2 /5 Joshua Hindmon: The people are somewhat nice, somewhat, not always. I went to church here for years. However me and some friends did find it rather controlling and meddlesome in our personal live.
Theyre definitely a bit different than most protestant services youd attend; blowing rams horns, rolling in the floor, ect. In one way this is can feel a little odd, but in another it can be really freeing.
There are definitely control issues happening from the pastorial side to the congregation and that feels like a lack of boundaries.
One thing that really bothered me, is how close I felt to everyone until I left. Then no one checked on me. No one made time for me. I became an outsider and "had done it to myself." These people felt like family, but the moment I stepped out no one even called anymore...
I brought a good handful of friends into this congregation and since felt like Ive lost them to a cult... Sure wish I had been more aware of what was going on. Had really hoped theyd influence the church, but the church instead sunk its sucker into them... and their family.
Going to church here was a good preparation for me eventual getting into the occult. I have mixed feeling about the whole experience. I appreciate a lot of what I learned, but I also feel a lot of trauma from the experience, and know people who feel the same.
As an autistic indivual I remember people intentionally trying to rial me up when discussing theology. Theyd feign not understanding point I would make and drive me to have complete meltdowns over these conversations. This more than anything stands out in my head from my own experience and 100% still feels like a point of trauma. I can feel my nerves on end just talking about it.
If you want to check this place out, I mean go ahead, but be aware of what Ive said. You may find yourself love bombed and then told how you need to submit the correction of leadership...
On time the pastors wife, while on retreat did this practice where she basically "channeled" people we care about and then acted out them as if they had been functioning from a higher perspective. Like she was acting out these people who had hurt us and then telling us how worthy and good we were. Idk, thats really weird, and feels like serious crossing of boundaries. The person she "channeled" for me is still a point of trauma in my life to this day.
Maybe go somewhere else. Idk you do you.
