At 16, in 1990, Elizabeth Coleman learned the sect she was born into didn’t date back to Jesus as claimed. The discovery shook her, and she struggled with doubt and shame until—and even after—leaving in 1993.

This is a story about Coleman's experience within the nameless sect and a deep dive into the sect's origins.

Buy Elizabeth Coleman and Cherie Kropp-Ehrig's books:

Preserving the Truth: The Church without a Name and it's Founder, William Irvine.

Cult to Christ The Church with No Name and the Legacy of the Living Witness Doctrine.

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