Hollow Church | |
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| Established | 1977 |
| Attended by Scalfanis | 2022-2023 |
Long Hollow Church is a Southern Baptist megachurch located in Hendersonville, Tennessee. It was briefly attended by the Scalfanis after leaving Cornerstone Church in February 2022, before returning back there by March 2023. The megachurch is part of the The Kingdom Come Initiative.[2]
It was originally not known why the Scalfanis ever joined and left this church, with Jack refusing to touch the subject and getting angry at people asking him to do so. Three years later, Jack cracked in the July 2026 EYE TO EYE video "DEALING WITH TRIBULATIONS", revealing a rather dubious story that he was sent there to "spread the spirit" by the plea of the Holy Spirit itself.[3]
About Long Hollow
Pastor Robby Gallaty
Long Hollow is pastored by Robby Gallaty, a former convicted drug dealer. Robby frequently brags about his Christian turnaround story, including in a promotional website disguised as an exposé titled "He is NOT Who You Think".[4] Robby describes battling a cocaine and heroin addiction in the early 2000s, which at one point forced him to steal $15,000 from his parents to get by. After a worsening life situation, two rehab sessions, and losing several friends to drugs both via overdoses and arrests, Robby describes getting his life together by listening through a gospel shared by a college friend in November 2002. Robby later took up interest in Christian missioning and pursued education in Christian theology.[5] Robby was first a pastor at the Brainerd Baptist Church, before eventually moving to Long Hollow on 25 October 2015.[6][5][7]
Robby's lectures can be quite eccentric, like a October 2022 lecture in which he pulled out a set of playing cards to demonstrate how some people are dealt bad cards in life.[8] In a 2014 lecture at Brainerd, he suggested that gays "must be put to death" or remain celibate.[6]
Rapechurch
A summer intern at Long Hollow from 2018, Benjamin Widrick, was arrested on a statutory rape charge in June 2019. Pastor Robby released a statement saying: "I am both heartbroken for the victim and angry that this took place."[9]
Stealing of funds
On 14 December 2022, Daniel Meadows, a Campus Operations Specialist and Executive Assistant for Long Hollow, was arrested for stealing nearly $200,000 during his two-year tenure at the church.[10] The revelation made a big splash in Jack's circle acccording to Introman, a Scalfaniverse insider of sorts.[11] Long Hollow released a now-deleted statement on the matter, stating Daniel "was in a unique position to exploit the system" and "has fallen prey to sin."[12]
Long Hollow and the Scalfanis
Scalfanis join
At one point in presumably early 2022, Jack started to get feelings about wanting to move churches without knowing why. Feeling conflicted, Jack eventually broke down and supposedly asked the Holy Spirit to "literally drop a piano on me" and be clear on where he needed to go, stating that the only way he'd knew is if "somebody in person on the phone talks to me about moving and gives me another location." Jack then received a text message recommending Long Hollow and he obliged, but the Spirit elaborated that he was only needed there "for one season" to "spread the spirit", as Long Hollow "wasn't a spiritfilled church".[3] All the Scalfanis moved to Long Hollow by around February 2022.[13]
Jack described a drab atmosphere at the church when he first joined, with nobody willing to raise their hands up during service. Eventually, by the end of the Scalfanis' tenure, Jack's spirit awoke the crowd, with "hands up everywhere, praising the Lord everywhere."[3]
Deacon vote
On 11 September 2022, Long Hollow shared a public form wanting recommendations for a new deacon for 2023.[14] Some trolls following Pink Chicken & The Lazy Man began to write in Jack and sometimes Tammy en masse, which was especially easy with the form having no duplicate vote protection and requiring no identifying information from the sender.[15][16] It is ultimately unknown if Jack was ever approached about all the submissions.
Scalfanis leave
Sometime after suffering his fifth stroke in January 2023, the Holy Spirit again supposedly spoke to Jack at the rehab home. The Spirit first asked Jack how many people from Cornerstone visited him, to which Jack answered 13, and then how many people from Long Hollow did so, to which Jack answered zero. The Spirit then pushed a piece of paper towards Jack and said: "I'm just going to leave that for you to think about." Jack understood this as his time to return to Cornerstone, as he had already fulfilled his task of attending Long Hollow for a season.[3] (It should be noted that this story contradicts an earlier statement from Jack, that Robert was the only person to ever visit him while under care.)[17]
On 9 March 2023, Cornerstone's pastor Jeremy Austill thanked Jack on Twitter for attending service.[18] Tammy's mother Carolyn announced the family's move back to Cornerstone on 26 March, stating "We are Happy To Be Home".[19] It has been also alleged that Jack unfollowed Pastor Robby on Instagram following the move, indicating a less than amicable leave, especially with Jack following other pastors outside of Cornerstone just fine.[20]
Gallery
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Pastor Robby Gallaty.
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The 2023 deacon form.
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Shortly after the Scalfanis' exit, Long Hollow had this fucking cool display for their Easter ceremony.
References
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN_g766A7p8
- ↑ https://kingdomcomelh.com/where-weve-been
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jqWG4dFyR0
- ↑ http://heisnotwhoyouthink.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://longhollow.com/meet-our-staff/
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/robert-gallaty-anti-gay-pastor_n_5792996
- ↑ https://tennessean.com/story/news/local/sumner/hendersonville/2015/10/23/new-long-hollow-pastor-starts-sunday/74465230/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSlzGza0Uyc
- ↑ https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/religion/2019/06/09/long-hollow-baptist-pastor-says-2018-summer-intern-arrested-statutory-rape/1401214001/
- ↑ https://nypost.com/2022/12/14/daniel-meadows-allegedly-stole-nearly-200k-from-long-hollow-church/
- ↑ https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/1026892206889504778/1065340094736769214
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221215211845/https://longhollow.com/an-important-message-from-long-hollow-church
- ↑ https://kiwifarms.st/threads/jack-russell-scalfani-cooking-with-jack-jack-on-the-go-show-jakatak.13468/post-11509056
- ↑ https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957782549189496872/1018555568283193456
- ↑ https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957782549189496872/1018556588413440062
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgFF_3PKCtA
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGv49aNMFJ4
- ↑ https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957782549189496872/1083459920009101393
- ↑ https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957783767483818074/1089647342715674834
- ↑ https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957783767483818074/1089649609988653107