Ex-Members of Unhealthy Churches Share Their Experiences


Please note that the following experiences are the personal accounts of each person and reflect the views of the authors. Because an experience is included here, it is not meant as an endorsement from me, nor is it necessarily indicative of my views. Many different experiences are shared on this page to show the extent and aftermath of spiritual abuse and/or unbiblical teachings. Due to the various stages of healing of those writing, some experiences may reflect anger or bitterness. Some may even mention sinful actions on their part and this site certainly does not endorse or condone such. Contributors, regardless of their current beliefs, are encouraged to share what they have experienced in their former churches. Please try to keep your focus on the issue of spiritual abuse or unbiblical teachings. I have received numerous experiences that have not been posted, some due to content and some due to time constraints.

If anyone believes an experience posted directly to this site is not truthful, you are free to submit an article in rebuttal to be posted here.

Also, allow me to clear up a misconception about the sharing on this page. It has never been claimed by me that all the experiences shared are examples of spiritual abuse. Some are simply the author's recollections of their experience with a particular church, group or individual. They are events seen through the eyes of the individual writers, written from their perspective. It should be obvious that these may not cover every aspect of what happened. In addition, the lawsuit experiences are usually a gathering together of legal documents and/or news reports and have not been written or submitted by those involved.

Leaving Experiences
Journey of a Former UPC Church- 3/12/03   Duane's Journey - 3/12/03
A Journey Out of the UPC- Lawrence "Buddy" Martin 4/19/2005 A Lifelong UPC Woman's Experience II- 12/10/99
Why I Left Legalistic Pentecostalism- Mary Combs 4/25/00 How I Left the Oneness Movement/UPC- Ricky Guthrie 7/20/99
My Journey- 12/3/99 Guy Malone's UPC Experience- 12/3/99
Jason Pound's Standards Experience- 11/13/06

UPC Lawsuit Experiences
Angela Driver's Slander Lawsuit Against UPC Pastor Mark Fogarty- 7/10/10 Robert Peterson Wins Custody of Children- 9/27/97
Rhonda Morrison's Slander Lawsuit Against UPC Pastor Ernest Bass- 3/2/98 Debra Worman & The Good-Life Pentecostal Church in York, Nebraska- 10/5/97
Jason Scott's Deprogramming Lawsuit- 9/27/97

UPC Experiences
Duane's UPC Experience- 9/16/02 My UPC Experience- 3/12/03  
Chris's UPC Experience- 10/29/04 A Wife Shares Her UPC Experience- 10/29/04
Diana Herrmann's UPC Experience- 4/7/02 Jason's UPC Experience- 4/11/02
Andrew's UPC Experience- 6/2/00 Linda (Mangeruga) Ireland's UPC Experience- 6/23/00
Eloise Herrin's UPC Experience- 2/21/98 Michelle Fox's UPC Experience- 6/30/99
Chip's UPC Experience- 3/13/03 Mike & Linda Ventura's UPC Experience- 11/29/97
Robert Clary's UPC Experience- 12/3/99 & 3/13/03   Ricky Guthrie's UPC & Other Oneness Experience- 8/8/98
T. Johnson's UPC Experience- 8/31/02 Maxine's UPC Experience- 3/16/02
Marcella Hovatter's UPC Experience- 3/13/03 Jeff Hughes' UPC Experience- 3/13/03
Tracey's UPC Experience- 8/31/02 Lucy's UPC Experience- 8/31/02
Ali's United Pentecostal Church Experience- 3/4/02 Jeff's UPC and Assembly of God Experiences- 3/17/02
Jason Hasty's UPC Experience- 3/3/02 Brigid Erwin's UPC Experience- 2/1/98
Dan Caudill's UPC Experience- 8/2/98 Jimmy Sanders' UPC Experience- 11/24/97
A Lifelong UPC Woman's Experience- 7/16/98 Anne Wanger's UPC Experience- 4/13/00
Ted's UPC Experience- 3/16/02 Kathleen's UPC Experience- 3/16/02
One Oklahoma Woman's UPC Experience- 3/16/02 Experience In A Church Pastored By A UPCI Minister- 12/3/99
UPC Experience Concerning Hair- 2/1/98 A Man's UPC Experience- 2/1/98
Former Member Speaks Out- 2/21/99 Former Youth Leader's Experience- 3/7/98
Another Man's UPC Experience- 2/18/98 My Cousin's UPC Experience- 3/18/99
One Woman's UPC Experience- 3/14/98

* Denotes the experience is a link to another web site not operated by this one.
*Joshua Spiers' UPC Experience *Treatise by Ken Jacobsen
*Bernie Gillespie's UPC Experience *Cheryl Gillespie's UPC Experience
*Richard Phelps' UPC Experience with Harold Kern *Mike Barden's UPC Experience
*Mixed Emotions *Rae's UPC Experience and Views
*Jeff Jacobsen's UPC Experience *Johnna Peeter's UPC Experience
*David Vivas' UPC Experience *Another UPC Experience
*Disfellowshipped After 27 Years *Fear, Fear, Fear

Other Bible-Based Experiences
Dawn's Assemblies of God Experience- 7/29/06 Phil Wyman's Foursquare Experience- 2/15/07
Ben's Apostolic Experience- 3/4/02 One Woman's Apostolic Experience- 8/31/02
Oneness Apostolic Experience- 3/2/02 Keshia Baldwin's Apostolic Experience- 8/31/02
An Apostolic Father Shares About His Son- 3/13/03 A Non UPC Apostolic Experience- 7/20/99
One Woman's Hair and Standards Experience- 3/17/02 One Man's Apostolic Experience- 3/2/02
Ben W.'s Authoritarian Charismatic Experience- 8/31/02 Sonja Evans' Charismatic Experience- 3/3/02
Robin's Charismatic "Deliverance" Story- 4/13/02 David Thrower's Foursquare Experience- 4/13/00
Rhonda's Assembly of God Experience- 3/17/02 Michael Byers AOG Experience- 3/18/99
Helen's Assembly of God Experience- 3/13/03 Linda's Pentecostal Experience- 3/13/03
Two Non-Denominational Church Experiences- 3/4/02 Mike's Non-Denominational Church Experience- 9/1/02
A Woman's Fundamentalist Experience- 4/13/02 * Steve Born's Community Chapel & Charismatic Experiences
William's "Community Church" Experience- 3/16/02 Spiritual Abuse Can Happen in Baptist Churches- 12/25/98
June Shafhid's Community Chapel Experience- 6/27/99 Jody's Controlling Church Experience- 3/17/02
Rod's Church Experiences- 3/17/02 Melanie's Experience- 3/3/02
Judson's 'Mixed Church' Experience -12/6/97 *David Dorozan's Experience with the Hinns - have to scroll down some
*Robert & Linda Shepherd's 'Deliverance' Pentecostal Experience *Ernie's Truth Site- Former Apostolic

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