Book reveals new details about NC’s infamous Word of Faith Fellowship ‘cult’

News and Observers
February 5, 2020

"Two award-winning journalists have written a book revealing new details about an infamous North Carolina church — often characterized as a cult — that has been at the center of federal criminal investigations and the subject of numerous news reports and true crime documentaries.

“Broken Faith: Inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, One of America’s Most Dangerous Cults” by Associated Press investigative reporters Mitch Weiss and Holbrook Mohr takes a close look at the Spindale church and its head, Jane Whaley, and paints a chilling portrait of life inside the secretive organization. Weiss is also a former Charlotte Observer reporter.

Word of Faith Fellowship, near Rutherfordton, has been the center of attention for decades, after former members reported allegations of disturbing mental and physical abuse of children (and babies), intimidation and separation of children from parents and forced labor. In 2018, four congregants faced federal charges connected to an unemployment benefits scheme."

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