Here are just a few examples of excessive control seen over the years:
 

*On multiple occasions, the church refused to join in marriage a believer with another believer, both of who attend the church, for the sole reason that one spoke in tongues, while the other did not. They were said to be unequally yoked.

*The church encouraged a newly married couple (married within the church) to divorce, because the young man decided to leave the church.

*Families were told to relocate from multiple states over the years to other states when the “apostle” closed down a church in another state.

*All children of members are expected to attend the church’s private school. All families are required to submit their tax returns annually in order to calculate school tuition.

*All members are encouraged “in an effort to maintain unity” to not allow their children to go on single dates until they are out of high school.

*The church has proclaimed a PG-13 movie ban from the pulpit.

 

*There is no internet access to any of their sermons on any of their websites.

 

*Children are not allowed to be on social media while in high school.

 

*Pastors have told certain members that they have been given new names and the congregation is required to call them by that new name.

 

*Pastors have told certain members that their parents were no longer their parents, but new parents were to be given to them (another older couple in the church was to replace the members’ actual parents).

 

*Pastoral counsel is expected for matters of home purchases, car purchases, job changes, college choices, career choices and at times family planning.

 

*People who were kicked out of the church and later repented were refused reinstatement into the church and continued to be shunned.

 

*Children have been refused access to funeral services of their parents held at the church.

 

*Parents have been refused access to weddings of their children held at the church.