293. Word of Faith Fellowship Church

Word of Faith Fellowship Church was a religious community located in North Carolina. It became the center of an investigation by the Department of Social Service.

A male person claimed that he was inprisoned for being a gay. They also had a Danish connection to a likewise controversial church commnunity.

It doesn’t sound like a fun place to be as a teenager.

Sources:

• N.C. Man Says Church Kept Him Imprisoned for Being Gay (ABC News)
• Faderhuset søger inspiration hos amerikansk sekt (BT – in Danish language)
• Word Of Faith’s Pattern Of Abuse ‘Got Worse Over Time,’ Says ‘Broken Faith’ Author (NPR)
• ‘One of America’s Most Dangerous Cults’ Insists It Wants to Spread God’s Love: What Ex Members Say Really Goes on Inside (People Magazine)
• Church cult controlled sex lives … even on wedding nights (Star News Online)