Believers are leaving cultish churches by the thousands—they need resources that are faith-based!
Your generosity makes it possible for Berean Holiness to shine a light for those who are leaving hyper fundamentalism. Through our educational content and community support, we provide what they need to disentangle from false teachings and connect with healthy faith community. Most importantly, we share the biblical gospel of grace—a message of hope that many never fully grasped while attending unhealthy churches.
In our 2023 survey,
25 people said Berean Holiness was influential in their salvation/return to faith
25 people said Berean Holiness was influential in them returning to church
61 people said Berean Holiness was influential in their decision to join a healthy church
82 people said Berean Holiness was influential in their decision to leave an unhealthy movement
141 people said Berean Holiness was influential in them changing beliefs on significant doctrines
167 people said Berean Holiness was influential in their personal transformation
249 people said Berean Holiness was influential in their changing beliefs on Holiness standards
253 people said Berean Holiness was influential in them coming to understand the biblical gospel
432 people said Berean Holiness was influential in them leaving hyper fundamentalism and rebuilding faith
The Need
Bad theology hurts people, and hyper fundamentalism is no exception. When a church goes beyond Scripture and begins creating detailed rules for its members (e.g. forbidding everything from beards to clear nail polish), it devolves into a high-control group. This level of control indicates other serious issues likely exist, such as authoritarianism, elitism, and tribalism.
Leaving such a group is only the beginning of a difficult and lonely season. Many who do face slander, shunning, and spiritual abuse, resulting in losing nearly all of their friends, mentors, faith community, support system, reputation, ministry positions… The years of false teaching give them a shaky theological foundation at best. Most have a distorted view of God, the gospel, and leadership.
No wonder so many have faith crises.
Tragically, in their time of crisis, believers leaving cultish groups are likely to only find secular, even anti-Christian, support and resources. From social media to secular counseling, “deconstruction” voices are loud. While they’re quick to offer sympathy for spiritual abuse, they’re also quick to argue that God is a “moral monster,” Jesus was just a man, and that traditional Christian values are oppressive.
No wonder so many who leave hyper fundamentalism leave faith entirely.
We believe the solution is for the Body of Christ to work together to create faith-based support and resources. Here at Berean Holiness, we are willing to build the team and do the work, but—just like with serving the homeless, the addict, or women with unplanned pregnancies—serving believers who are leaving cultish groups depends on financial partnership. Fulfilling the mission depends on our ability to fund and hire staff to meet the growing need.
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Berean Holiness is a registered 501(c)3 organization.
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Make checks payable to:
Berean Holiness
PO Box 4252
Joplin, MO 64803
Our vision is for every believer leaving a cultish church to have all the faith-based support and resources they need. But already, more people reach out to Berean Holiness than we have the capacity to serve well.
Fulfilling our mission will require onboarding more staff.
Do you share in our desire to see believers who leave cultish churches grow and thrive in Christ?
Please consider joining us as a monthly supporter!
In addition to our monthly supporters, key supporters who make significant one-time and annual donations are crucial to the work of Berean Holiness. Are you interested in becoming a key supporter? We would love to meet with you!