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    ‘The Jesus Army nearly broke my faith – but Christ’s teachings still sustain me’

    2025-07-29T12:29:00Z

    The Jesus Fellowship Church started as a small Christian commune but became one of the most abusive cults in Britain. Since closing in 2019, it has paid out more than £7.7m in compensation to abuse survivors and twelve members have been convicted of sexual offences. John Everett shares his story of how he was recruited into the Jesus Army, and what happened when he left