1 /5 Bri Batease: Its been a few years since I was ostracized from this congregation and church. I learned so much about myself, the indoctrination I had been subjected to for over 4 decades.
I was judged by the accusations of a former narcissistic spouse and not even given the opportunity to voice my side of an abusive 13 year marriage.
Ironically, this church had no issue keeping a criminal investigation centered around their former youth pastor a secret from the congregation for months. It wasnt until the youth pastor had been arrested and the charges made public that the pastoral staff finally admitted they knew exactly what was going on. No moves were even made to remove this youth pastor from his interactions with our children until the investigation was complete.
My experience with this church opened my eyes to just how hypocritical the church in general is today. Since leaving the Christian faith, I have finally found inner peace and am no longer suffering from guilt or feelings of never being worthy for grace and love again.
I have New Hope Church to thank for opening my eyes to the hypocrisy, double standards, and corruption running rampant in the church today.
