My story

Hello, my name is Dakota Parker and I am 18 years old from Sam Black WV. I recently went to a IFB church, and knowing God had a calling on my life I wanted to go to college for ministry. I was encouraged by my pastor to attend Crown College. After experiencing a...

Recovering from the Wounds of a Pastor

I would like to offer some advice from a difficult experience which I had in my church, which God used to greatly transform me, and to mold me into the man I have become today. But I’d like to share my testimony of salvation first. I’m a Christian of 30...

I grew up IFB. Here’s what happened in my family when I left

I grew up in an IFB church. I would say that I had a pretty good childhood for the most part, if sheltered. We had been attending an IFB church since I was 5, but surprisingly my mom still allowed me (a young girl) to wear shorts, even though our church was against...

Recovering Apostate

Hey guys, My story is a little bit different than yours because I was not raised in the Independent Baptist circle. I was raised in an SBC church in Statesville, NC where my dad led the music and taught Sunday School, mom taught SS also and sang the most beautiful...

Peanut butter is a Sin

I am in my 4th year of church revitalization in the church I grew up in actually. God gave me a burden for the area I grew up in and gave me a unique platform through the church to gave me the foundation of my spiritual roots. However, I would become the 3 pastor in 5...

Born again Christian

Hi, I ran across this website online and it really was sad to see this. My dad was and is the cleanest/straightest Christian I know, raised me the way the Bible led him to do. He didn’t get saved until he was 25. Before God dealt with him and showed him he was a...