Tag: David Jang

California Opens Hearing on Olivet University Future as Feds Circle

Published November 5, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged California, David Jang, investigation, Olivet University

ACalifornia tribunal began hearings Monday on the fate of Olivet University, a college founded by the leader of a religious sect that is beset by criminal probes and lawsuits and is under growing media scrutiny. California's Board of Private Postsecondary…[Continue Reading...]

Religious university without students on Missouri campus raises questions

Published November 3, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged David Jang, Missouri, Olivet University

LEXINGTON, Mo. — From the Los Angeles Times, to Newsweek, even Christianity Today is writing about a Christian college system embroiled in controversy from coast to coast. And now that system is expanding in the Show Me State, raising concerns…[Continue Reading...]

Olivet University Gets Reprieve from Accreditor for One Year

Published March 7, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged accreditation, Association of Biblical Higher Education, cult allegations, David Jang, labor trafficking claims, Olivet University

Olivet University, under federal investigation for money laundering and labor trafficking, won a reprieve from its sole accreditor, which said it would remove the university's "warning status" and delay any decision on the college's future for one year. Olivet University,…[Continue Reading...]

Sect shenanigans

Published August 20, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult claims, David Jang, fraud claims, Olivet University, the community

AUSTIN, Texas — A tech company says a dozen businesses affiliated with a sect called the World Olivet Assembly defrauded them for over $5 million. "The Community," as its members say, allegedly closed bank accounts before making payments.[Continue Reading...]

World Evangelical Body Cuts Ties with David Jang’s Embattled Olivet Sect

Published July 19, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged David Jang, Olivet Assembly, Olivet University, World Evangelical Alliance

The World Evangelical Alliance has severed ties with David Jang's Olivet Assembly, the Christian sect affiliated with Olivet University which is under federal criminal investigation and faces other legal challenges in the United States. The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), a…[Continue Reading...]

Newsweek Shareholders End Legal Dispute, Co-owner Davis Leaves Olivet Sect

Published June 30, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged David Jang, lawsuit, Newsweek, Olivet University

Newsweek's publisher said on Thursday the company's shareholders had resolved their legal disputes and one co-owner, Johnathan Davis, announced he had left the Olivet Christian sect which had been embroiled in the litigation. The announcement of a settlement and Davis's…[Continue Reading...]

Olivet Assembly Chief Mark Spisak Under Scrutiny in Money Laundering Probe

Published December 21, 2022 By admin with Comments 2

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged alleged cult leader, criminal investigation, David Jang, World Olivet Assembly

Federal law enforcement is looking for information on World Olivet Assembly chief Mark Spisak, the first sign that a money laundering investigation into a small American Bible college has reached the top of a global Christian denomination. Spisak, a theologian…[Continue Reading...]