S101: The Prophet Revisited - Word of Faith Fellowship Cult

Published: Nov. 8, 2022, 8:30 a.m.

b'When I started this podcast, I reported on a secretive church in the foothills of western North Carolina called the Word of Faith Fellowship.\\nThe church, accused of being a cult, separates families\\u2014forcing them to break ties with non-believers.\\n\\nA history of documented abuse\\nOne teenager named Matthew Fenner pressed charges against five church ministers because he said they beat the gay demons out of him.\\nAnd that\\u2019s 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\\u2014blasting. As you can hear in this secret audio recording, blasting is a form of deliverance meant to cast out the devil.\\n\\nWord of Faith Fellowship Revisited\\nThe episode you\\u2019re about to listen to is my first 3 episodes rolled into one.\\n\\nTo listen to my 11-part series on the Word of Faith Fellowship, start here:\\nhttps://pretendradio.org/episode/who-is-jane-whaley-word-of-faith-fellowship/\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'