Five members of a North Carolina church have been indicted for allegedly attacking a man for being gay. The Word of Faith Fellowship has a dubious history of abuse among its members, but ...

In this 2012 photo provided by a former member of the church, Word of Faith Fellowship leader Jane Whaley, center, holds a baby with others during a church ceremony in Spindale, North Carolina.

SPINDALE, North Carolina — In an unprecedented ... Noell Tin, the attorney for Word of Faith leader Jane Whaley, said the church had no comment. Several former sect members told the AP that ...

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 life. What many found instead ...

to the Word of Faith Fellowship church in North Carolina. Church members had reached out to the family: They’d heard Bryant’s mom was sick, so they shared an audiotape of services and invited ...

The women, often pictured smiling bigly and in their Sunday best, are all members of the same evangelical church ... County, North Carolina (Getty) When asked about Word of Faith’s role in ...

North Carolina Lt. Gov ... to comment on a list of questions about the fundraiser with Word of Faith, his opinion on the church, its teachings and the accusations it faces. A handful of leaders ...

in western North Carolina. The church, Word of Faith Fellowship, has for decades drawn controversy over its cultish insularity and its treatment of children and adults who have been judged by ...