Unveiling Cult Churches

I have long been fascinated by cult churches. The all-powerful Pastor who will take your wife or daughter to be his concubine. Just to prove to you that he can. It was why my eyes were drawn to the recent prosecution of Chris Brain, former head of the high profile evangelical movement, Nine O’Clock Service, convicted at Inner London Crown Court, of indecent assault against nine women, dating back to the 1980s and ’90s. I remember hearing about it. Then it all went quiet for a couple of decades. All very tame compared with Dwight York’s Nuwabian Nation, which was famed for the new age Egyptian pyramids built on its Georgia campus.

Another cult church the subject of recent TV coverage is the Jesus Army. That caught my eye because many years ago I often saw their very colourful minivan parked up at the southbound motorway service station on the M1 near Flitwick. I knew nothing about the Jesus Army but was always impressed by the bright flowery colours and their big ‘ Jesus Army’ emblazoned along the side. I’m sure they were having fun.