Three meetings are held for church members each week. So when you step out of that, you’re going to hell. “Reading between the lines, people were saying … if you don’t come back to meetings, you’re going to a lost eternity,” they said. She lived in fear for years, even attempting suicide twice to try to get out of going to “horrible” church meetings. Help for church leaversFormer members encourage those leaving the church to visit the website Wings for Truth for information and help.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 04, 2026 21:02 UTC