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(Shepherd’s Church Gardena) El Camino UBF chapter– Secret origins

 

One of the most common sugarcoated stories that John Baik shares (and boasts about) is how god (UBF) gave him the goal to come to the U.S. from Korea in 1993 to make 50 churches in Gardena, CA and how his ministry became “prosperous”. But that is not the whole story. What truly happened is a lot more sinister. This intel was disclosed by a former Downey UBF member

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Five Things That Helped My Journey out of UBF

**was originally submitted on UBF: Ur Being Flat on 9/30/16**

Leaving an organization like UBF is often a messy, complicated process. The level of emotional and spiritual manipulation that one has experienced by the time they are compelled to leave can lead to stress, anxiety, fear and confusion. Cult dogma that has been grafted in and emotionally hardened over the course of years is not easily tossed aside, and it is not simple to sort out the truth from the twisting. Am I really leaving God’s will? Does this mean that I’ve compromised in my faith? But what about all the good things that have happened in the ministry?

Therefore, when the time comes that the Spirit prompts one to leave an unhealthy church, it is the start of a long, bumpy process. Here are some things that helped me along the way.

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