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 ...

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 ...

anti-cult activists and state and federal prosecutors. Robinson’s campaign declined to comment on a list of questions about the fundraiser with Word of Faith, his opinion on the church ...

Kathleen Culliton is Raw Story's assistant managing editor. She's been covering local and national news for more than a decade for outlets that include the New York Post, Al Jazeera, DNAinfo New ...

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 ...