When I started this podcast, I reported on a secretive church in the foothills of western North Carolina called the Word of Faith Fellowship.
The church, accused of being a cult, separates families—forcing them to break ties with non-believers.
A history of documented abuse
One teenager named Matthew Fenner pressed charges against five church ministers because he said they beat the gay demons out of him.
And that’s just the beginning. Several former members remember spending weeks and months in forced isolation. Some male congregants say they lived in a makeshift storage unit for over a year. Locals know them best for their signature style of prayer—blasting. As you can hear in this secret audio recording, blasting is a form of deliverance meant to cast out the devil.
Word of Faith Fellowship Revisited
The episode you’re about to listen to is my first 3 episodes rolled into one.
To listen to my 11-part series on the Word of Faith Fellowship, start here:
https://pretendradio.org/episode/who-is-jane-whaley-word-of-faith-fellowship/
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