A survivor of the Jesus Fellowship Church – formerly known as the Jesus Army – has spoken out in a powerful new BBC documentary about her experience of abuse, control and identity loss after joining the group as a teenager.…[Continue Reading...]
Charismatic preacher Noel Stanton, once a humble Baptist minister, built a powerful religious empire that masked decades of horrific abuse under the banner of the Jesus Army. Born on Christmas Day in 1926, Stanton began his career as a conventional…[Continue Reading...]
A small Christian commune that aspired to create heaven on Earth grew to become a cult in which sexual and physical abuse was perpetuated in plain sight. The Jesus Army church recruited thousands of people to live in close-knit, puritanical…[Continue Reading...]
IT’S A DAY of rest, and you may be in the mood for a quiet corner and a comfy chair. We’ve hand-picked some of the week’s best reads for you to savour. Philippa was only six when her parents joined…[Continue Reading...]
Charismatic preacher turned cult leader Noel Stanton built a religious empire that hid horrific abuse behind colourful buses and a "Christian community" for nearly four decades. Born on Christmas Day 1926, this ordinary Baptist minister transformed into one of Britain's…[Continue Reading...]
Until she was six, Philippa Barnes was surrounded by things that were hers. She had a favourite pair of red-and-white-striped dungarees and a long garden with a strawberry patch. She had a close-knit family: a mum, dad, two brothers and…[Continue Reading...]
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