Victims criticize distribution of Jesus Army's assets amid abuse allegations

A lawyer representing 150 victims of the Jesus Army, a now-defunct evangelical sect based in Northamptonshire, has condemned plans to distribute the group's fortune to some former members, including those accused of abuse. The sect's assets, valued at over £50 million, were largely contributed by it... [More info]

New Allegations of Abuse and Unpaid Labor Emerge Against Jesus Army Cult Members

Around 60 former members of the notorious Jesus Army cult have come forward with new allegations of sexual, domestic abuse, and unpaid labor. Survivors, including some featured in the BBC documentary 'Inside the Cult of the Jesus Army,' claim the group subjected them to strict control, unpaid work, ... [More info]

Alleged Abusers Could Receive Large Payments from Jesus Army Funds

The Jesus Army, a now-defunct evangelical sect, is in the process of distributing its remaining £25 million to members. Some survivors of abuse in the group’s strict communal houses have criticized the plan, claiming it might allow alleged abusers to receive large payments, potentially far exceeding... [More info]

"You simply have to surrender and receive."

Sums it up.

#JesusArmy #Patriarchy #faith

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002fxr8/inside-the-cult-of-the-jesus-army-series-1-episode-1

When I was a kid, the Jesus Army was a kooky group who wore colourful jackets and drove around in colourful buses. They were also a strict hierarchical community who separated children from their parents and engaged in mass child abuse, only shutting down in 2019.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jul/24/jesus-army-fellowship-cult-noel-stanton

#JesusArmy #JesusFellowship #Northampton #CSA #ChildAbuse #Cults #ReligiousCults #ChildSexualAbuse #NoelStanton

The rise and fall of the British cult that hid in plain sight.

Philippa Barnes was a child when her family joined the Jesus Fellowship.

As an adult, she helped expose the shocking scale of abuse it had perpetrated

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250724-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-british-cult-that-hid-in-plain-sight?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Cults #Religion #Psychology #Christianity #JesusArmy #JesusFellowship #Abuse #UK #Longread

In Northamptonshire we've always known the Jesus Army was a cult and to avoid it.

This has been going on for decades, but Religion gets away with it again and again, doesn't it?

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jul/24/jesus-army-fellowship-cult-noel-stanton

#JesusArmy #Cults

I remember seeing the Jesus Army around when I lived in Leicester, but knew very little about them. I seem to remember they used "flirty fishing", where attractive young ladies would loiter on the streets trying to attract young men on the way out for the evening with the promise they could meet after worship. I have no doubt this put the women in danger.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jul/24/jesus-army-fellowship-cult-noel-stanton

#religion #UK #JesusArmy

James Balmford was an English minister, and a Presbyterian elder. Here he writes on Christian responses to pandemics. He says that if the plague were in fact contagious, then the one who maintains that it is not, would be guilty of the blood of those encouraged to run into danger.

Today, you’d be selected to lead a health agency.

How can you stay well informed on health matters, and speak out against misinformation?

#christian #metoo #GodCares #jesusarmy #greedkills