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The founder of a Lethbridge-based Christian television channel has resigned because of an extra-marital affair with a woman, according to the station.
Pastor Dick Dewert started the religious channel in 1995 and co-hosted the television show LifeLine with his wife Joan Dewert.
In a news release Tuesday, officials with the Miracle Channel wrote that they don't condone his behaviour and have accepted his resignation. The channel has also accepted the resignation of his wife so she can "stand with her husband," says the release.
"We apologize to you as partners and friends for the disappointment this news brings and position ourselves in a spirit of humility to ask for your forgiveness for any hurt or shame that you or the Body of Christ may experience," reads the release.
The couple has also been offered marriage counselling through a church.
Board chairman Ray Block has been appointed the chief executive officer to lead the Miracle Channel.
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