The secretive Word of Faith Fellowship is the focus ... people and influences outside of the church. “I did not know exactly the definition of a cult, but I felt trapped,” says Cordes.

But in Word of Faith’s practice of “blasting” prayer — where church members scream and allegedly ... which is to the ‘T’ what a cult is,” he says. Fenner, now 26, adopted a go ...

but there are disturbing accounts by those who have “escaped” the cult that indicate otherwise. This 2016 image from video shows the entrance to the Word of Faith Fellowship church in Spindale ...

Two award-winning journalists have written a book revealing new details about an infamous North Carolina church — often characterized as a cult ... “Broken Faith: Inside the Word of ...

but there are disturbing accounts by those who have “escaped” the cult that indicate otherwise. This 2016 image from video shows the entrance to the Word of Faith Fellowship church in Spindale ...

Homeowners would be "encouraged" to take in other Word of Faith families or children in trouble. If you wanted to buy a house or car, you needed church permission. Youngsters were pressured to ...

She and church attorney Josh Farmer turned down ... Looking back, some former members told the AP they that consider Word of Faith a cult. “You had a strong leader who controlled everything ...

A former member of an evangelical church in western North Carolina says he endured a childhood of beatings and isolation and calls the church a "cult."Jamey Anderson fled Word of Faith Fellowship ...

The big connection with North Carolina is the midpoint between Asheville and Charlotte, where a cult similar to Alamo’s is currently operating in Spindale, N.C. The Word of Faith Fellowship has ...

As details about life inside the mysterious Word of Life Church continue spilling out, former members of the church in upstate New York insist the group is not a cult. But at least one expert in ...