A controversial church in Rutherford County, that has been accused of abuse by former members, received a loan through the federal government’s small business relief program, records released this ...

Reporting from Spindale, N.C. — From all over the world, they flocked to this tiny town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, lured by promises of inner ...

Word of Faith Fellowship in Spindale, North Carolina, imported young Brazilians who were then forced to work for the church without pay, according to an Associated Press investigation reported in the ...

(WSPA) – During a regular monthly meeting for Rutherford County DSS, former Word of Faith Fellowship members and community members called for the resignation of director John Carroll. Word of Faith ...

(AP) — The leader of a secretive church in North Carolina has been named in federal court records as someone who “promoted” an unemployment fraud scheme involving businesses owned by members of her ...

SPINDALE, N.C. — From all over the world, they flocked to this tiny town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, lured by promises of inner peace and eternal ...

Matthew Fenner's experience in the secretive Word of Faith Fellowship is the focus of the July 8 episode of People Magazine Investigates: Cults At age 16, Matthew Fenner sensed that stability and ...

A former member of a highly controversial Rutherford County church was arrested Sunday afternoon and charged with breaking into the home of a church leader while carrying a gun. The break-in follows ...

Two award-winning journalists have written a book revealing new details about an infamous North Carolina church — often characterized as a cult — that has been at the center of federal criminal ...

The secretive Word of Faith Fellowship is the focus of tonight's episode of People Magazine Investigates: Cults Christina Bryant was 11 years old when she traveled with her mother and siblings from ...