Denson said the now 85-year-old Joseph L. Bishop raped her in 1984 in Provo, Utah. At the time, Bishop served as the president of the Provo Missionary Training Center and Denson was a missionary. Bishop denies the claim.

Mormon church lawyers said it's unlikely they will reach a settlement with a woman who accuses the faith of covering for a former missionary leader who she says raped her in the 1980s.

Attorneys for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints requested a trial date for March 2020 in a court filing Tuesday that came two days after McKenna Denson went to the man's church in Arizona and told his congregation there was a "sexual predator" among them.

Denson's attorney, Craig Vernon, agreed it's unlikely the case will be settled.

Denson said the now 85-year-old Joseph L. Bishop raped her in 1984 in Provo, Utah. At the time, Bishop served as the president of the Provo Missionary Training Center and Denson was a missionary.

Bishop has denied the allegations but told Provo police that he asked her to expose herself.

Reached by phone Thursday night, Bishop declined to speak to a 9NEWS reporter and hung up.

Denson said she decided to testify at the church in Arizona, where Bishop is a member because she wanted to notify church members and felt the church wasn’t doing enough.

“I have a responsibility. I know he’s a sexual predator, and everyone in that ward is in danger because he is a sexual predator,” she said. “What is my responsibility? If I was sitting in church and there was a sexual predator in my ward and no one told me I would be pretty damn pissed off.

“The Mormon church operates in secret, and it’s time to shine a light in that darkness.”

A judge recently dismissed part of Denson's lawsuit claiming sexual assault because the statute of limitations already expired. The judge allowed a fraud claim to stand.

Tuesday, a spokesman for the Church issued a statement to 9NEWS sister-station in Salt Lake City, KSL.

"Once each month, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints participate in a worship service that includes an opportunity for members to share their testimonies of the Savior, Jesus Christ, and his gospel," spokesman Eric Hawkins said. "It is disappointing that anyone would interrupt such a worship service to bring attention to their own personal cause.

"Recording and posting of these disruptions on social media to seek public attention and media coverage, sadly, shows an unfortunate lack of respect for others," he added. "We respectfully request that those with personal grievances find other means to communicate their messages than disrupting the sanctity of a worship service."